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Cappuccino with HR • Jun 18, 2025

From Code to Cause: Building a Sustainable Future with Tech

Rudi Bauer , Lina Pfeiffer

How can developers turn eco-anxiety into real-world impact without burdening NGOs with technical debt? Discover the blueprint for authentic, purpose-driven software development that drives true structural change.

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#1 about 2 min

Introduction to the Climate Stories initiative

How a data science hub and a graphic mapping project support vulnerable communities.

#2 about 3 min

Making climate change impact visible and localized

Visualizing the urgency of environmental crises by mapping local disruptions.

#3 about 3 min

Community response to local climate mapping

How interactive digital maps reveal localized environmental issues and shock users into awareness.

#4 about 1 min

Engaging government policymakers using local climate data

Challenges in fundraising and preparing structured data to capture political attention.

#5 about 2 min

Scaling the interactive environmental map to global audiences

Expanding the local environmental platform into a worldwide dataset using familiar geographic tools.

#6 about 2 min

Navigating public polarization and localized climate skepticism

Handling public resistance and reframing the environmental debate as a unified societal challenge.

#7 about 2 min

Empowering the younger generation for sustainability initiatives

Addressing generational frustration by involving students in creative environmental solutions.

#8 about 2 min

Transitioning from data science to software development

Leveraging problem-solving skills to build web platforms using new programming languages.

#9 about 1 min

Evaluating AI integration and computational resource consumption

Why implementing artificial intelligence requires intentionality to avoid unnecessary energy waste.

#10 about 3 min

Combining software engineering expertise with social justice

Applying technical skills at large humanitarian organizations to address global crises.

#11 about 2 min

Digitizing long-term welfare services for vulnerable communities

Shifting focus from immediate crisis response to long-term welfare and infrastructure digitization.

#12 about 3 min

Developer concerns around climate and societal stability

How climate-induced migration and structural changes impact the technical workforce's worldview.

#13 about 2 min

Holding technology companies accountable for global sustainability

Overcoming activist burnout by pushing for structural innovation and lower energy usage within corporate environments.

#14 about 4 min

Pathways for developers to build tech for good

Practical ways software engineers can volunteer their technical skills to non-profits and government agencies.

#15 about 5 min

Attracting engineering talent through authentic corporate sustainability

How structural operational shifts and social organization partnerships help recruit passionate technologists.

#16 about 3 min

Empowering individual technologists as global agents of change

Encouraging developers to recognize their potential to influence global challenges positively through technology.

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Advocating for green tech policies inside modern software companies

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6:21 min

Stepping up as developers of democracy and society

David Simas David Simas · World Congress 2024

3:23 min

Building diverse and inclusive developer event communities

Mike Swift · Coffee With Developers

5:45 min

The global impact of open source software development

Stormy Peters · World Congress 2023

5:39 min

Navigating technology ethics and developer accountability through science fiction

2:37 min

Balancing a tech career with grassroots social activism

Chris Ward Chris Ward · World Congress 2025

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