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Our vision

The software industry is climate neutral and promotes ecological transformation.

Our motivation

We see that current measures to combat the climate crisis are not enough. That’s why we take responsibility and do our part to preserve a livable planet.

Our Mission

In the Green Software Development Manifesto, we write down our attitude that guides our actions. As an open community, we jointly develop measures and approaches for the ecological transformation of the software industry and society. We promote this transformation by leveraging our expertise, being honest about our environmental impact, and communicating openly.

Our guiding principles

1. Transparency and genuine aspirations before procedural rules and standards.

We make sincere efforts and continuously work to make our software more environmentally sustainable. We make our efforts transparent, even if we don’t have perfect results to show. It is more important to us to actively work towards climate-friendly target images than to follow formal rules and fulfill them on paper.

2. Minimizing the use of resources before taking measures to compensate for it

We strive to minimize the use of resources in the development and operation of software. In the second step, we do everything we can to compensate for the emissions that are indispensable. In addition, we support our customers and users in doing the same.

3. Ecological transformation before trend technologies

We are working to realize the social and ecological transformation. As a matter of principle, we do not rule out any technologies. However, we question the sustainability and ecological costs of both established and new technologies.

4. Software for environmental sustainability before profit.

We develop software that pays attention to as many ecological aspects as possible. This is more important to us than maximizing profit: we prioritize environmental sustainability over the highest possible profit.

5. Partnership and shared knowledge before competitive advantage

We work together to realize an environmentally sustainable software industry. We share our insights and knowledge with everyone, even if in doubt this means giving up possible competitive advantages.

Initiators

Co-signing

We are happy about all people who co-sign the manifesto. You can do this via our sign form. After verification you will be will be published on this page with your name and an optional message.