Ericsson is a founding member of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), a cooperative venture involving global ICT companies, the UN Environment Program and the International Telecommunication Union.

GeSi works to coordinate ICT industry responses to mutual concerns, influence the sustainability debate and provide public information. Ericsson has served on the board of GeSI since its launch in 2001. Since 2006 Ericsson has been participating in a GeSI project to develop a methodology for identifying issues that are "material" to the ICT sector.