Toolkit on environmental sustainability for the ICT sector
Table of contents
Executive summary
Table of contents
Executive summary
1 Introduction
2 The components of the Toolkit on environmental sustainability
2.1 Sustainable ICT in corporate organizations
2.2 Sustainable products
2.3 Sustainable buildings
2.4 End-of-lif e management
2.5 General specifications and key performance indicators
2.6 Assessment framework for environmental impacts
3 Business drivers for sustainability performance
3.1 The best sustainability performers are the best performers. Period.
3.2 Operating efficiency is a sus tainability virtue
3.3 Keeping out of regulatory trouble is a sus tainability driver
3.4 Reputation? What reputation?
3.5 Employees care about sustainability too
3.6 Ne w opportunities
4 Conclusions and next steps
4.1 Extending the scope
4.2 Deepening the metrics
4.3 Lowering the questionnaire burden
4.4 Implementing the toolkit
4.5 Suggestions for further work for ITU-T Study Group 5
Annex A note on emissions protocols
Sustainable ICT in corporate organizations
Acknowledgements
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Executive summary
Data centers
Desktop infrastructure
Telecoms infrastructure and networks
Broadcasting services
1 Introduction
1.1 Objective and target audience
1.2 A note on digital convergence
2 Data centers
2.1 The main components of a data center
2.2 Drivers impacting energy efficiency of a data center
2.3 PUE is the key sustainability metric
2.4 Managing other sustainability metrics
2.5 Guidelines on sustainability in data centers
2.6 Best practices in data centers
2.7 KPIs for data centers
3 Desktop infrastructure
3.1 The elements of desktop infrastructure
3.2 Sustainability drivers in desktop infrastructure
3.3 Regulations and guidelines
3.4 Best practices on desktop infrastructure
3.5 Evaluation of the shift from one technology to another
3.6 Key performance indicators
4 Telecoms infrastructure and networks
4.1 The building blocks of a network
4.2 Sustainability impacts of a network
4.3 Guidelines
4.4 Best practice energy efficiency in networks
4.5 Evaluating the shift from one technology to another
4.6 Key performance indicators
5 Broadcast services
5.1 The main activities of broadcasting
5.2 The building blocks of broadcasting
5.3 Measuring sustainability impacts in broadcasting
5.4 Guidelines and best practices
5.5 Broadcasting case studies
5.6 Key performance indicators
6 Checklists
6.1 Service provider checklist
6.2 End user checklist
6.3 Data center energy checklist
6.4 Telecoms and networks energy checklist
6.5 Desktop energy checklist
6.6 Broadcasting checklist
7 Conclusions
7.1 Suggestions for ITU-T SG 5
8 Glossary
9 Bibliography
Sustainable products
Acknowledgements
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Executive summary
Introduction
Network infrastructure equipment
Customer premises equipment
Life cycle assessment (LCA)
1 Introduction
1.1 Target audience
2 Network infrastructure equipment (NIE)
2.1 Environmentally conscious product development
2.1.1 Scope
2.1.2 General references to other standards/work streams
2.1.3 Best environmental practices
2.1.4 Metrics
2.2 Eco-efficient manufacturing
2.2.1 Scope
2.2.2 General references to other standards/work streams
2.2.3 Best environmental practices
2.3 Smart usage
2.3.1 Scope
2.3.2 General references to other standards/work streams
2.4 End-of-life treatment
2.4.1 Scope
2.4.2 Best environmental practices
3 Customer premises equipment (CPE)
3.1 Environmentally conscious design
3.1.1 Scope
3.1.2 General references to other standards/work streams
3.1.3 Best environmental practices
3.1.4 Metrics
3.2 Eco-efficient manufacturing
3.2.1 Scope
3.2.2 General references to other standards/work streams
3.2.3 Best environmental practices
3.3 Smart usage
3.3.1 Scope
3.3.2 General references to other standards/work streams
3.3.3 Best environmental practices
3.3.4 Metrics
3.4 Responsible end-of-life
3.4.1 Scope
3.4.2 Best environmental practices
3.4.3 Metrics
4 Life cycle assessment
4.1 Scope
4.2 Guidance
4.2.1 Life cycle thinking (LCT) aspects
4.2.2 The designer's role
4.2.3 Reducing GHG emissions during the product manufacturing phase
4.3 Reference standards
4.4 Demonstration models
4.5 Metrics
5 Checklists
5.1 Best environmental practices - general
5.2 Product value/lifetime extension
5.3 Energy efficiency
5.4 Substances and materials
5.5 Emissions
5.6 Batteries
5.7 Product packaging/packing
5.8 Designing for end-of-life treatment
5.9 Design for manufacturing
5.10 Smart usage
6 Conclusions
6.1 Suggestions to ITU-T SG 5
7 Glossary
8 Bibliography
Sustainable buildings
Acknowledgements
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Executive summary
1 Introduction
1.1 Target audience
2 Design and build specifications
2.1 Overview
2.2 Standards
2.2.1 LEED
2.2.2 Green Globes
2.2.3 Green Building (Europe)
2.2.4 BREEAM - Europe
2.2.5 International Green Construction Code
2.2.6 German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB)
2.2.7 Green Building Council of Australia
2.2.8 Estidama - United Arab Emirates
2.2.9 CASBEE - Japan
2.3 Best environmental practices
2.4 Metrics
2.4.1 LEED 2009 for new construction and major renovations project
2.4.2 Green Globes
2.4.3 BREEAM rating benchmarks
2.2.4 Green Star certified ratings
2.4.5 PEARL rating levels
3 Building maintenance, repair and operations
3.1 Overview
3.2 Standards
3.2.1 LEED guidelines for existing buildings: operations and maintenance
3.3 Best environmental practices
3.3.1 Systems assessment
3.3.2 Building exterior and site
3.3.3 Building management system
3.3.4 Lighting
3.3.5 Waste
3.3.6 Sustainable procurement
3.4 Existing buildings: checklist
4 Building improvement
4.1 Overview
4.2 Standards
4.3 Best practices
4.3.1 Data gathering and benchmarking
4.3.2 Building audits
4.3.3 Other best practices
4.4 Metrics
5 Technical buildings and outside plant
5.1 Overview
5.2 Standards
5.2.1 BREEAM New Construction: data centers
5.3 Best practices
5.4 Metrics
6 Life cycle
7 Checklist
8 Conclusions
9 Glossary
10 Bibliography
End-of-life management of ICT equipment
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Executive summary
1 Introduction
1.1 Target audience
1.2 Objectives
2 End-of-life management
2.1 Definition of end-of-life for ICT equipment
2.1.1 Definition of environmentally sound management of e-waste
2.2 General description of the end-of-life management chain for ICT equipment
2.2.1 Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes
2.3 End-of-life Management: steps for the organization
2.3.1 From an Internal Perspective
2.3.2 From High-Technology Business Districts
2.3.3 From a donations receptor perspective
2.4 End-of-life management: stages and waste hierarchy
2.4.1 General legal framework
2.4.2 Asset management
2.4.3 Secure information management
2.4.4 Reverse logistics
2.4.5 Dismantling and segregation
2.4.6 Refurbishment
2.4.7 Reuse
2.4.8 Recycling and recovery
2.4 A guide to best practice
3 General material recovery and recycling facility guidelines
3.1 Environmental management system, licences and permits
3.2 Monitoring and record keeping
3.3 Emergency planning
3.4 Occupational health and safety: best practices to ensure workers' safety
3.5 Personal protective equipment
3.6 Employee training
3.7 Financial guarantees
4 Clean supply chain and conflict minerals
5 Socio-economic issues
6 Offsetting opportunities and mitigation
6.1 Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
6.2 CO2 management
7 Case studies
8 Checklists
8.1 An internal prospective
8.2 The perspective of high-technology business districts
8.3 The perspective of a donation receptor
9 Conclusions
9.1 Suggestions to ITU-T SG 5
1. ICT product design issues
2. Technical guidance applicable to refurbishment and repair facilities as well as marketing of used ICT equipment
3. Environmental and socio-economic aspects
4. Principles for donors of ICT equipment
5. Development of national ICT policies
6. Map guidance document on ICT applicable standards and legislation
7. Development of a global CO2 - equivalent market
8. Recovery of rare metals and green ICT supply chain
10 Glossary
11 Bibliography
12 Annexes
Annex I
Annex II Disposal operations (Annex IV of the Basel Convention)
A. Operations which do not lead to the possibility of resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or a...
B. Operations which may lead to resource recovery, recycling reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses
Annex III General references to the legislation, international standards and guidance documents
General specifications and key performance indicators
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Executive summary
1 Introduction
1.1 Target audience and scope
1.2 ICT environmental impacts
1.3 Definition of an environmental KPI
2 Environmental KPIs for ICT organizations
2.1 Environmental KPIs by global organizations or initiatives
2.1.1 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
2.1.2 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)
2.1.3 GHG Protocol corporate standard
2.1.4 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
2.1.5 ISO 14031
2.1.6 ISO 14064-1
2.2 Environmental KPIs by ICT organizations or initiatives
2.2.1 European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO)
2.2.2 European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
2.2.3 The Green Grid
2.2.4 GSMA
2.2.5 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
2.2.6 International Telecommunication Union - Study Group 5 (ITU-T SG 5)
3 A suggested process for KPI definition
3.1 Defining the needs
3.2 Listing relevant KPIs
3.2.1 Types of KPIs
3.2.2 Data collection process
3.3 Third-party verification of data collected for all environmental indicators
3.3.1 Common verification process
3.4 Analysis and target setting
4 Target definition
4.1 Types of environmental targets
4.1.1 Eco-efficiency targets
4.1.2 ICT enabling effect targets
4.1.3 Communication targets
4.2 Examples of corporate ICT environmental targets
5 Checklist
6 Conclusions
7 Glossary
8 Bibliography
Assessment framework for environmental impacts of the ICT sector
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Executive summary
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives
1.2 Target audience
2 Review of relevant standards and guidelines
2.1 ISO TC 207 standards
2.2 GHG Protocol standards
2.3 ITU-T standards
2.4 IEC TC 111 standards
2.5 BSI standard
2.6 EC-JRC handbooks
2.7 JRC-IES methodologies
2.8 ETSI standard
2.9 IAASB standard
3 Assessment framework
3.1 Assessment targets
3.1.1 Product
3.1.2 Organization
3.1.3 Project
3.1.4 City and country
3.2 Assessment criteria
3.3 Assessment framework
3.3.1 Overall assessment framework
3.3.2 Standards map of ISO 14064-1, 14064-2, 14064-3, 14065 and 14066
3.3.3 Standards map of GHG standards and programmes in terms of type, compliance, voluntary, and geographic scope
4 Conclusions
5 Glossary
6 Bibliography