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Counterexamples can be found under the terms Software for Sustainability or Green Tech. Even if we will not be able to preserve the planetary boundaries through software alone, digital solutions offer massive potential to counteract climate change and also have a positive impact on other aspects of ecological sustainability - such as species extinction.


Anyone who looks at the job portals of the big innovators (such as Microsoft or Amazon) today quickly understands that it is no longer just about fulfilling reporting obligations. They have understood sustainability as a future issue that, in addition to improving the quality of life on our planet, is already producing the profitable business models of the future. To this end, new interdisciplinary teams are being formed and talents are being brought on board. In addition, existing employees from all areas are being sensitized and enabled to consider sustainability as an equally important requirement in the future.

take responsibility
The responsibility does not lie solely with consumers. Even belgium consumer email list though the oil company BP popularized the concept of the personal ecological footprint in 2004, only 100 companies are still responsible for 71 percent of all CO2 emissions. Consumers can make a small contribution - as we show in our blog post on the carbon footprint of emails - but the greater scope for action lies with companies and regulators.

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In this context, Sustainable Software Engineering attempts to solve many of the challenges presented in the area of ​​digital sustainability. It combines findings from climate research, energy markets, measurement technology and environmental informatics in order to understand and improve software in all sustainability dimensions.

You can get a first taste of the content to come on the topic in our articles on Green Software Engineering in Java and Green Cloud Computing . And green tech solutions such as the Planet Hero app or Urban Energy also represent important building blocks for an economically, ecologically and socially sustainable future.

On our website we show you what goals adesso has set itself in terms of sustainability, what measures we want to implement and what opportunities and challenges this entails for our company .

You can find more exciting topics from the adesso world in our previously published blog posts .