Software, Environment and Sustainability
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How cloud electricity use, energy sourcing and shared infrastructure determine emissions
This article explains how electricity consumption, the choice of energy sources and the nature of shared cloud infrastructure interact to create greenhouse gas emissions for cloud workloads. Readers will learn how emissions are measured, the limitations of common metrics and practical levers engineering and procurement teams can use to reduce operational carbon without relying on…
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How to Validate Supply Chain Transparency Tools: Practical Tests to Find What Actually Works
This post explains practical, evidence based ways procurement and sustainability teams can test supply chain transparency tools. Learn which technical and governance signals indicate real visibility, which claims are likely marketing, and how to structure short trials that reveal whether a vendor reduces your risk or just improves reporting.
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A Practical Framework to Compare and Verify Cloud Providers’ Sustainability Claims
This article shows procurement, sustainability and engineering teams how to compare cloud providers on sustainability claims using a reproducible verification framework. You will learn which evidence matters, how to interpret common metrics, and which signals reliably separate marketing from verifiable commitments.
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Email tracking pixels environmental impact and privacy friendly alternatives
This article explains how tracking pixels in email work, why they matter for privacy and energy use, and practical, verifiable alternatives email teams can adopt to measure performance while reducing data transfer and respecting recipients.
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Climate literacy essentials: what everyone should understand about emissions
This article explains the core concepts people need to interpret conversations about emissions accurately, recognize common misconceptions, and make informed decisions as citizens, consumers, or professionals.
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Behavior change and sustainability: why habits are hard to change and what works
This article explains why sustainable behaviors are difficult to adopt, summarizes evidence based frameworks that guide effective interventions, and gives practical steps teams and individuals can use to design, test and scale change strategies that actually reduce environmental impact.
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What good greenhouse gas reporting looks like
This article explains the practical features of credible greenhouse gas reporting, how to choose and apply reporting frameworks, and the operational steps that turn emissions data into reliable disclosures and decisions.
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Climate risk for businesses: physical risk, transition risk and resilience planning
This article explains how physical and transition climate risks differ, how to assess exposure and vulnerability in business operations and value chains, and practical steps to embed resilience into strategy, capital planning and governance so firms can protect assets and maintain competitiveness.
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Separating real supply chain transparency tools from marketing
This article explains how different types of supply chain transparency tools work, which capabilities reliably increase visibility and accountability, and how to evaluate vendors and initiatives so you can choose solutions that reduce risk rather than amplify greenwashing.
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How algorithm choices shape software energy use and code efficiency
This article explains how different algorithms and implementation patterns translate into electricity use, where energy is consumed in software stacks, and practical methods engineers can use to compare, measure and choose more energy efficient approaches without sacrificing correctness.
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