Recognizing that climate change is a defining challenge of our time and that meeting this challenge requires decisive, collective action,Â
Acknowledging that the Paris Agreement, adopted within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in December 2015, sets a goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels and that Canada ratified the Paris Agreement in 2016, Â
Acknowledging that within the Sustainable Development Goals, set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and intended to be achieved by 2030, Goal 13 calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts,Â
Affirming that reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is critical to meeting these targets, as well as producing economic and social benefits,Â
Noting that the global digital industry and governments are well-positioned to catalyze transformative emissions reductions in other sectors,  Â
Recognizing that CIOs and executive technology leaders are uniquely positioned to reduce the carbon footprint of our IT across its lifecycle and be enablers of enterprise-wide transformation, Â