Hendrik Lösch

Times of (climate) crisis - How and why sustainable software is a must!

New laws require companies to report their software's carbon footprint. Learn how to turn this mandate into a competitive advantage.

Times of (climate) crisis - How and why sustainable software is a must!
#1about 3 minutes

The undeniable evidence of the climate crisis

Rising global temperatures, shrinking ice shelves, and increasing natural disasters demonstrate the urgent reality of climate change.

#2about 2 minutes

Why we struggle to act on the climate crisis

Constant exposure to negative news leads to "disaster fatigue," while competing crises like housing and healthcare divert attention and resources.

#3about 3 minutes

Defining sustainability with the ESG framework

Sustainability is broken down into ecological, social, and economic pillars, with the ESG framework providing a way for investors to measure a company's impact.

#4about 5 minutes

How global competition drives sustainability legislation

Governments worldwide are enacting laws like the European Green Deal and the US Inflation Reduction Act to gain a competitive advantage in sustainable technologies.

#5about 3 minutes

The dual role of software as solution and problem

While software can enable sustainability goals, the "induction effect" means new technologies like AI also create significant new resource consumption.

#6about 4 minutes

Identifying key impact areas in software architecture

Software's environmental impact stems from processing, storage, and data transmission, with unused "dark data" being a major source of waste.

#7about 4 minutes

Using the Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) standard

The Green Software Foundation's ISO standard helps measure software's carbon footprint by focusing on energy efficiency, hardware efficiency, and carbon awareness.

#8about 4 minutes

How to advocate for sustainability as resource efficiency

To gain buy-in from management, frame sustainability initiatives not as an ecological cost but as a direct path to improved resource efficiency and cost savings.

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