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Environmental Sustainability Impact Assessment Wikimedia Foundation, 2019

Agenda Wikimedia Foundation Goals ● ● Review sustainability report Possible next steps ● ● Q&A CC by SA 3.0 by Esquilo: Bogesund in Stockholm

We will seek to minimize our overall ● Wikimedia impact on the environment We will consider sustainability as an ● Foundation important part of decisions around Goals servers, operations, travel, offices, and other procurement We will use green energy where it is ● available and financially prudent mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technology/Annual_Plans/FY2019 CC by SA 3.0 by T Hansen: Angarnssjöängen, Stockholm /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: Sustainability Assessment Research current practices ● ● Help establish baselines Advise on possible roadmap ●

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: Environmental Electricity 56% ○ ○ Air travel 26% Impact ○ Hotel stays 11% ● Remote workers have about 50% lower carbon impact than co-located office workers

● Senior leadership support ● High enthusiasm across organization Strengths ● LEED Platinum certified office building ● Telecommuting is core

Personal initiatives for ● maintaining best practices ● Significant electricity use Weaknesses ● Travel is a big source of emissions, but is essential to Foundation work

Set clear expectations, roles, and ● responsibilities ● Use carbon offsets to reduce data Opportunities center impact ● Engage community stakeholders

What are some next steps that the Foundation could take?

Near term Develop: ● Sustainability Policy statement ideas to Sustainability Framework ● consider: ● Green performance indicators (Public domain) Cladophora glomerata growing on a rusty boat ramp in Govik, Sweden

Additional Evaluate green event options ● ● Optimize commuting and ideas: telecommuting practices CC by SA 4.0 by Øyvind Holmstad, Gamla Stan, Stockholm

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 on: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sustainability

Thanks! meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sustainability CC by SA 3.0 by Tommie Hansen: Angarnsjöängen, Stockholm