Brussels-Luxembourg-Athens, December 5, 2022 – Uni Systems (lead partner), a member of Quest Group of Companies, in consortium with NRB (partner), announces a six-year contract, with a maximum value of EUR 9 million, for the development, maintenance and support of the Information Systems of the EU Emission Trading Scheme operated by the European Commission, Directorate General for Climate Action (DG-CLIMA).
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the cornerstone of the EU's policy to combat climate change and a key tool to the cost-effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, in the world's first and largest carbon market.
This Framework contract covers services related to the Union Registry (UR), the European Union Transaction Log (EUTL), which monitors and records all transactions taking place within the trading system, including the EUTL Public website.
Uni Systems’ consortium with NRB will provide services that include the maintenance and support as well as the continuous development of the EU ETS systems ensuring their smooth and user-friendly functioning. Other activities include the technical / business analysis and studies, management of the EU ETS specification and the life-cycle implementation for new functionalities/modules, as required by legislation, embedding security-by-design within existing and newly developed functionalities with state-of-the-art security features, as used in the financial sector.
Nikos Psimogiannos, Managing BoD member of Uni Systems BeLux, stated: “We are excited and honored to undertake this mission-critical project, assigned by the European Commission DG-CLIMA for the next 6 years. We value the trust DG CLIMA has vested in our organization and in our teams’ deep business and technical expertise. Our team is committed to excel in supporting this project for the European Union and its citizens and will be fully engaging in further developing the value and impact of EU-ETS, the cornerstone of the EU's policy to combat climate change, for the EU community.”
The Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) leads the European Commission's efforts to fight climate change at EU and international levels. Its key mission is to formulate and implement EU climate policies and strategies, so that the EU can achieve its climate targets by 2030 and beyond, to become the first climate-neutral and climate resilient continent by 2050. In addition, DG CLIMA is working towards a resilient Energy Union with forward-looking climate change policy, to ensure European energy is secure, affordable and sustainable.
DG CLIMA plays a leading role in international climate negotiations, implements the EU's Emissions Trading System, monitors emissions by EU member states, and promotes low-carbon technologies and climate change adaptation measures.
About Uni Systems
Uni Systems, a long-standing strategic ICT partner to financial institutions, public organizations, telecom operators, enterprises and institutions in the European region has been providing integrated solutions and value added services since 1964. Today, the Company invests substantially in its European perspective and demonstrates a proven track record of accomplishments in complex and mission critical IT projects in more than 25 countries through its subsidiaries in Belgium, Romania, Luxembourg, Italy, and Spain. For more information, please visit www.unisystems.com.
