{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/69b196e894cfbd3a45525366?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Week in Green Software: Shift-Left Sustainability","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dc7cef46a2532cdd8d1c23/1773246012306-f2ee6a49-ed7b-452b-9379-f6bc87dc4957.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This Week in Green Software, Valeria, Adi, and Oli come together to explore the concept of Shift-Left Sustainability—the idea that environmental impact should be considered early in the software development lifecycle rather than after deployment. They discuss how better measurement, developer tooling, and practical incentives can help teams build more efficient and environmentally responsible software, why sustainability should be treated more like security, and highlight growing government interest in digital sustainability.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about our people:</strong></p><ul><li>Valeria Salis: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeria-salis/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://github.com/vallss\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub</a> | <a href=\"https://valeriasalis.com/en/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li>Aditya Manglik: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityamanglik/?locale=de_DE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://github.com/adityamanglik\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub</a> | <a href=\"https://adityamanglik.github.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li>Oliver Winks: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-winks/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> | <a href=\"https://github.com/ohuu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub</a> | <a href=\"https://rootandbranch.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Find out more about the GSF:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Green Software Foundation Website</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Sign up to the <a href=\"https://greensoftware.foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green Software Foundation Newsletter</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>News:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.kolaxis.dev/shift-sustainability-left-software-development-lifecycle\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shift-Left Sustainability: How to develop green software by design | Kolaxis</a> [03:42]</li><li><a href=\"https://fershad.com/writing/almost-chrome-power-profiler/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">We nearly had power profiling in Chromium | Fershad</a> [18:25]</li><li><a href=\"https://sustainableict.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/23/gdsa-summit-returns-building-on-our-progress/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GDSA Summit returns: building on our progress | Sustainable ICT</a>&nbsp;[25:36]</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Events:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ladiesthatuxbrighton/2032790\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green Software Practitioner Study Day</a> | 13 Mar 10:00 am GMT (Brighton) [31:22]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/gsf-barcelona/events/313410760/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Software Doesn’t “Count”</a> | 17 Mar 6:00 pm CET (Barcelona) [3:19]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/green-software-hamburg/events/312991047/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reducing Cost and Carbon</a> | 18 Mar 6:00 pm CET (Hamburg) [33:56]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/lut-x-sustinaires-morning-coffee-series-3-tickets-1984068274619\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LUT x Sustinaires</a> | 25 Mar 7:15 am CET (Virtual) [34:55]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.greensoftwareitalia.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Green Software Italia</a> | 30 Mar 6:30 pm CET (Milan) [35:18]</li><li><a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ux-jumpstart-design-products-that-drive-real-action-for-climate-tech-tickets-1982272427191\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UX Jumpstart</a> 26 Mar 2:00 pm CET (Virtual) [35:42]</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>If you enjoyed this episode then please either:</strong></p><ul><li>Follow, rate, and review on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/environment-variables/id1618265745\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Follow and rate on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/0C4N7dk5p461ugjeoZGLqz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></li><li>Watch our videos on The Green Software Foundation <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0m2KL1yQzcCbmSj7AaAoA/videos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Channel!</a></li><li>Connect with us on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/gsfcommunity?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>, <a href=\"https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Github</a> and <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-software-foundation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>!</li></ul>","author_name":"Green Software Foundation"}