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Transformative Step of the Day launches in Durban

05 December 2011 - GeSI in cooperation with the UNFCCC secretariat and a coalition of stakeholders including the ITU, UN Global Compact and UNEP launched Transformative Step of the Day at COP17 in Durban. The initiative aims to shift focus to transformative ICT solutions during the climate negotiations and is facilitated by a web-platform and a mobile application. A new award will be announced on a daily basis in the period 6-8 December.

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The first Transformative Step of the Day award was presented on 6 December 2011 in Durban to the CANGO Green Commuting Fund, which supports low-carbon ways of commuting in China. The objective and mission of CANGO are to inform the public about low-carbon lifestyles and ways to lower energy consumption and carbon emissions generated by travel. The award was presented to CANGO’s ambassador Feng Shaofeng by Luis Neves of GeSI, Malcolm Johnson of ITU and Matilda Gustaffson of Ericsson.

Dr. Steven B. Young, P.Eng. Joins Conflict-Free Smelter Program Audit Review Committee

January 23, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2012 – The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition® (EICC®) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) today announced that Dr. Steven B. Young has been appointed to the Conflict-Free Smelter (“CFS”) Program Audit Review Committee (“ARC”).

Transformative Step of the Day launches in Durban
December 05, 2011
Leading low-carbon solution supporters to be announced at COP17

DURBAN, December 5, 2011 - Today, at COP17 in Durban, a multi-stakeholder coalition in cooperation with the UNFCCC secretariat launched the Transformative Step of the Day initiative as a way to increase focus on transformative low-carbon solutions during the climate negotiations.

EICC® & GeSI Join US State Department’s Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade
November 18, 2011
EICC and GeSI announce they have joined the PPA Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 17, 2011 – The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition® (EICC®) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative announce that they have joined the US State Department’s Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA), a joint initiative between industry, governmental agencies, and civil society formed to support the development of supply chain solutions for sourcing responsibly-mined, conflict-free minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region (GLR).