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Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2054 of 8 November 2021 on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the telecommunications and information and communication technologies (ICT) services sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2021/2054
of 8 November 2021
on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the telecommunications and information and communication technologies (ICT) services sector for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Article 2
ANNEX
1.
INTRODUCTION
2.
SCOPE
Figure 1: Overview of the scope of the document
3.
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND BENCHMARKS OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ICT SERVICES SECTOR
3.1.
BEMPs for cross-cutting issues
3.1.1.
Making the best use of an environmental management system
Applicability
3.1.2.
Procurement of sustainable ICT products and services
Applicability
3.1.3.
Optimising the energy consumption of end-user devices
Applicability
3.1.4.
Use of renewable and low carbon energy
Applicability
3.1.5.
Resource efficiency of ICT equipment through waste prevention, reuse and recycling
Applicability
3.1.6.
Minimising data traffic demand through green software
Applicability
3.2.
BEMPs for data centres
3.2.1.
Implement an energy management system for data centres (including measuring, monitoring and management of ICT and other equipment)
Applicability
3.2.2.
Define and implement a data management and storage policy
Applicability
3.2.3.
Improve airflow management and design
Applicability
3.2.4.
Improve cooling management
Applicability
3.2.5.
Review and adjust temperature and humidity settings
Applicability
3.2.6.
BEMPs related to selecting and deploying new equipment for data centres
3.2.6.1.
Selection and deployment of environmentally friendly equipment for data centres
Applicability
3.2.7.
BEMPs related to new build or refurbishment of data centres
3.2.7.1.
Planning of new data centres
Applicability
3.2.7.2.
Reuse of data centre waste heat
Applicability
3.2.7.3.
Design of the data centre building and physical layout
Applicability
3.2.7.4.
Selecting the geographical location of the new data centre
Applicability
3.2.7.5.
Use of alternative sources of water
Applicability
3.3.
BEMPs related to electronic communication networks
3.3.1.
Improving the energy management of existing networks
Applicability
3.3.2.
Improving risk management for electromagnetic fields through assessment and transparency of data
Applicability
3.3.3.
Selecting and deploying more energy-efficient electronic communication network equipment
Applicability
3.3.4.
Installing and upgrading telecommunication networks
Applicability
3.3.5.
Reducing the environmental impacts when building or renovating telecommunication networks
Applicability
3.4.
Improving the energy and environmental performance in other sectors (‘ Greening by ICT’)
3.4.1.
Greening by ICT
Applicability
4.
RECOMMENDED SECTOR-SPECIFIC KEY ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS