Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative
The Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) is a strategic partnership of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector committed to creating and promoting digital technologies and practices that foster economic, environmental and social sustainability. Formed in 2001, GeSI’s vision is a sustainable world through responsible, ICT-enabled transformation. GeSI fosters global and open cooperation, informs the public of its members’ voluntary actions to improve their sustainability performance, and promotes technologies that foster sustainable development. GeSI enjoys a diverse and global membership, representing around 30 of the world’s leading ICT companies and partners with over 30 global business and international organizations such as the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the World Resources Forum Association (WRFA), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), the Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP), The Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), the Global Climate Forum (GCF), the World Green Building Council (WGBC), the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), and the International Energy Agency (IEA) - as well as a range of international stakeholders committed to ICT sustainability objectives to share and develop ideas, launch joint initiatives, and collaborate on a broad range of sustainability projects. These partnerships help shape GeSI’s global vision regarding the evolution of the ICT sector, and how it can best meet the challenges of sustainable development.
For more information, see www.gesi.org.
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02-27-20
ITU, GeSI, GSMA & SBTi Set Science-based Pathway in Line With Paris Agreement
The ICT industry is today making an unprecedented step towards tackling climate change via the release of the first ever science-based pathway to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions across the telecoms sector.
The new Science-Based Target (SBT) is the result of a coll...
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07-29-19
Tech Industry Leaders Launch a Global Network Platform to Use Technology to Address Challenging Human Rights Issues
The Innovators’ Network to Enable Human Rights (INHR) held a multi-stakeholder Innovation and Design Workshop at Verizon’s New York, NY offices on July 18-19 2019. Participants included top executives, practitioners, and thought leaders from the technology sector and huma...
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10-08-18
GeSI Is Welcoming Arm and Dell as New Members
The Global e-Sustainability Initiative is pleased to welcome Arm and Dell amongst its membership of leading companies and organisations from the technology industry. In joining GeSI, Arm and Dell will play an active role in a wide variety of acti...
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12-16-14
Global e-Sustainability Initiative Establishes US Office in Washington, DC
On December 2, GeSI Chairman Luis Neves announced the establishment of GeSI’s first office in the Americas. The new Washington Office will advance GeSI’s mission to become the recognized thought leader, partner of choice, and proactive driver of the information and communications technology (ICT...
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12-01-14
Global E-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) Announces 2015 Board of Directors
On November 20, the new GeSI Board of Directors took office. Deutsche Telekom, Verizon, and ETNO representatives were elected Chair, Vice-Chair, and Treasurer respectively. BT, Ericsson, Orange, Microsoft, the ITU, and Swisscom, and were also officially inducted at the Board meeting which took ...
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11-25-13
Showcasing Information and Communication Technology Solutions, UN Climate Change Secretariat Launches New Partnership with GeSI
The UN Climate Change secretariat launched a new partnership with the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) today to underscore the critical role Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays in tackling climate change.
Speaking Thursday evening at a special event at the UN Clim...
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06-26-13
Does Cloud Computing Really Offer a Way to Reduce Energy Demands and Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
Increased use of cloud computing services will reduce the dependence on energy and help reduce global environmental damage with savings of over US$2.2 billion (€1.65 billion) and is 95% more efficient where 1 tonne of greenhouse gas (GHG) created by cloud leads to 20 tonnes abatted from customers...
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06-17-13
GeSI Partners with EcoVadis to Launch a New Online Platform to Drive Sustainability in ICT Industry Supply Chains
This week the European Commission will release the Guidance for the Information and Communication Technologies ("ICT") Sector on Implementing The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This is a paramount step in advancing Human Rights practices throughout the ICT industry. ...
