Participant

An organisation who signs up and adopts the EU Code of Conduct

Participant status is awarded to any organisation who signs up and adopts the objectives, or subset of, the EU's guidelines, aims and best practices as defined in the EU Code of Conduct on Data Centres Energy Efficiency.

Commitment is an agreement with the EU stating objectives and timelines for achievement and requires the submission of annual reports for processing by the EU. The data contributes to energy efficiency monitoring and progress against the EU's energy strategy.

The process is voluntary with no penalty for failing to meet any stated objectives or agreed targets. However, it is expected that to be awarded and maintain Participant status, a strong executive level commitment will need to exist to achieve the agreed targets.

Minimum eligibility criteria is in place to ensure that the adoption of the Code as a Participant is by bona-fide organisations.

Further information on Participants can be found at http://dimension85.com/EN/participant.html