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Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative

Acronym: GeSI

General Information

Identification Code: 929235131654-14
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Entity Form: AISBL
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 6/5/2018
Last Update: 3/13/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: In collaboration with major Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies and organisations around the globe, GeSI is a leading source of impartial information, resources and best practices for achieving integrated social and environmental sustainability through ICT. We support our members' initiatives in areas such as climate change, energy efficiency, resource efficiency, responsible supply chain practices and human rights.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Climate action
  • Digital economy and society
  • Energy
  • Environment
Levels of Interest:
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: GeSI works to raise awareness of the potential of digital and ICT to enable the transition to a low-carbon economy. While in the past most of our interactions with policy-makers have happened in global contexts such as the United Nations and the COP meetings on climate, the organization is now stepping up its activities in Brussels. This includes more active interaction with the European institutions on the Digital Single Market (ePrivacy Regulation, digital service tax Directive); the EU climate change work (in particular on the implementation of the Paris Agreement - the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework and the Energy Roadmap 2050); and the Sustainable Development Goals (2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, plus potential involvement in the multi-stakeholder platform for the implementation of the SDGs in the EU). With are EnablingRights campaign, we are also exploring the potential of ICT in supporting the work of human rights defenders, and calling for further collaboration to advance the adoption of technology for human rights We are participating in the European Green Digital Coalition and have prepare a report, funded by DG CONNECT, and in cooperation with other major industry associations such as ETNO, Digitaleurope, GSMA, and the European DIGITAL SME Alliance to contribute to the establishment of a science-based framework for the assessment of the net environmental impact of the ICT sector and set of digital solutions and use cases.
Communication Activities: In 2021 GeSI, ETNO, Digital Europe, European Digital SME Alliance, was awarded the tender for the “European Parliament Pilot project-European Green Digital Coalition” which aims to contribute to the establishment of science-based framework for the assessment of the net environmental impact of ICT sector and a set of digital solutions and use cases. The final report was submitted the DG CNECT in March 2024. Since 2016 GeSI has co-organized/was featured in a number of events in Brussels on the themes of: digital for sustainable development (SMARTer2030 Europe launch, with ETNO); the role of ICT in the transition to a low-carbon economy (EIF event at the European Parliament); the enabling potential of ICT for human rights and the GeSI report #EnablingRights). In addition, GeSI is the official partner for digital and the ICT of the G-STIC conference series, held yearly in Brussels. In the past GeSI has also held thematic sessions under the umbrella of the Green Week, and was a partner of the European ICT for Energy Efficiency (ICT4EE) Forum together with DigitalEurope and TechAmerica Europe.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: c/o Scotlland HouseRond-Point Robert Schuman 6
Post Code: 1040
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: c/o Scotlland HouseRond-Point Robert Schuman 6
Post Code: 1040
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.75

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: See https://gesi.org/members
Organisation Members: GeSI is a member of the CTCN, the Climate Technology Centre and Network of the UN Environment Program; the World Resources Forum Association (WRFA); and the European Internet Forum (EIF); Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI).