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Wikipedia & sustainability


Wikipedia

0 out of 13

Sustainability summary

Based on our sustainability criteria, Wikipedia has achieved the E-label. This is our lowest possible sustainability score, and Wikipedia has earned it by communicating nothing concrete about the policies for environment, carbon emissions or labor conditions in low-wages countries. For us as consumers, it is unclear whether Wikipedia is committed to sustainability or not.

Brand owner: Wikimedia Foundation
Head office: San Francisco, CA, USA
Sector: Websites
Categories : 
Free Tags: encyclopedia, Search Engines, News

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Wikipedia sustainability score report

Last edited: 11 August 2012 by Mario
Last reviewed: 11 August 2012 by Mario

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

0 out of 10
1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions ? Wikipedia does not openly communicate a policy to reduce carbon emissions, if indeed the brand has one. Sustainability information should be easily accessible to enable consumers to make more responsible choices. Source
2. Has the brand (company) published the annual carbon-footprint of its ‘own operations’ including the energy used in the data centers? See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. Source
3. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated the carbon footprint of its own operations by at least 10% in the last 5 years? See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. Source
4. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its 'own operations' by at least 20% within the next 5 years? See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. Source
5. Is at least 10% of the electricity used by the brand (company) generated from renewable resources, such as wind or solar energy? See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. Source
6. Is at least 25% of the electricity used by the brand (company) generated from renewable resources, such as wind or solar energy? See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. Source
7. Is at least 50% of the electricity used by the brand (company) generated from renewable resources, such as wind or solar energy? See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. Source
8. Is at least 100% of the electricity used by the brand (company) generated from renewable resources, such as wind or solar energy? See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. Source
9. Is the overall average Power Usage Efficiency (PUE) of the data center(s) below 1,5? See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. Source
10. Is the overall average Power Usage Efficiency (PUE) of the data center(s) below 1,25? See remark for carbon emissions policy question 1. Source

Questions about Environmental Policy

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1. Does the brand (company) have a corporate policy for environmentally responsible disposal of electronic waste? Wikipedia does not openly communicate an environmental policy, if indeed the brand has one. Sustainability information should be easily accessible to enable consumers to make more responsible choices. Source
2. Does the brand have a policy to seek out suppliers and/or service providers that conduct their business in environmentally responsible ways and does the brand provide concrete examples of this policy? See remark for environmental policy question 1. Source

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

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1. Does the brand have a policy to seek out suppliers and/or service providers who conduct their business with socially responsible and/or fair trade principles and does the brand provide concrete examples of this policy? Wikipedia does not openly communicate a labor policy, if indeed the brand has one. Sustainability information should be easily accessible to enable consumers to make more responsible choices. Source