Environmental Programme

Join the green movement at MWC Shanghai.

What is the Environmental Programme?

It’s a carbon-neutral programme, committed to reducing the impact of our business on the environment, both in our offices and at our events. All GSMA offices and all GSMA events, including the Mobile 360 series have been certified as carbon neutral since 2016. This makes GSMA a carbon-neutral company, a certification we intend to renew each year. Our objectives are:

There are three important ways to help:

1. Offset your carbon footprint

Your flight, accommodation, transportation, and food choice generate an impact on the environment. Make this as small as possible by offsetting your footprint.

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2. Use your digital badge & recycle your printed badge

Use the digital badge to save paper and help the environment. If you do go for the printed badge option, recycle it at the end of the event – there are recycle bins at the exits.

3. Minimise your impact

Improving every year

We have been certified carbon neutral from 2015 to 2021. and MWC Shanghai 2019 was officially certified by Aenor International under the international PAS 2060 standard, reinforcing its position as the largest carbon-neutral exhibition and conference in Asia.

We are constantly working on new initiatives, and aim to generate the least waste possible by recycling or donating the majority of event material.

  • 2015
    – First Carbon Footprint Calculation and offset
    – The largest conference and exhibition in Asia was certified as carbon neutral
  • 2016
    – First year all GSMA events and offices became carbon neutral
  • 2017
    – Launch of the donation room programme at MWC Shanghai
  • 2018
    – GSMA launched the SDGs at MWC Shanghai
    – First launch of the attendee Carbon Footprint Offsetting Programme
  • 2019
    – First year to implement garbage sorting at MWC Shanghai
  • 2021
    – Digital badge – to minimise printing and plastic consumption, we’re implementing digital badges for mainland Chinese visitors at MWC Shanghai 2021
    – Digital signage & agenda board – we are moving towards more digital signage to reduce the single-use printed signage

What we do for MWC Shanghai 2023

  • More Digital
    Digital badge – to minimise printing and plastic consumption, we’re implementing digital badges for mainland Chinese visitors at MWC Shanghai 2023
    Digital signage & agenda board – we are moving towards more digital signage to reduce the single-use printed signage.
    Recycle printed badge – there are badge recycle bins at the exits, the attendees who went for printed badged option will be encouraged to recycle it at the end of the event.
  • Garbage sorting
    From July 2019, Shanghai City has implemented a mandatory garbage sorting system to enable more recycling and turn waste into resources. There are garbage bins of different categories in the venues.
  • The Green Stand Initiative
    We provide a free carbon footprint study to space-only exhibitors, so we can understand their impact on the environment and help them create more sustainable stands for future events.

Carbon Neutral Programme Partner