The Declaration to support the Green and Digital Transformation of the EU builds on the EU Council conclusions of December 2020 on “Digitalisation for the benefit of the environment” and recognises the ICT sector as a key player in the fight against climate change.

By signing the declaration, companies commit to take action in the following areas:

• • To invest in the development and deployment of greener digital technologies & services that are more energy and material efficient,
  • To develop methods and tools to measure the net impact of green digital technologies on the environment and climate by joining forces with NGOs and relevant expert organisations, and
  • To co-create with representatives of other sectors recommendations and guidelines for green digital transformation of these sectors that benefits environment, society and economy.

This Declaration is now signed by 82 companies active in Europe: 37 current EGDC members and additional 45 SMEs applying for membership.

Consult the declaration here