1. INTRODUCTION¶
1.1. Scope of the Document¶
This document describes the Environmental Sustainability activities to be undertaken and the deliverables required by the European Space Agency (“ESA” or the “Agency”) in relation to the delivery of the Service.
1.2. Overview¶
There is a need to understand, measure and reduce the environmental footprint of ESA’s activities.
ESA’s Agenda 2025 sets the objectives of reducing the Agency’s greenhouse gases emissions by 28% by 2030 for downstream activities (Scope 3) compared to 2019.
This also supports the goal to reach European climate neutrality by 2050, by cooperating on activities contributing to this target, such as assessing the footprint of the activities implemented in the Service, avoiding and reducing emissions of greenhouse gas, switching to green electricity, implementing best environmental practices, promoting environmentally friendly technologies and supporting innovation. The European Climate Law writes into law the goal set out in the European Green Deal for Europe’s economy and society to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050. The law also sets the intermediate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
The European Commission applies a policy of continuous improvement of its environmental impacts through EMAS (Environmental Management and Audit Scheme).
2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS¶
2.1. Reference Documents¶
The following documents provide additional context and background for the implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Requirements:
| Key | Title | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| RD-01 | CLC/TS 50600-5-1 Information technology - Data Centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 5-1: Maturity Model for Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability. | https://standards.cencenelec.eu/dyn/www/f? p=CENELEC:110:::::FSP_PROJECT,FSP_O RG_ID:72032,1258297&cs=1344FA1141120 1CCA97E878ACEFB3D675 |
| RD-02 | CLC/TR 50600-99-1 Information technology - Data Centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 99-1: Recommended practices for energy management | Note that due to the publication of the CLC/TS EN 50600-5-1 Standard, both CLC/TR EN 50600-99-1 and CLC/TR EN 50600-99-2 have been WITHDRAWN, the best practices contained within both standards have been incorporated into CLC/TS EN 50600-5-1 |
| RD-03 | CLC/TR 50600-99-2 Information technology - Data Centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 99-2: Recommended practices for environmental sustainability | |
| RD-04 | Best Practice Guidelines for the EU Code of Conduct on Data Centre Energy Efficiency | https://e3p.jrc.ec.europa.eu/communities/dat a-centres-code-conduct |
| RD-05 | ESA Agenda 2025 | https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publicati ons/Agenda_2025 |
| RD-06 | ESA Green Agenda (EGA) | https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Responsibility _Sustainability/ESA_Green_Agenda |
| RD-07 | Space system Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) guidelines, 2016 | https://sdg.esa.int/activity/esa-lca-database- and-handbook-framework-life-cycle- assessment-space-4854 |
| RD-08 | Assessment Framework for Data Centres in the Context of Activity 8.1 in the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act | https://e3p.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files /documents/publications/jrc_assessment_fra mework_final_v2.pdf#page=6&zoom=100,78 ,557 |
2.2. Web References¶
The following documents provide additional context and background for the implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Requirements
| Key | Title | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| WD-01 | EU GPP criteria for Data Centres, server rooms and cloud services | https://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/eu_gp p_criteria_en.htm |
| WD-02 | EU GPP Criteria for Electricity | https://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/crit eria/electricity.pdf |
| WD-03 | European Commission: Environmental pe rformance of products & businesses – substantiating claims | https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better- regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12511- Environmental-performance-of-products- businesses-substantiating-claims_en |
| WD-04 | Eu ropean Green Deal | https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/ green-deal/ |
| WD-05 | The European Climate Law writes into law the goal set out in the European Green Deal for Europe's economy and society to become climate-neutral by 2050 | https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu- action/european-climate- law_en#:~:text=The%20European%20Climat e%20Law%20writes,2030%2C%20compare d%20to%201990%20levels |
| WD-06 | EU Taxonomy Navigator | https://ec.europa.eu/sustainable-finance- taxonomy/ |
| WD-07 | In itiative on substantiating green claims | https://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/smg p/initiative_on_green_claims.htm |
| WD-08 | En ergy Efficiency Directive | https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/energy- efficiency/energy-efficiency-targets-directive- and-rules/energy-efficiency-directive_en |
| WD-09 | EM AS and Energy Management | https://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/pdf/f actsheets/EMAS_Energy_Management.pdf |
| WD-10 | ISO 14040:2006 En vironmental management — Life cycle assessment — Principles and framework | https://www.iso.org/standard/37456.html |
| WD-11 | ISO 14044:2006(en) Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines | https://www.iso.org/standard/38498.html |
| WD-12 | ISO 14001:2015(en) En vironmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use | https://www.iso.org/standard/60857.html |
| WD-13 | ISO 14064-1:2018 Greenhouse gases — Part 1: Specification wi th guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals | https://www.iso.org/standard/66453.html |
| WD-14 | ISO 50001:2018 En ergy management systems — Requirements with guidance for use | https://www.iso.org/standard/69426.html |
| WD-15 | ISO/IEC PRF TR 30133 Information technology — Data centres — Best practices for resource efficient data centres | https://www.iso.org/standard/53253.html |
| WD-16 | ISO/IEC 30134-1:2016 Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators Part 1: Overview and general requirements | https://www.iso.org/standard/63450.html |
| WD-17 | ISO/IEC 30134-1:2016/Amd 1:2018 Information technology — Data centres — Ke y performance indicators Part 1: Overview and general requirements — Amendment 1 | https://www.iso.org/standard/72277.html |
| WD-18 | ISO/IEC 30134-2:2016 Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators Part 2: Power usage effectiveness (PUE) | https://www.iso.org/standard/63451.html |
| WD-19 | ISO/IEC 30134-2:2016/Amd 1:2018 Information technology — Data centres — Ke y performance indicators Part 2: Power usage effectiveness (PUE) Amendment 1 | https://www.iso.org/standard/72702.html |
| WD-20 | ISO/IEC 30134-3:2016 Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators Part 3: Renewable energy factor (REF) | https://www.iso.org/standard/66127.html |
| WD-21 | ISO/IEC 30134-3:2016/Amd 1:2018 Information technology — Data centres — Ke y performance indicators Part 3: Renewable energy factor (REF) - Amendment 1 | https://www.iso.org/standard/72703.html |
| WD-22 | ISO/IEC 30134-4:2017 Information technology — Data centres — Ke y performance indicators Part 4: IT Equipment Energy Efficiency for Servers (ITEUsv) | https://www.iso.org/standard/66191.html |
| WD-23 | ISO/IEC 30134-5:2017 Information technology — Data centres — Ke y performance indicators Part 4: IT Equipment Energy Efficiency for Servers. | https://www.iso.org/standard/66934.html |
| WD-24 | ISO/IEC 30134-6:2021 Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators Part 6: Energy Reuse Factor (ERF) | https://www.iso.org/standard/71717.html |
| WD-25 | ISO/IEC 30134-7:2023 Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators Part 7: Cooling efficiency ratio (CER) | https://www.iso.org/standard/80493.html |
| WD-26 | ISO/IEC 30134-8:2022 Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators Part 8: Carbon usage effectiveness (CUE) | https://www.iso.org/standard/77691.html |
| WD-27 | ISO/IEC 30134-9:2022 Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators Part 9: Water usage effectiveness (WUE) | https://www.iso.org/standard/77692.html |
| WD-28 | Standardisation landscape for the energy management and environmental viability of data centres 10th edition 2023 | https://www.cencenelec.eu/media/CEN- CENELEC/AreasOfWork/CEN%20sectors/Di gital%20Society/Green%20Data%20Centres /standardizationlandscapegdcedition10_202 3.pdf |
| WD-29 | Review of standardisation activities Energy Management and Environmental Viability of Data Centres Based on the Edition 10 Report of the | https://www.cencenelec.eu/media/CEN- CENELEC/AreasOfWork/CEN%20sectors/Di gital%20Society/Green%20Data%20Centres /brochuredatacentre- standardizationedition9_2022.pdf |
| CEN/CENELEC/ETSI Coordination Group on Green Data Centres | ||
| WD-30 | G HG Protocol definitions | https://ghgprotocol.org/ |
| WD-31 | Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Pa rliament and of the council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) | https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/wast e-and-recycling/waste-electrical-and- electronic-equipment-weee_en |
| WD-32 | Co rporate sustainability reporting | https://finance.ec.europa.eu/capital-markets-union-and- financial-markets/company-reporting-and- auditing/company-reporting/corporate-sustainability- reporting_en#:~:text=EU%20rules%20require%20large% 20companies,impact%20people%20and%20the%20envir onment. |
2.3. Acronyms¶
| Acronyms | Definition |
|---|---|
| CUE | Carbon Usage Effectiveness. Measurement of greenhouse gases generated by a data centre relative to its IT energy consumption. International standard (ISO IEC 30134-8:2022/EN 50600-4-8) |
| DC | Data Centre |
| EMAS | The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a premium management instrument developed by the European Commission for companies and other organisations to evaluate, report, and improve their environmental performance. |
| ERF | Energy Reuse Factor. The portion of energy exported for reuse outside of the data centre. Reuse energy is measured as it exits the data centre control volume. The control volume is an imaginary boundary around the data centre and its infrastructure support areas. |
| ESG | Environmental and Social Governance |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GPP | Green Public Procurement |
| ITEE | Information Technology Equipment Energy |
| ITEU | Information Technology Equipment Utilisation |
| LCA | Life Cycle Analysis. The systematic analysis of the potential environmental impacts of products or services during their entire life cycle. |
| PUE | Power Usage Effectiveness. The ratio of the data centre total energy consumption to information technology equipment energy consumption, calculated, measured, or assessed across the same period. International standard (ISO IEC 30134-2:2016/EN 50600-4-2) |
| REF | Renewable Energy Factor. Quantification of the proportion of renewable energy consumed by a data centre. International standard (ISO/IEC 30134-3/EN 50600-4-3). |
| tCO2e | tonnes (t) of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) equivalent (e) |
| WEEE | Waste Electrical and electronic Equipment |
| WUE | Water Usage Effectiveness. The ratio of the data centre total energy consumption to information technology equipment energy consumption, calculated, measured, or assessed across the same period. International standard (ISO IEC 30134-9:2022/EN 50600-4-9) |
3. SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS¶
The Contractor and its consortium (e.g. subcontractors, data centres, network providers) shall demonstrate their activities towards reducing environmental impacts over the duration of the Service implementation.
[REQ-01] The Contractor and its consortium members shall monitor their Carbon footprint over the duration of the Service implementation.
[REQ-02] The Contractor and its consortium members shall report on a yearly basis on the Carbon footprint of the Service covering a 12-months period from 1st January to 31st of December (or part thereof when the Contract is in place). This ESG Report shall be provided by completing the ESG Report Answer Sheet template (Annex 1).
[REQ-03] The Contractor shall deliver the completed ESG Report to the Agency by the first normal working day after the 15th of February of each year following the year being reported, unless otherwise agreed with ESA. The Contractor may, in addition provide a complementary report to provide additional information on the ESG Report. At the end of the Contract, the Contractor shall deliver a final version of the report as part of the Contract Closure review covering the period of the contract remaining since the period covered by the previous report.
NB. In case of a consortium of Suppliers, the ESG Report shall be answered by all consortium members, i.e. one ESG Report for the prime Contractor and each consortium members (e.g. subcontractors, data centres, network providers). The prime contractor oversees the collection of all the ESG reports and their delivery to ESA
4. INSTRUCTIONS TO FILL THE ESG REPORT¶
The ESG Report Answer Sheet, named as ESG Report, shall be used by the Contractor to report on the application of the Environmental Sustainability requirements defined in this document.
This spreadsheet document is composed of the following sheets:
Versioning: information on the versioning of the document
Info & Results: total of points resulting from the answers on the requirements
Company Answers: to be filled by the Contractor
DC & Network Answers: to be filed by any Contractor providing Data Centre and/or Network Services
| Level | Result | Answer | Answer justifications | Attached Fact sheet or supporting document Refs : |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 |
The Contractor shall fill the following columns
Answer: by using pre-defined field describing the most-appropriate answer to the requirement
Answer justifications: by providing more details and/or background to the answer
Attached Fact sheet or supporting document Refs: if necessary, by providing any justification to support the answer to the requirements
Note that all consortium members shall complete the Company Answers part of the ESG Report Answer Sheet template. Data centres and network providers shall also complete the DC & Network Answers part of the ESG Report Answer Sheet template.
The prime contractor shall collect the ESG Reports from all consortium members and send them to ESA by email as directed.
Calculation of Level of Answers
An automatic system of calculation has been established and depends on the level of answer declared by the Contractor.
The total result, named as Supplier’s level of answer is the consolidation of all questions and is calculated in the spreadsheet Info & Results.
The total result and intermediate results will help to track the evolution of the Supplier Level of Answer of the Contractor over the duration of Service.
Annex 1
ESG Report Answer Sheet template
| Key | Title | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ESG Report | ESG Report Answer Sheet | ESA-EOPG-EOPGC-RS-24- ESGREPORT |
See attached file