Every day, millions of people access TIM Group websites to get information, work, purchase services, or explore topics related to technology. A less visible aspect of this activity is its environmental impact: the energy consumption of servers, the cooling of hosting infrastructures, and the data traffic required to keep pages and services running.
This is why we offset the emissions generated by the hosting and operation of our main Group websites through the purchase of carbon credits.
Specifically, to compensate for the impact of 505 tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2025, we renewed our support for The Envira Amazonia REDD+ project in Brazil, which allows us to help preserve the Aamazon Rainforest, an ecosystem critical to global CO₂ absorption.
The Envira Amazonia REDD+ Project
REDD stands for Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation. The Envira Amazonia project is part of this category of international initiatives aimed at preventing emissions resulting from deforestation and forest degradation.
The initiative is certified under the Verra VCS standard, one of the leading global protocols for validating emission‑reduction projects. A further distinguishing element is the validation under the CCBS (Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards), achieved with Triple Gold Level Distinction — an acknowledgement granted to projects that generate particularly high benefits in terms of climate change mitigation, biodiversity protection, and support for local communities.
To offset the emissions for 2025, we have also chosen to support an initiative dedicated to Indigenous populations, which includes the construction and management of a medical and dental clinic, the installation of community sanitation facilities, and the distribution of kits to prevent waterborne and insect‑borne diseases. These are essential actions to improve health conditions and quality of life in the areas involved.
How Emission Neutralization Works
Everything starts with calculating the emissions themselves. Using the CO₂web® methodology developed by ReteClima and verified by the ICMQ Certification Body, we quantified the greenhouse‑gas emissions generated by website hosting, based on the energy consumption of the servers hosting the pages and all the services required for their operation.
Once quantified, the emissions were neutralized through the cancellation of carbon credits generated by The Envira Amazonia REDD+ Project.
But what does carbon credit cancellation actually mean?
Initiatives such as Envira Amazonia REDD+ avoid or reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and these results are measured and certified. Each tonne of CO₂eq avoided or reduced is converted into a carbon credit that enters an international tracking system. Companies can purchase — in a verified and transparent way — as many carbon credits as the tonnes of CO₂eq they intend to neutralize.
After purchase, the credits are cancelled: the credit is recorded in official registries as cancelled, meaning it is permanently withdrawn from the market and can no longer be sold or used by others.
A Vision Connecting Digital and the Environment
This is one of the initiatives we undertake to make our activities more sustainable. We are committed to using renewable energy, improving the energy efficiency of our infrastructures — including Data Centers — and developing digital solutions that help businesses and individuals reduce their environmental impact.
Project by project, we continue to improve our environmental performance to make the digital world increasingly efficient and responsible.