Global multi-stakeholder partnership for sustainable smartphones & ICT by 2030 for #SDGs#Goal12#SCP by scaling solutions using power of procurement & policy
Today, GeSI will be participating in a Side Event of the #HLPF, “ the Scaling Digital Transformation to Achieve the SDGs Using a Whole of Government Approach”. Representing us will be our Chairman and VP of Supply Chain Operations at @VerizonGreen, @JamesGowen.
We love our phones. Also in Nigeria. The number of smartphone users in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, is forecast to grow to more than 140 million by 2025. Excited to join the Dutch trade mission to strengthen our business opportunities #wastefree#phones#Nlnigeria
I’m at the UN in NYC for the #HLPF2019 on #SDGs. Always a privilege to be here. My mission this time is to secure more governments involvement in @TransformTgther, the UN multistakeholder partnership for sustainable smartphones and ICT. So far so good. Lots to do tomorrow!
Transform Together the multi-stakeholder partnership on improving the sustainability of smartphones, visits New York’s #HLPF2019 to engage and encourage countries to join in order to help reach their national targets as well as the United Nation’s #SDG12@Bioregional@GEC_org
Tacking not-so-smart smartphones: Sue Riddlestone and Nancy Gillis visit the #HLPF2019 in New York this week to spread the word for global co-operation towards improving the sustainability of our smartphones. #2030Agenda#SDG12 https://t.co/yqTfEmSEOe
#FridayReads via @ourgoodbrands on how Fairphone 2 was another milestone that helped us show that change is possible in the electronics industry ➡️ https://t.co/WrDTf9QPIE
We need more transparency in the supply chains of our beloved smartphones and gadgets. We’ll be working with industry and governments to explore how to put a stop to these terrible practices https://t.co/1liWVFVqbN
Less than a 1/4 of all U.S. electronic waste is recycled, according to a UN estimate. The rest is incinerated or ends up in landfills. That’s bad news, as e-waste can contain harmful materials like mercury and beryllium that pose environmental risks. https://t.co/Mu7gQCVnjq
Want to know how to implement circular thinking into procurement practice? Join our webinar: Circular IT in practice — the purchaser perspective on June 19. https://t.co/zgczORJRPs
#procurement#circulareconomy#towardsustainableITproducts
Take a look at the Hotspot Analysis Tool for Sustainable Consumption & Production #SDG12 supporting science-based national policy frameworks @LC_Initiative@UNEPIRP ! You will find countries environmental performance, SCP indicators and more ! https://t.co/HTO0mOLcXW
Hopefully the updates for older phones won't stop once HMD has reached the critical market mass that they aim at. It's a model worth following. Similar examples can be found at #WCEF2019 and @TransformTgther campfire discussion later today.
Joost de Kluijver of award-winning circular mobile phone business @CtheLoop says “If we are to be successful with #CircularEconomy it needs to be realistic & pragmatic, inclusive, easy and effective” https://t.co/UR29i2V6nC #WCEF2019