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Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) Specification Achieves ISO Standard Status, Advancing Green Software Development
The ISO confirms that the SCI Specification is a reliable, fair, and comparable protocol for measuring and reducing software's carbon footprint, achieving a major milestone in green software.
Carbon Hack 24: Expanding the Ecosystem of Software Measurement with Impact Framework
Carbon Hack 24, the year's largest global green software hackathon, has ended, but its global call to decentralize impact measurement and democratize data has just begun!
Celebrating the Graduation of the Carbon Aware SDK
We’re thrilled to announce the Graduation of the Carbon Aware SDK. Learn more about the SDK, what this stage of maturity signals, how we got here, and what lies ahead.
Green Software Foundation and SustainableIT.org Partner to Advance Global Sustainability through Sustainable Software Development
The Green Software Foundation and SustainableIT.org proudly announce a strategic partnership to advance knowledge-sharing between their global membership communities to empower technology leaders in accelerating their business sustainability transformation.
From Environmental Aim to Business Imperative
Recently, on Environmental Variables, Anne Currie, a Green Software Champion, and Asim Hussain, Executive Director of the GSF, discussed the intersection of AI, sustainability, and the changing world of green software legislation. Discover the core components of the conversation and what they mean for the future of sustainable software.
Decarbonizing Software: How CAST applied the SCI Metric to Make a Difference
“The automatically generated Green Software Insights from CAST Highlight enabled us to identify exactly where in our code we could improve our green impact and then estimate the actual CO2 emissions savings with concrete numbers.” - Michael Muller, Director Product Management, CAST
Pioneering Sustainability in Software – Meet Dr. Carlos Gamarra of HARC
In our series of new member interviews, we feature Dr. Carlos Gamarra, Director of Clean Energy at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC). Dr. Gamarra shares his insights and experiences, offering a deep dive into HARC's mission and commitment to sustainability and green software.
Carbon Hack 24: Redefining Software Measurement for Sustainability with Industry Leaders
From March 18 to April 8, 2024, Carbon Hack invites practitioners to show their best application and understanding of Impact Framework to decentralize impact measurement and democratize data.
The GSF Endorses the AI Environmental Impacts Act
How the AI Environmental Impacts Act could foster a culture of greening software and support green software projects.
Understanding the Environmental Footprint of our Digital Activities - Meet Ahmad Antar, Digital Emissions
Ahmad Antar explains how his non-profit Digital Emissions is raising awareness about the environmental impact of our digital actions. His work is based on the concept of digital carbon footprint modeling, which started at a Harvard Extension classroom.