2023 EPEAT Continuous Monitoring Round Schedule
Overview
EPEAT™ is a comprehensive voluntary sustainability Type 1 ecolabel that helps purchasers identify moresustainable technology products and services. Central to EPEAT are conformity assurance activities thatmeet the technical rigor and credibility needs of the institutional purchasers who rely upon it. The EPEAT
Program is owned and operated by the Global Electronics Council (GEC), a mission driven non-profit
working to create a world of only sustainable technology products and services.
The EPEAT Program ensures the veracity of EPEAT-registered products through an ongoing surveillance
process known as Continuous Monitoring. Continuous Monitoring activities occur throughout the yearand test the ability of Participating Manufacturers to prove conformance with EPEAT Criteria on anongoing basis. All EPEAT-registered products in all product categories and all Participating
Manufacturers are subject to Continuous Monitoring.
Continuous Monitoring activities include investigations planned by the EPEAT Program andimplemented by GEC-approved Conformity Assurance Bodies (CABs) within discrete timeframes (calledContinuous Monitoring Rounds). Participating Manufacturers are responsible for participating in theseRounds, cooperating with their CABs, and providing the necessary documentation to show conformancewith EPEAT Criteria.

2023 Schedule
The following pages contain the 2023 Schedule of EPEAT Continuous Monitoring Rounds for each EPEAT
technology product and service category. Each Round has specific timeframes for:•Investigation: When GEC-approved CABs actively investigate Participating Manufacturers’
conformance with EPEAT Criteria. In any year, the EPEAT Program may direct CABs to implement
the following activities:o Level 0 Investigations: CABs review publicly available information without theParticipating Manufacturer’s involvement.
o Level 1 Investigations: CABs review evidence provided by Participating Manufacturers.
o Level 2 Investigations: CABs facilitate laboratory evaluation of products, where products
are acquired without the Participating Manufacturer’s involvement, where possible.

•Corrective Action: When Participating Manufacturers take action to correct nonconformancesand maintain accuracy of the EPEAT Registry.

•Outcomes Report: When the EPEAT Program publishes an Outcomes Report containing resultsof investigations. Signifies the end of the Round.

GEC recognizes the significant time and effort CABs and Participating Manufacturers will invest in thetransition to the new Sustainability Impact Module Criteria in 2023. To this end, GEC focused onbalancing the resource demands on CABs and Participating Manufacturers during the transition, with
the need to ensure the continued integrity of products in the EPEAT Registry in developing this 2023
Continuous Monitoring Schedule.

Global Electronics Council

Published October 31, 2022 (Revised February 2023)

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2023 EPEAT Continuous Monitoring Round Schedule

Global Electronics Council

Published October 31, 2022 (Revised February 2023)

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2023 EPEAT Continuous Monitoring Round Schedule

Global Electronics Council

Published October 31, 2022 (Revised February 2023)

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