Using life cycle assessment to drive innovation for sustainable cool clouds - Nature
A life cycle assessment study is used to examine the impacts of advanced cooling technologies on cloud infrastructure, from virtual machines to server architecture, data centre buildings and the grid.
What It Means to Shift Left on Accessibility and How to Do It Right | Lullabot
Shifting left on accessibility means building inclusivity into every phase of a project—from strategy to QA—saving time, reducing risk, and creating better user experiences.
Introducing the Systems Series - ClimateAction.Tech
This article is about the systems series called “Systems Change for Sustainable Tech” that will be starting on 22nd May. Throughout the series we will be co-creating a vision for sustainable tech, map the current reality using systems maps (causal loop diagrams), find leverages to intervene for greater impact, design interventions, create action plans to reduce the gap between vision and current reality.
Shifting Left: The Strategic Approach to Web Accessibility
In the world of web accessibility, we often see organizations taking a reactive approach: they launch products, run accessibility audits, and then scramble to fix the issues found. While fixing accessibility problems is crucial, this reactive cycle creates a constant game of catch-up. There's a better way: shifting left.What Does "Shifting Left" Mean?The concept of "shifting left" comes from the software development lifecycle, where stages typically flow from left (planning) to right (production
Audits Are Not Enough: Understanding How to Fix Accessibility Issues for Good
Many organisations approach digital accessibility as a one-time project: audit their sites, fix the problems found, and move on. However, this mindset misses the bigger picture. True accessibility isn't achieved through a single audit-and-fix cycle—it requires fundamental changes to how organisations design, develop, and maintain their digital products.The Common Misconception: Accessibility as a ProjectWhen companies first address accessibility, they typically commission an audit, receive a rep
Sustainable by design: Innovating for zero waste | The Microsoft Cloud Blog
With our recovery partners and suppliers, we're advancing the sustainability of our cloud supply chain and driving toward our zero-waste target. Learn more.
Chat UI Energy Score - a Hugging Face Space by jdelavande
Chat with a language model that tracks and displays the energy consumption of your messages. Enter text prompts, and get detailed responses along with energy estimates converted to relatable activi...
Updated Carbon Methodology for the AWS Customer Carbon Footprint Tool | Amazon Web Services
Customer Carbon Footprint Tool (CCFT), launched in 2022, is a tool that helps customers track, measure, and review the carbon emissions generated from their AWS usage. The CCFT accounts for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, as defined in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, covering the full range of AWS products, including Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, AWS Lambda, and more. The emissions are provided as Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e). Today, we are publishing three updates as part of our ongoing process to enhance the CCFT: 1) easier access to carbon emissions data through the Billing and Cost Management Data Exports service, 2) more granular carbon data at the AWS Region level, and 3) updated, independently-verified methodology.
Digital accessibility is a human right. Yet 1.3 billion people in the world living with disability experience accessibility barriers everyday. The cost of excluding people with disabilities is high. Not only from a civil rights standpoint but also from a business perspective. People with disabilities represent the largest minority worldwide with a discretionary income in the billions. Companies risk losing customers, revenue and top talent while also facing legal risk, as digital accessibility is required by law in many countries.