DIGITAL STRATEGY : ICT SECTOR MEASURES ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT.

Twenty-seven information and communication technology (ICT) companies and associations are working with the European Commission on a project to measure their carbon footprint. A study(1), published on 18 March, concludes that ten measurement tools and standards pilot tested by these bodies are comparable. The idea is to develop a common measurement framework in order to measure more accurately and reduce CO2 emissions.

The ICT Footprint initiative was launched by the Commission's DG Connect in 2011 to develop a global framework to measure energy consumption and...