CFIT invites digital infrastructure and service providers to Market Dialogue on Environmental Reporting

How can public procurers and digital infrastructure and service providers work towards more consistent and feasible environmental reporting? The Circular & Fair ICT (CFIT) Pact invites market parties to an online Market Dialogue on 25 November 2026, from 16:00 to 17:30 CET, to discuss its draft Recommendation on Environmental Reporting for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure.

Towards more consistent environmental reporting

As public organisations increasingly rely on data centres, cloud services, software and artificial intelligence, understanding their environmental impacts is becoming more important in procurement and contract management.

However, differences in reporting methodologies, data availability and reporting granularity make it difficult to obtain meaningful and comparable environmental information.

Through CFIT, public organisations from different countries are developing common expectations for environmental reporting. The draft Recommendation aims to support greater transparency and comparability while reducing fragmented reporting demands on suppliers.

Bringing public organizations and the market together

The Market Dialogue will bring CFIT participants and market parties together to discuss the draft Recommendation and its practical implications.

Key topics include:

  • Current reporting practices: What environmental information can providers already report?
  • Methodologies and comparability: How can reporting become more consistent?
  • Customer-level reporting: What level of detail is technically and practically feasible?
  • Implementation challenges: What barriers, capabilities and timelines need to be considered?

The dialogue will help CFIT assess the feasibility of its proposed approach and understand market perspectives before finalising the Recommendation.

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Join the Market Dialogue

Organised by CFIT in collaboration with Leitmotiv, a CFIT Supporting Organisation, represented by Max Schulze.

Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2026
Time: 16:00–17:30 CET
Format: Online, by invitation

The session will be held under the Chatham House Rule and will not be recorded, encouraging an open exchange of perspectives.

How to participate

To participate in the Market Dialogue, market parties must first complete the CFIT survey. The survey allows providers to share their experience and express interest in joining the discussion. Invitations will be sent to relevant market parties.

Complete the survey and express your interest in the Market Dialogue

We welcome participation from data centre operators, cloud providers, software and AI service providers and other organisations involved in environmental reporting for digital infrastructure and services.

Questions? Contact us