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The Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) is pleased to announce the Brussels edition of the Digital with Purpose Global Summit 2026, taking place on 12th October, as part of the wider Brussels Climate Week. Find out more!

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Member Spotlight: LinuxONE by IBM

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This month’s Member Spotlight highlights IBM® LinuxONE, an enterprise-grade Linux platform designed to consolidate business strategic workloads onto fewer physical systems.

DEFIA Statement: A joint responsibility to ensure sound use of chatbots in education

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The task is to shape chatbot use so that it supports understanding, critical judgment, learner autonomy and responsible participation in society. The statement was developed through the Digital Education for Impact Alliance (GeSI's DEFIA), co-founded by GeSI, the University of Coimbra in Portugal and Huanghe Science and Technology University in China.

GeSI Meets with Portugal’s Minister of Environment and Energy

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Ricardo Rio, GeSI’s Head of EMEA and Strategic Partnerships, met with Portugal’s Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, on 22 September in Lisbon, to discuss opportunities for collaboration at the intersection of digitalisation and the climate transition.

Building Resilient Supply Chains through the Power of AI and Trusted Data

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Circularity strengthens supply chain resilience by reducing dependence on virgin materials and diversifying sources of supply. These capabilities help organizations respond more effectively to supply disruptions while advancing decarbonization goals

Digital Ways for Biodiversity Conservation: From Innovation to Action

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GeSI’s report, Digital Ways for Biodiversity Conservation: Priorities and Recommendations for a Shared Agenda, examines how digital technologies can help society better understand, monitor and protect biodiversity.

GeSI Welcomes Taipei New Horizon as a New Member

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GeSI is pleased to welcome Taipei New Horizon (TNH) as a new member, bringing a distinctive cultural and creative perspective to GeSI’s global community and its work at the intersection of digital innovation and sustainable development.

Digital Infrastructure Modernization for an AI Future

GeSI is proud to continue our strong tradition as thought leaders in the ICT industry. Our latest report, ‘Digital Infrastructure Modernisation for an AI Future’ explores the critical intersections between AI and sustainability, focusing on the often-overlooked impacts of AI on energy consumption and digital infrastructure.

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Carbon Accounting for ICT

“Carbon Accounting for the ICT Industry” is another milestone thought leadership piece and crucial research that will provide essential guidance for reducing carbon emissions in digital infrastructure, particularly data centers. It addresses key challenges such as operational control and emissions ownership, offering practical solutions to help organizations decarbonize while navigating complex ICT value chains.

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Digital with Purpose (DWP)

The Digital with Purpose (DWP) Movement is the next stage of GeSI’s initiative following the launch of its Digital with Purpose report in 2019. The Movement encompasses several initiatives designed to catalyze change, with members taking the first step by signing the DWP Pledge, committing to four core principles: (1) Supporting the UN SDGs, (2) Taking and report concrete climate action and (3) Embracing impact transparency and (4) Developing digital technologies with positive impact.