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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.

Download press release and flyer.

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.

Conflict-Free Smelter Program Reaches Smelter Milestones

May 21, 2012

Program confirms compliant tin smelter and conflict-free sourcing from the Democratic Republic of Congo

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21 2012 – The Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition® (EICC®) are pleased to announce two milestones in the progress of the Conflict Free Smelter (CFS) Program: the first tin smelter has been found compliant with the CFS protocol, and the first tantalum smelter processing materials from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) also has been found compliant. With these achievements, the CFS Program continues to demonstrate its leadership to enable responsible sourcing across multiple metals and global sourcing regions.

Register for GeSI workshop on Future Lifestyles and Opportunities for the ICT Industry
April 03, 2012
The Global e-Sustainability Initiative and the UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production have the pleasure to invite you to the multi-stakeholder workshop “Future lifestyles and opportunities for the ICT industry- Envisioning pathways towards sustainable living in 2050” on 8 May 2012 in Berlin. The workshop will run from 9:00 to 19:00. Download the agenda.

Broadband Commission Launches New Report on Broadband and Climate Change
April 02, 2012
On 2 April 2012 the Broadband Commission launched a new report entitled “The Broadband Bridge: Linking ICTs with climate action for a low-carbon economy”, which identifies how investments in broadband can be leveraged from an environmental perspective to address climate change, and illustrates the potential of broadband as a solution to the problem.