This document provides an overview of the environmental sustainability aspects (e.g. workload, resource and asset utilization, carbon impact, pollution, waste, transportation, location) of AI systems during their life cycle, and related potential metrics.
NOTE 1 This document does not identify opportunities on how AI, AI applications and AI systems can improve environmental, social or economic sustainability outcomes.
NOTE 2 This document can help other projects related to AI system environmental sustainability.
BSI recommends this version of standard for organisations operating in or with the UK. The ISO edition is available here if required.