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Environmental Sustainability Impact Assessment

Wikimedia Foundation, 2019

• Wikimedia Foundation Goals
• Review sustainability report
• Possible next steps
• Q&A

Agenda

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Wikimedia Foundation Goals

• We will seek to minimize our overall

impact on the environment

• We will consider sustainability as an

important part of decisions around servers, operations, travel, offices, and

• ther procurement
• We will use green energy where it is

available and financially prudent

mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technology/Annual_Plans/FY2019 /TEC7:_Environmental_Sustainability

2018 Wikimania poster session

wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poster_-_Sustainability_ and_the_Free_Knowledge_Movement_-_Wikimania_2018.pdf

The Wikimedia Foundation hired the Strategic Sustainability Consulting group to:

• Research current practices
• Help establish baselines
• Advise on possible roadmap

Sustainability Assessment

Report focus

The focus of this assessment was:

• environmental sustainability
• the Wikimedia Foundation

○ not movement impacts

• The Foundation caused

approximately 2.1 kilotonnes of CO₂-equivalent in fiscal year 2018-2019: ○ Electricity 56% ○ Air travel 26% ○ Hotel stays 11%

• Remote workers have about 50%

lower carbon impact than co-located office workers

Environmental Impact

• Senior leadership support
• High enthusiasm across
• rganization
• LEED Platinum certified office

building

• Telecommuting is core

Strengths

• Personal initiatives for

maintaining best practices

• Significant electricity use
• Travel is a big source of

emissions, but is essential to Foundation work

Weaknesses

• Set clear expectations, roles, and

responsibilities

• Use carbon offsets to reduce data

center impact

• Engage community stakeholders

Opportunities

What are some next steps that the Foundation could take?

Near term ideas to consider:

Develop:

• Sustainability Policy statement
• Sustainability Framework
• Green performance indicators

(Public domain) Cladophora glomerata growing on a rusty boat ramp in Govik, Sweden

Additional ideas:

• Evaluate green event options
• Optimize commuting and

telecommuting practices

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Got questions?

For more information about the Wikimedia Foundation’s sustainability efforts — send an email to answers@wikimedia.org Alternatively, ask a question or make a comment

• n: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sustainability

Thanks!

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