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As ICANN's mission concerns the global Internet and the public interest, a commitment to environmental, social, and governance sustainability is in the public's interest. In FY24June 2024, ICANN will initiate the development of delivered a comprehensive approach for implementing an environmental sustainability strategy for ICANN. (See below for deliverables.) 


A mailing list has been created for interested ICANN community, Board, and org members to share best practices and resources and foster discussions around the topic of environmental sustainability. To subscribe to sustainabilitylist@icann.org, please click here. 


BACKGROUND

Global environmental concerns have prompted discussions among ICANN's Board, community and org about ICANN's role and responsibility in understanding and addressing its own ecological footprint. In 2023, the ICANN Board began developing a plan to delve deeper into this issue as part of its role in overseeing ICANN's Strategic Planning efforts. Additionally, the Board asked ICANN's CEO to explore the issue, leading to CEO goal 8.


PRINCIPLES 

Innovation in Sustainable Operations

Pursue innovative solutions to reduce environmental impact across ICANN's business operations

Collaborative Engagement

Establish and foster partnerships and collaborations for environmental sustainability efforts across the ICANN ecosystem

Empower employees, partners, and vendors through policies and practices to prioritize sustainable sourcing

Transparency and Accountability

Maintain transparency in reporting environmental impacts and ensure accountability for contributions to sustainability


DELIVERABLES
The following activities will be delivered by 30 June 2024.

  • Best practices research in environmental sustainability practices - Best Practices - PDF (May 2024)
  • Proposed scope for the environmental audit to understand baseline - Scope - PDF (May 2024)
  • Overall strategy, vision, principles, and proposed activities activities - Strategy - PDF (May 2024)


SCOPE

Best practices research on environmental sustainability practices will focus focuses on four categories, with further sub-categories:

  • Offices, : office building systems (heating, cooling, automations), lighting, energy providers/sources, waster and water, sustainable commuting and telecommuting, data center management
  • Travel: low-carbon travel, flights
  • Events: event materials, catering, low-carbon accommodation, community engagement
  • Org-wide products/purchases: plastic and single-use items, IT equipment and services, supply chain

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RESOURCES


ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES


CONTACT