of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are due to the burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation.
(World Nuclear Association)
20%
of total global carbon emissions are expected to derive from the combined ICT industry by 2040.
(Ernst & Young)
2%
of the world's largest companies are currently not on track to meet net-zero goals by 2050.
(Accenture)
40%
increase in data center power demand by 2030 due to the growing electricity demand of AI.
(Goldman Sachs)
100%
IT’s footprint is bigger than you think
The climate cost of business technology is rising fast. A major driver? The exploding demand for computing power. As organizations scale cloud infrastructure, data analytics, and energy-intensive workloads like GenAI, energy consumption soars.
At the same time, many still rely on inefficient software and legacy systems that demand far more resources than necessary.
Green IT
Sustainable IT drives core business benefits
Sustainable IT goes beyond cutting emissions. It drives core business benefits across cost, performance, and compliance.
When you reduce waste in your software systems and IT, you also reduce spend, improve speed, and scale smarter.
Shrink the carbon footprint of your IT systems by cutting unnecessary compute, storage, and load.
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Faster software
Lean systems improve responsiveness, reduce latency, and boost user experience.
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Scalable by design
Adapt resource usage to actual demand and future-proof your infrastructure.
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Ready for regulation
Baseline assessments and roadmaps support reporting for CSRD, IFRS, and ESG requirements.
Turn Green IT into results
Green software scan
Your sustainability starting point
Gain a clear, high-level overview of your IT sustainability status without being overwhelmed. This fast, organization-wide scan identifies carbon hotspots, prioritizes areas for follow-up, and delivers a CSRD-ready report to support both action and compliance.
Translate your sustainability ambitions into a practical improvement plan. With this in-depth assessment, you’ll receive a carbon footprint estimate, a prioritized green roadmap, a CSRD-ready report, and a clear view of potential cost savings. Helping you make the business case for change.
Sustainability and software development performance go hand in hand
Green coding is about writing software that does more with less — less energy, less infrastructure, and less long-term cost. The Sigrid® Green Software Module helps you do just that by identifying green code antipatterns in Java and C#.
Get clear, actionable and continuous insights. Prove impact, and reduce your footprint at the code level.
“When we set off about 5 years ago, it was not clear to everybody that the footprint of IT was material - was significant, was something important to look at."
— Wiebren van der Zee, Sustainable IT Lead, ABN AMRO
“We see a lot of organizations who really want to understand what they’re doing and whether they’re contributing to the solution or the problem.”
— Pepijn van de Kamp, Director of Research & Innovation, Software Improvement Group
Learn more about Green IT
An introduction to Green IT and the benefits of Green software
Learn what Green IT is, why it's important, and how sustainable software development minimizes your environmental impact and drives growth.
CSRD and Green IT explained: How IT departments drive compliance
Learn how to navigate the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requirements to align IT operations with sustainability goals.
The complete guide to green computing
Read more about how green IT can help reduce costs, keep up with compliance for software developers, executives, and other IT leaders.
