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How Green Software Can Transform the Software Industry
2024-05-14

How Green Software Can Transform the Software Industry

Drawing from insights from recent discussions on Environment Variables with Anne Currie, Sara Bergman (Microsoft), and Sarah Hsu (Goldman Sachs), we share how businesses can use green software to make strides in sustainability.

Fostering Carbon-Aware Operating Strategies - Meet Jared Temanson of NREL
2024-05-07

Fostering Carbon-Aware Operating Strategies - Meet Jared Temanson of NREL

With a green energy mission and supercomputing capacity of 44 petaflops, NREL is predetermined to be at the forefront of the green software movement. Jared Temanson reveals more.

Minimizing the Carbon Footprint in IT Operations – Meet Jörg Schwuchow and Daniel Geisel of Mercedes-Benz
2024-04-30

Minimizing the Carbon Footprint in IT Operations – Meet Jörg Schwuchow and Daniel Geisel of Mercedes-Benz

The GSF new member interview divulges how Mercedes-Benz and its subsidiary, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation, view green software and its potential for corporate sustainability.

Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) Specification Achieves ISO Standard Status, Advancing Green Software Development
2024-04-25

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
2024-04-22

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
2024-04-16

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
2024-04-12

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
2024-04-10

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
2024-03-27

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
2024-03-19

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.