| Environmental key performance indicators for digital infrastructure adapting to climate change |
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Recommendation ITU-T L.1510 defines key performance indicators (KPIs) for assessing the environmental impact of digital infrastructures, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water usage, power supply, ecosystem effects, waste management and indirect enablement of GHG emission reduction. It specifies unified methodologies for KPI calculation and reporting, enabling harmonized, transparent and comparable sustainability assessment across the industry. The Recommendation builds on existing frameworks and best practices, providing a foundation for evolving reporting standards and alignment with other industry bodies, with the ultimate aim of achieving a single, industry-wide agreed set of KPIs.
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| Citation: |
https://handle.itu.int/11.1002/1000/16420 |
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L series: Environment and ICTs, climate change, e-waste, energy efficiency; construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant
L.1500-L.1599: Adaptation to climate change |
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2025-10-22 |
| Provisional name: | L.KPIs_Infrastructure |
| Approval process: | AAP |
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In force |
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ITU-T Study Group 5 |
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[8 related work items in progress]
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L.1510 (10/2025)
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ITU-T Supplement
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L Suppl. 4 (04/2016)
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Guidelines for developing a sustainable e-waste management system
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L Suppl. 5 (12/2014)
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Life-cycle management of ICT goods
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L Suppl. 14 (10/2015)
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ITU-T L.1500 - Standardization gap analysis for smart water management
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L Suppl. 15 (10/2015)
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ITU-T L.1500 series - Requirements for water sensing and early warning systems
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L Suppl. 20 (10/2015)
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Green public ICT procurement
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L Suppl. 21 (04/2016)
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Implementation guidance for small- and medium-sized enterprises on information and communication technology supply chain due diligence concerning conflict minerals
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L Suppl. 27 (10/2016)
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Supplement on success stories on e-waste management
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L Suppl. 28 (10/2016)
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Circular economy in information and communication technology; definition of approaches, concepts and metrics
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L Suppl. 32 (10/2016)
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Supplement for eco-specifications and rating criteria for mobile phones eco-rating programmes
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L Suppl. 33 (10/2016)
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Assessment of energy consumption of information and communication technology services
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L Suppl. 41 (05/2021)
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Requirements on energy efficiency measurement models and the role of artificial intelligence and big data
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L Suppl. 42 (05/2021)
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Guidelines on the environmental efficiency of machine learning processes in supply chain management
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L Suppl. 43 (05/2021)
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Smart energy saving of 5G base stations: Traffic forecasting and strategy optimization of 5G wireless network energy consumption based on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies
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L Suppl. 46 (12/2021)
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Definitions and recent trends in circular cities
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L Suppl. 47 (07/2022)
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Examples of resource saving within the information and communication technology sector
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L Suppl. 49 (07/2022)
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Overview on adaptation to climate change for information and communication technology networks
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L Suppl. 52 (10/2022)
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Computer processing, data management and energy perspective
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L Suppl. 53 (10/2022)
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Guidelines on the implementation of environmental efficiency criteria for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies
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L Suppl. 54 (10/2022)
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Guidance for assessing the greenhouse gas emissions consequences of the financial effects generated by information and communication technology
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L Suppl. 55 (10/2022)
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Environmental efficiency and impacts on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of data centres and cloud computing
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L Suppl. 56 (10/2022)
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Guidelines for connecting cities and communities with the Sustainable Development Goals
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Partnering for solutions: ICTs in Smart Water Management
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2014
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Resilient pathways: the adaptation of the ICT sector to climate change
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2014
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Greening ICT Supply Chains – Survey on Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Initiatives
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2012
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Review of Mobile Handset Eco-Rating Schemes
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2012
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Boosting Energy Efficiency through Smart Grids
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2012
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