Global Electronics Council (GEC)

Enabling purchasers to reduce the environmental and social impacts of electronics.

About Us

Year Founded:

2005

Geography:

North America

Address:

Portland, Oregon, USA

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Mission

The Global Electronics Council® (GEC) is a mission-driven nonprofit that leverages the power of purchasers to create a world where only sustainable technology is bought and sold. GEC manages the EPEAT® ecolabel, a free resource for procurement professionals to identify and select more sustainable products. In addition, the EPEAT ecolabel is a resource for manufacturers to demonstrate that their products conform to the highest sustainability standards.At GEC, we believe that technology is an essential and valued aspect of our lives, but it comes at a price. Electronics consume unsustainable amounts of natural resources, contribute to climate change, and add to the largest growing waste stream in the world, e-waste.

Impact

AI areas they serve

Areas of Focus

EPEAT ecolabel and criteria

Sustainable electronics procurement

Circular electronics

Data-center hardware sustainability

Upcoming Goals

Expand data-center criteria to the full AI-infrastructure stack

Milestones

2025 - Circular Electronics Partnership secretariat joined GEC hosting

2025 - Final Product Category Proposal for Enterprise Data Storage (opens the EPEAT data-center stack)

2005 - Founded (as the Green Electronics Council)

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