Digital companies are playing a notable role in the race to a carbon free planet. From huge purchases of renewable energy to investment in carbon removal to issuance of green bonds to lobbying, these companies are at the forefront of efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Digital products and services are also having a significant impact in enabling emissions reductions across other sectors.
These developments are discussed in detail in the new report which documents the emissions and energy use of 150 of the world's leading tech companies. Beyond assessing the climate data and targets of the companies, the report can serve as a resource for the companies themselves to learn from best practices to improve their emissions reduction performance and accelerate the achievement of carbon free operations. Given the size of the companies assessed, their climate data provide insight into the operational emissions and electricity use of the Information and Communications Technology sector.
The webinars discussed the key findings and feature insights from civil society, companies, governments, and UN agencies. The report was launched with a
press release on 22 June 2022. To mark World Environment Day,
learn more about key takeaways of the report.
AGENDA Session 1 - 9:00 – 10:15 CEST, Geneva / 15:00 – 16:15 CST, Beijing
09:00 – 09:05
CEST
Moderator welcome
- Ms Vanessa Gray, Head of Environment and Emergency Telecommunications Division, International Telecommunication Union
09:05 – 09:20
Presentation of report findings
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Mr Michael Minges, Research Lead, Digital Inclusion Benchmark, World Benchmarking Alliance (presentation)
09:20 - 10:10
Discussion
- Ms Pernilla Bergmark, Principal Researcher, ICT Sustainability Impacts, Ericsson
(presentation)
- Ms Xueying Katrin Wu, Climate & Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace East Asia (presentation)
- Ms Keiko Shiga, General Manager of Environment Section, Sustainability Department, Sony Group Corporation (presentation)
- Ms. Catherine Bals, Sustainability Department Lead, Proximus (presentation)
- Dr Ilias Iakovidis, Adviser, Digital Aspect of Green Transition, European Commission, DG CONNECT
10:10 – 10:15
Closing remarks
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Ms Vanessa Gray, Head of Environment and Emergency Telecommunications Division, International Telecommunication Union
AGENDA SESSION 2 - 18:00 – 19:15 CEST, Geneva / 12:00 – 13:15 EDT, New York
18:00 – 18:05
CEST
Moderator welcome
- Ms Lourdes Montenegro, Benchmark Lead, Digital Inclusion Benchmark, World Benchmarking Alliance
18:05 – 18:20
Presentation of report findings
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Ms. Rosie McDonald, E-waste Data Associate Officer, Environment and Emergency Telecommunications Division, International Telecommunication Union (presentation)
18:20 - 19:10
Discussion
- Ms. Pernilla Bergmark, Principal Researcher ICT Sustainability Impacts, Ericsson (presentation)
- Ms Julia Meyer, Sustainable IT Engineer, ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) (presentation)
- Mr David Jensen, Coordinator, UNEP Digital Transformation Task Force and Co-champion of the Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES), UN Environment Programme (presentation)
- Mr Christoph Wan-Hörbelt, Head of Renewable Solutions, Ørsted
19:10 – 19:15
Closing remarks
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Ms Lourdes Montenegro, Benchmark Lead, Digital Inclusion Benchmark, World Benchmarking Alliance