Standards – Sustainability for and by Information Technology (JTC1/SC39)

The joint ISO and IEC standards committee JTC1/SC39 titled “Sustainability for and by Information Technology” was created in 2012 and has the scope

Standardization related to the intersection of resource efficiency and IT which supports environmentally and economically viable development, application, operation and management aspects.

Current standards that are in development are focused on environmental performance of data centers and other Information Technology Equipment.

The work programme includes:

  • ISO/IEC NP 30131: Information technology — Data Centres — Taxonomy and Maturity ISO/IEC NP 30132: Information technology — IT Sustainability — Guidance for the Development of Energy Efficient ICT Products
  • ISO/IEC NP 30134-1: Information Technology — Data Centres — Key performance indicators — Part 1: Overview and general requirements
  • ISO/IEC NP 30134-2: Information Technology — Data Centres — Key performance indicators — Part 2: Power usage effectiveness (PUE)