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Gaming for Good: Harnessing the power of gaming to advance the sustainability agenda

  • 1. ROR icon Centre for Social Innovation
  • 1. ROR icon Centre for Social Innovation
  • 2. PlanetPlay
  • 3. ROR icon University of Southern Denmark
  • 4. ROR icon Odense University Hospital

Description

The gaming industry, with over 3 billion players globally and annual revenues surpassing $200 billion, stands as a cultural and economic juggernaut. With its unmatched reach, technological innovation, and highly engaged audience, the gaming sector offers unique opportunities to address pressing global challenges such as climate change.

The Gaming for Good roundtable, hosted during the 2024 Sustainability Summit in New York City, brought together gaming executives, environmental advocates, and policy-makers to explore how gaming can play a pivotal role in driving climate action. This whitepaper presents the key insights from the roundtable, highlights opportunities, and outlines actionable recommendations for stakeholders across the gaming ecosystem to advance sustainability efforts.

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Funding

European Commission
GREAT - Games Realising Effective and Affective Transformation (societal and cultural domains) 101094766