Founded in 2005, the Global Electronics Council (GEC), formerly known as the Green Electronics Council, is a US-based environmental non-profit organization and mission to, "create a world where only sustainable technology is bought and sold".

EPEAT

GEC operates the

Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) is a method for purchasers (governments, institutions, consumers, etc.) to evaluate the effect of a product on the Environment (biophysical), environment. It assesses various lifecycle env ...

(EPEAT) system, which was designed to assist in the purchasing of "greener" PCs and displays, imaging equipment and televisions. 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 criteria they meet. On 2007-01-24, President

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issued Executive Order 13423, which requires all United States Federal agencies to use EPEAT when purchasing computer systems. President

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issued a similar Executive Order in 2009. In 2012 EPEAT was released in India. By 2015, the number of registered green devices had risen by 108%. In partnership with the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Engineering, in September of 2008 GEC held a Forum for Sustainable Information and Communication Technologies ( ICT) at

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Catalyst Award

Green Electronics Council hosts and presents the annual Catalyst Award for "Practical projects whose impact can inspire further innovation in the electronics space." In 2015

Dell Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports personal computers (PCs), Server (computing), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals including printers and webcam ...

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

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Toshiba is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors ...

, and

Arrow Electronics Arrow Electronics, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. A global provider of electronic components and enterprise computing products, the company specializes in distribution and value-added services for original e ...

Emerging Green Conference

Emerging Green Conference is an annual event organized by Green Electronics Council, where technology leaders meet to "explore sustainability issues throughout the lifecycle of electronics." The latest gathering happened in September 2015 where over 30 companies and organizations attended a three-day event at The Nines Hotel in

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Board of directors

Mark Buckley - Founder, One Boat Collaborative Richard Crespin - Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer, Collaborate Up Victor Duart - Former Manager Environmental Policy and Programs

IBM International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is ...

EMEA, ASEAN, Japan Daniel Kreeger - Co Founder & Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers JaNay Queen Nazaire, PhD -

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, Living Cities Jeanne Ng, PhD - Chairman, Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals Verena Radulovic - Vice President, Business Engagement, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) Michael Robinson - Former Program Director, Global Supplier Diversity,

Carl Smith - Former CEO & President of Call2Recycle Inc. Trisa Thompson - Chair, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Responsibility Officer,

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