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August 25, 2025

CFIT's first Mini Guide out now: Practical strategies for carbon-conscious ICT procurement

The first CFIT mini guide is now available for download, offering practical, step-by-step strategies for carbon-conscious ICT procurement across the full procurement cycle—pre-tender, tender, and post-tender—alongside many real-world examples. As the ICT sector accounts for an estimated 1.4% to 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, potentially rising to 14% by 2040 according to the World Bank, action is urgent. This guide supports efforts to shape a low-carbon, circular, and fair ICT future while helping organisations meet climate targets, improve resource efficiency, and reduce costs. Developed with John Watt, CFIT Pact participants, and supporting organisations such as the Global Electronics Council and TCO Development, the guide is a collaborative effort.

About CFIT
The Circular & Fair ICT Pact is an action under the Sustainable Public Procurement Programme of the UN One Planet Network. It started as an initiative by the Dutch government in collaboration with other frontrunner countries and regions and in consultation with the ICT market.
The CFIT Pact is open to join for every organization procuring ICT. It supports both frontrunners in the field who want to make more impact together and other procurers who simply want to know how to make their own procurement more circular and fair. Governments with circular and fair ambitions around ICT (or other public organizations) can also join the pact as a coordinating organization supporting a buyer group. Both procurers and coordinators are crucial in building up our collective procurement power.
Other organizations such as ICT producers, ICT value chain partners, NGOs, network and knowledge organizations cannot be participants in the Pact to avoid any conflict of interest. They are more than welcome to sign the Pact as a supporter however. This means they help promote the Pact and its results, and to provide constructive input when invited to join a working group dialogue.

More details at Circular and Fair ICT Pact website.

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