Green Electronics Council

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Green Electronics Council
GEC-logo
Formation2005
TypeNon-Profit
PurposeEnvironmental
Headquarters227 SW Pine Street, Suite 300 Portland, Oregon 9720
Interim CEO
Scott Davis
Chairman
Kent Snyder, J.D
Vice Chair
Alan Keith
Staff
13
Websitehttp://greenelectronicscouncil.org

Founded 2005 the Green Electronics Council (GEC) is a mission-driven non-profit that promotes green computing and works towards the adoption of environmentally friendly practices.[1]

EPEAT[]

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GEC operates the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) system, that assists in the purchase of "greener" PCs and Displays, Imaging Equipment and Televisions.[2] The EPEAT system evaluates electronics on more than 50 environmental criteria, some required and some optional, that measure a product's efficiency and sustainability attributes. Products are rated Gold, Silver or Bronze depending on how many optional criteria they meet. On 2007-01-24, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13423, which requires all United States Federal agencies to use EPEAT when purchasing computer systems.[3] President Barack Obama issued a similar Executive Order in 2009.[4] In 2012 EPEAT was launched in India. Since then a number of registered green devices has risen by 108%.[5]

In partnership with the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Engineering, in Sept. of 2008 GEC held a Forum for Sustainable Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at Yale.[6]

Catalyst Award[]

Green Electronics Councils Catalyst Award to Dell in 2015

Green Electronics Council hosts and presents annual Catalyst Award for "practical projects whose impact can inspire further innovation in the electronics space."[7] In the 2015 Dell received an award for their innovations in environmental safety of electronic production. During the 2014 calendar year Dell used 5000 tons of recycled plastic in its production of 34 products. Other notable nominees included Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, and Arrow Electronics.[8]

Emerging Green Conference[]

Emerging Green Conference is an annual event organized by Green Electronics Council, where technology leaders meet to discuss " advances, challenges and future of sustainable electronics."[9] Latest gathering happened in September 2015 where over 30 companies and organizations attended a two-day event at in Portland, Oregon.

Board of Directors[10][]

Mark Buckley - Founder, One Boat Collaborative

Jean Cox-Kearns, M.SC - Managing Director, Sustainability Care Ltd.

Richard Crespin - Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer, Collaborate Up

Victor Duart - Former Manager Environmental Policy and Programs IBM EMEA, ASEAN, Japan

Daniel Kreeger - Co Founder & Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers

JaNay Queen Nazaire, PhD - Chief Strategy Officer, Living Cities

Jeanne Ng, PhD - Chairman, Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals

Carl Smith - Chair, President Emeritus, Call2recycle

Trisa Thompson - Vice Chair, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Responsibility Officer, Dell

Kathrin Winkler - Secretary, Former Chief Sustainability, EMC Corporation

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Green Electronics Council LinkedIn page
  2. ^ EPEAT search page
  3. ^ "Executive Order: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management" (Press release). The White House: Office of the Press Secretary. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Celebrating the First Anniversary of EPEAT Launch in India - Green Electronics Council". Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  6. ^ Sustainable ICT Forum Archived 2011-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, GEC website
  7. ^ "Dell Wins Green Electronics Council Catalyst Award for 2015 - Green Electronics Council". Green Electronics Council. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  8. ^ "Dell receives honor for its use of recycled-content plastics - RT - Recycling Today". RT - Recycling Today. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  9. ^ "Emerging Green Conference". www.emerginggreenconference.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  10. ^ "Board of Directors - Green Electronics Council". Green Electronics Council. Retrieved 2015-11-24.

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