Carbon footprint calculators from the Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica (MITECO) of Spain. It includes:
Access: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/cambio-climatico/temas/mitigacion-politicas-y-medidas/calculadoras.aspx
Add-on that calculates and visualice the electricity consumption and GHG emissions of Internet browsing. Its principal objective is to improve the understanding of the impacts that digital technologies can have on climate change and natural resources.
Its features included:
Access: https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/carbonalyser/
Designed to house training content produced by the GIOS and facilitate its dissemination for educational purposes.
A number of ethical dilemmas are currently available. These are small case studies inspired by real decision-making situations, which illustrate the relevance of ethical issues and social responsibility in various professional fields.
Ted conference given by the economist Naoko Ishii, that shows the mission to protect our shared resources, known as the global commons, that are vital to our survival. In an insightful talk on the health of the planet, Ishii outlines four economic systems we need to change to safeguard the global commons, and makes the case for a new kind of social contract with Earth.
Explanatory website centered in the use of plastics in industry. It tries to point out the problems related to the massive use of plastics and the possibility to incorporate plastics into circular economy. It highlights the opportunities and advantages that this change can produce.
Access: https://archive.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/explore/plastics-and-the-circular-economy
Explanatory website focused in circular economy. It is divided into 16 parts, including videos, graphs, images and practical examples:
Access: https://archive.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/explore/the-circular-economy-in-detail
Toolkit by the Community Toolbox that teach how to enhance participation and involvement of stakeholders in change efforts. It includes practical examples such as Kenya's Green Belt Movement and Social Participation in Egypt.
Access: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/increasing-participation-and-membership
Toolkit by the Community Toolbox that guides in developing an image of the pathway from activities to outcomes. It includes theoretical knowledge and practical examples.
Access: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/4-developing-framework-or-model-change
Toolkit by the Community Toolbox that provides guidance for conducting assessments of community needs and resources. It includes practical exercises and examples such as douglas county community health assessment, road safety in Costa Rica, and heatlh profile of Ottawa county.
Access: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/assessing-community-needs-and-resources
This website comprises a group of different tools and methods related to sustainable design and the circular economy. Its objective is to maximize efficiency when it comes to being able to introduce sustainability in projects and companies by grouping tools and techniques in a single search engine and being able to share them freely.
The SDG Compass provides a guide on how to align strategies and contributions of companies in compliance with the SDGs. It was created by GRI, the UN Global Compact and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the web incorporates different sections:
Access to contents: https://sdgcompass.org/
Tool to explore sustainable options and facilitate decision-making on sustainability. The website has distinct search form such as for role and discover content.
Tool website: https://sftool.gov/
More information: https://www.oercommons.org/courses/sustainable-facilities-tool
Non-profit organization focused on three main areas: research, advocacy, and organizing. Seek to promote human health and environmental justice trying to force high-tech industry change towards sustainability.
More information: http://svtc.org/
Web page that allows, through a simple survey, to calculate the ecological footprint of any citizen. At the same time, it offers a series of actions that citizens can take to move towards a more sustainable society and why we should do it.
Red Electrica has a series of graphs that show the demand for energy that is being produced in the peninsular electricity system in real time. These graphs are updated every ten minutes and include actual, forecast and scheduled demand data, as well as the maximum and minimum values of daily demand.
Likewise, the equivalent CO2 emissions associated with the Spanish generation park are shown, which represent around 17% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in Spain.
Information: https://www.ree.es/es/actividades/demanda-y-produccion-en-tiempo-real
The scientific evidence on the influence of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions on the global increase in temperatures explains the importance of improving the information we have available on the main sources of these emissions, with a view to reducing them and, ultimately, instance, to mitigate this serious problem. In order to do that, the main objective of the observatory is to provide this information in sectors of daily activity and consumption. The information is linked to different activities is based on an extensive review of studies published in scientific journals and prestigious institutions.
The GRI's Resource Center comprehends the latest GRI Standards, articles, research, videos, among others.
It has filters to facilitate the search as well as a featured section called "Spotlight items".
Access: https://www.globalreporting.org/how-to-use-the-gri-standards/resource-center/
The history of "The Story of Stuff project" started with a documentary published in 2007 regarding the current "consumption-crazed culture" called "The Story of Stuff". Nowadays, the project carries out different activities such as the creation of videos, the organization of information campaigns on specific topics, questionnaires, among others, in order to create a positive impact on its online community through its website: https://www.storyofstuff.org/
The first documentary "The Story of Stuff" can be watched on YouTube:
The IEEE Sustainability ICT website is the portal of the IEEE Sustainability ICT Initiative. The contents published on the website are diverse and include news, conferences, publications, technology advances and educational and standarts activities related to sustainability in the ICT field. It serves as a point of reunion for professionals from different areas of study.
The Initiative was created in 2015 and has a committee made up of more than 36 people.
More information: https://sustainableict.ieee.org/
This website cluster information about coltan, its aplications and problems and conflicts related to the mineral. News, videos and articles are published in the website to raise awereness about the reality of this mineral.
More information: http://tierra.rediris.es/coltan/