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T1 Sustainable Procurement Guidelines for Data Centres and Servers
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Lafitte, Bruno
A2 Kellett, Paul
A2 Holuj, Brian
A2 Blake, Patrick
A2 Garcia, Soledad
SN 978-92-807-4221-3
YR 2025
FD 2025-06
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47717
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47717
NO Data centres in developing countries are set to grow rapidly due to economic expansion, rising data demand and increasing data sovereignty needs. However, these facilities are highly energy-intensive. Despite efficiency improvements, regulations remain insufficient, with the EU still drafting its first Data Centre Regulation. Against this background, United For Efficiency has developed the Sustainable Procurement Guidelines for Data Centres and Computer Servers. These guidelines are designed to help organisations set robust criteria and processes that improve the energy efficiency of their current or upcoming facilities. They offer recommendations on several key performance criteria and operating conditions that are most relevant and impactful for selecting energy-efficient data centres and computer servers. The criteria cover indicators such as power usage effectiveness, water usage effectiveness, IT equipment energy efficiency, and cooling effectiveness ratio.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026