A collaborative, public view of coming policy events (consultations, new bills, laws being passed etc) in regions relevant to GSF members.
| Input Type | Notes | example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Names of law / regulation | Text - single line | The | Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive |
| Type of event | Categorical | Which life cycle stage for a law coming into effect. | Consultation, In Deliberation, Passed, Active |
| Description | Free text | A short summary of what the policy event i.e. a coming law, a consultation for a coming law, and why it is relevant to green software | Required because software is material source of emissions for affected companies |
| Relevant Date | Date | When members would need to act | Event date for a consulation. The date a law comes into effect. |
| Required Action | Text | A summary of what is required by affected organisations | Publish annual emissions data, including material use of software. |
| Penalties / consequences | Text | What happens if organisations to not comply | |
| Affected territories | Categorical | Countries, plus supranational regions | 5% of annual turnover |
| Relevant Areas of Green Software | Categorical | A list of specific areas | Fines |
| Related Links | URL | Links to writen | European Union, |
| Supporting Documents | File upload | Supporting files, useful for explaining why this law, or policy event is relevant | AI, Web, Cloud, On Premise, Datacentres, Hardware, etc |
Making submissions to the policy radar accessible and the output managable
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