06/12/2024 - 10:00

Setting Science-Based Targets for the ICT Sector: Challenges and Opportunities

The rapid growth of technology, particularly in areas like Artificial Intelligence (AI), is revolutionizing our world. While this progress offers tremendous potential, it also comes with a significant environmental cost. 

11/29/2023 - 10:00

TMT Program Webinar: Insights into the Role of Digitally Enabled Climate Finance

Climate finance is increasingly gaining importance regarding the future of climate action. Delivering climate finance at the local level is a major challenge. At the same time, it is at the local level where its impact is most evident. 

05/17/2023 - 10:00

TMT Program: Telco’s E-Waste and Circularity

The telecommunications sector has been at the forefront of unprecedented demand for digital communications in the past few years. This has prompted companies in the sector to consume more energy and generate more waste than ever.
 

06/24/2021 - 10:00

TMT Program: Helios Towers Presents and Discusses its First-Ever Sustainability Report

Helios Towers joined EMIA TMT Program Director William Woo to present and discuss their recently published first-ever sustainability report. Helios Towers owns and operates telecommunications towers and passive infrastructure in six high-growth African markets.

05/06/2021 - 09:00

TMT Program : Environmental Focus on Africa

EMIA hosted Garam Bel of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) who presented on a toolkit from the ITU and World Economic Forum (WEF) which provides African national and local governments with a guide that underpins the system requirements for the management of e-waste.

03/04/2021 - 09:00

TMT Program - The Internet and the Hidden Impact of Waste, featuring the International Telecommunications Union

EMIA hosted a Tech, Media & Telecom (TMT) program entitled Internet Waste, presented by Rosie McDonald, consultant at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).  The webinar was a part of the TMT Group’s series of discussions defining the sector’s environmental cha

02/17/2021 - 12:00

TMT Program : Using SASB Standards to Evaluate ESG Performance in the Tech Sector

EMIA's TMT Program hosted a presentation and discussion, "Using SASB Standards to Evaluate ESG Performance in the Tech Sector." Covered sub sectors included:

09/17/2020 - 10:00

TMT Program : Global Monitoring of E-Waste

Vanessa Forti of The United Nations University was the first speaker to kick off our Telecom/Media/Tech Program on September 17, 2020 .  Vanessa gave us a solid overview of the global electronics waste issue and an update on the latest policy developments in h