The label for organizations that are committed to responsible, ethical, and inclusive IT
The digital transformation is revolutionizing business. But IT isn’t a virtual industry. The environmental challenges that come with the digital transformation are all too often neglected.
The environmental impact of IT risks becoming even more severe due to booming energy consumption, increased greenhouse gas emissions and water and air pollution, depletion of non-renewable natural resources, faster loss of biodiversity, and the growing difficulty of managing issues like mining, end-of-life devices, and other issues.
Sustainable IT is a continuous improvement strategy that aims to shrink the environmental, economic, and social footprint of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Join a community of organizations working to reduce the environmental impact of IT.
Level 1
Level 2
Duration of labeling
Label awarded
Minimum score
Level of verification
Required training
SIT progress plan
2 years
Based on the score
300/1000
Moderate
- Documentary audit (employee – customer – supplier surveys)
- 1/2 day remote audit
- 2-year progress plan
3 years
By the labeling committee
500/1000
High
- Self-audit
- On-site audit by an external expert
- 3-year progress plan
- Evaluated by the labeling committee
3 days of Sustainable IT training with the LUCIE training center
They are involved in the SIT labelisation
Strategy et Governance
Support for the SIT strategy
Digital service lifecycle
Extend your SIT approach
External levers of communities
Digital services company products and services
Why earn the sustainable IT label?
The challenges of IT
The digital transformation is revolutionizing our societies, our businesses, and traditional production and consumption models. But IT isn’t a virtual industry!
When it comes to the environmental impact of IT, resource mining and the process of turning those resources into electronic components are by far the biggest culprits, closely followed by pollution from end-of-life electronics.
A few figures reveal what’s at stake:
%
of GHG emissions are generated by the internet
%
of GHG emissions are generated by the internet
%
of internet bandwidth is used by streaming
billion electronic devices
kilograms of chemical to produce a single computer
years: the service life of a computer
Why commit with the Sustainable IT label?
IT seems virtual but it has a major real-world impact in terms of energy consumption, raw material usage, and the electronic waste it generates
With the SIT label, your company can prove that it is implementing a rigorous green IT strategy
That type of strategy offers a range of benefits:
- Commit to reducing the environmental impact of IT
- Stand out from the crowd
- Choose a rigorous label
- Save money
- Anticipate future regulations
- Unite your teams
How do you earn the label?
1
Join the SIT Community
2
Training
Level 1
To earn the SIT label – level 1, you will need to complete the SIT MOOC and the Sustainable IT Certificate from the Institute for Sustainable IT.
Level 2
To earn the SIT label – level 2, you will need to complete the 3-day SIT course Mastering the issues and managing a Sustainable IT Strategy with the SIT label .
At the end of the training, you will have all the tools and knowledge you need to implement a practical SIT action plan integrated into your CSR strategy. Agence LUCIE’s CSR training center is a Qualiopi-certified training provider so you can have your training funded by your training operator (OPCO).
3
Self-audit and preparation
You will use the tools provided during the training to self-audit your organization’s level on
sustainable IT themes.
The company will achieve compliance with the requirements of the SIT label. Expert
Sustainable IT consultants are available to provide support if you would like assistance.
4
Labeling audit and 3-year action plan to reduce the environmental impact of IT
Level 1
Your SIT strategy will be subjected to a half-day remote audit by an expert from Agence
LUCIE or Baker Tilly, following a documentary audit.
Level 2
Your strategy will be subjected to an on-site audit by Bureau Veritas or SGS. In both cases, you will receive an audit report with your score out of 1000 points, a detailed audit of each principle of action, and recommendations on how to make progress.
Your company will then make commitments to reduce the impact of digital with a 3-year action plan.
5
Earning the Sustainable IT label
Level 1
If you score more than 300 points, your organization will receive the SIT label – level 1 for 2 years. You will then have one month to define your action plan to develop your SIT commitment .
Level 2
To obtain the label, the audit report and your commitments will be sent to the labeling committee. The labeling committee, which is administered by the ISIT and Agence Lucie, is an independent body of digital experts. It determines whether or not to award the label if the company earns a score of at least 500/1000.
6
Follow-up and renewal
Depuis 2007, LUCIE développe des solutions pour permettre à toutes les organisations de progresser en RSE.