Summary

Sustainability Regulation
Governments around the world are taking urgent action to address climate change. In the EU, this includes a raft of policies designed to improve environmental efficiency and establish a circular economy.

For companies in the ICT sector, environmental regulation has complex implications. It pressures them to improve their own performance, while creating opportunities for them to deploy digital solutions to help organisations in other sectors work in a more environmentally-friendly way.

Our sustainability service deciphers the complexity of environmental regulation and makes it easy to understand how interrelated EU policies affect your organisation. Start your personal demo today and find out what our independent, expert insight could do for you.

Stay well informed on EU environmental policy and its implications for ICT companies and those in other sectors.

Sustainability is one of the key issues of our time. Governments around the world are taking urgent action to limit the impact of climate change, move to greener energy sources, and promote more responsible consumption and production.

Against this backdrop, the EU has launched the European Green Deal: a set of proposals that target net zero emissions in Europe by 2050. The Green Deal includes the Fit for 55 package, which aims to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030, and the Circular Economy Action Plan.
The implications of these policies are complex and far-reaching. For the ICT sector in particular, it presents both challenges and opportunities: companies must improve their own environmental performance but digital services can also help other sectors work in a more environmentally-friendly way.

Our Sustainability service deciphers the complexity of environmental regulation and makes it easy to understand how interrelated EU policies affect you. We provide independent, expert insight on the latest developments on sustainability in Europe, helping organisations uncover the facts and make effective decisions.

general topics covered

EU environmental policy

Stay up to date on EU environmental policies. Our sustainability service provides clarity, insight and commentary on the key aspects of the European Green Deal, including the Fit for 55 package and Circular Economy Action Plan. Topics covered include:

•     European Climate Law
•     Renewable energy and energy efficiency policy
•     Corporate sustainability reporting
•     Waste and recycling

The impact on the ICT sector

Many aspects of environmental policy have a direct or indirect impact on the ICT sector. Our sustainability service explores the rules and their implications for ICT companies, covering topics such as:

•     Environmental impacts of digitisation and innovation
•     Actions taken by ICT sector regulators
•     Rules and best practices for data centres
•     Transparency and reporting rules

Government and industry initiatives

Keep track of government and industry plans and targets, and understand the context behind them. We provide coverage on the steps taken by governments, regulators and ICT companies to improve sustainability. Topics covered include:

•     National environmental targets
•     Company environmental targets
•     Initiatives to improve environmental performance

The bigger picture

Climate change is a global issue. Our independent reporting and analysis covers major environmental developments on the world stage, including:

•     IPCC assessments and reports
•     COP meetings and their outcomes
•     Major policy shifts from key players

Topical coverage

EU level

• EU Green Deal
• European Climate Law
• Circular Economy Action Plan
• Batteries Regulation
• Ecodesign Directive
• Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
• Ecolabel Regulation
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Directive
• Restriction of Hazardous Substances in
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
• Taxonomy Regulation
• Non-Financial Reporting Directive
• Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
• Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
• Directive
• Paris Agreement and COP26
• Environmental Liability Directive
• Parliamentary questions on Green Deal
• Parliamentary questions on Circular Economy

Fit for 55 package

• Renewable Energy Directive
• Energy Efficiency Directive
• Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
• Emissions Trading System Directive
• Effort Sharing Regulation
• Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Regulation
• Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Regulation

Global, national and industry level

• National environmental targets
• Company environmental targets
• IPCC assessments and reports
• COP meetings and their outcomes
• Major changes to international positions
• ICT industry and company initiatives to
• improve environmental performance
• Court actions

ICT sector

• Actions taken by sector regulators
• Rules and best practice for data centres
• Energy-efficient cloud services
• Restrictions or guidance on streaming services
• Transparency rules
• Ecodesign requirements for ICT equipment
• Handling e-waste
• Common charger rules
• Enablement

Geographic scope
Our sustainability service focuses on EU legislation and its implementation at national and company level.

Related services
• Telecoms Europe
• Digital Economy Europe

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Deliverables

• News alerts
  • • Flash Messages - Get concise, fast and accurate news alerts on national and EU-level developments. Accessible online or delivered directly to your inbox.
• Monitoring
  • • Trackers - Follow the latest developments in EU environmental policy as they unfold. We provide regular updates on the European Green Deal, the Fit for 55 package, the Circular Economy Action plan and more.
  • • Explainers - Need to get up to speed on a new topic? Our explainers provide simple, objective summaries of key policy concepts and the context behind them.
• Comparison
  • • Benchmarks - Compare and contrast the different environmental actions, aims and targets taken and set by governments, regulators and ICT companies. Our benchmarks present information in comparative tables for ease of use.
• Client support
  • • Enquiry Service - Have a question about a specific sustainability topic or policy area? Our experts can help you pinpoint information in our reports and can carry out additional research, subject to conditions.

All deliverables are updated on a regular basis or when a major development occurs.