Governance & Structure

• DIMPACT is enhancing its governance model, including onboarding processes, decision-making structures, and the role of an independent chair to support strategic direction while maintaining technical oversight. Updated Terms of Reference will be developed and shared with DIMPACT participants for review.
• There is strong support for increased transparency across working groups, with suggestions for regular updates and summaries to help members stay informed and justify membership value.
• A shared landscape map was proposed to track overlapping initiatives and collaborations, helping DIMPACT position itself and collaborate effectively within an ecosystem of initiatives and activities.

Working Groups & Charters

• Working Groups are being revamped with clearer objectives, increased frequency of meetings, and a renewed focus on the areas where DIMPACT can uniquely contribute.
• Working Groups will also be used to review and capture promising decarbonisation levers for digital media.
• Emerging topics related to digital emissions will be monitored via regular “pulse checks” to identify participants’ interests.
• Working Group kick-off sessions across all workstreams are planned for September.

Editorial & Communications

• There is consensus on publishing meeting summaries and agendas to spotlight issues and elevate DIMPACT’s visibility and show our direction of travel, with more details of day-to-day happenings provided to DIMPACT participants internally.
• It was also agreed that the DIMPACT team will work proactively and collaboratively with DIMPACT participants on developing an editorial calendar to align on DIMPACT’s external communications.

Affiliate Model & DIMPACT participation

• DIMPACT is developing an Affiliate model where organisations working on digital sustainability can participate in specific working groups where their expertise aligns with the ambitions of the Working Groups.
• DIMPACT participants also agreed that the initiative should develop a strategic approach for onboarding new participants that will contribute to and benefit from participation.

Upcoming External Engagements

• DIMPACT will participate in NYC Climate Week in partnership with the Responsible Media Forum.
• The Strategy Working Group will focus their next meeting on External Engagement and Policy to shape this key part of the DIMPACT’s mission.

Tools & Operations

• No objections were raised to using Microsoft Teams for internal collaboration.
• A rolling topic calendar was introduced for the Strategy Working Group meetings for the year.