@misc{muehlber_2019qatest_sustainable_ict,
title = {Defining Environmental Sustainability in {ICT}},
author = {M{\"u}hlberg, Jan Tobias},
year = {2019},
note = {QA\&Test 2019},
url = {https://www.beetzsee.de/posts/talks/20191029-qatest-sustainable-ict.pdf},
abstrat = { Environmental sustainability in the Information and Communication Industry
isn't a very prominent topic. Beyond solar-powered cloud computing and web
hosting, modular and repair-friendly smartphones as niche products, and the
occasional reporting on the perils of electronic waste downcycling, most of
us rarely hear about the environmental impact of ICT or the existence of
"green" initiatives in our field. Yet, the footprint of the industry is
huge. It encompasses the environmental impact of mining and refining raw
materials, the production of ICT products including hardware, software and
services, the use of these products, and finally their decommissioning and
disposal after an often rather short lifespan. No labels or certificates
exist that evaluate the entire life-cycle of an ICT product with respect to
environmental and social sustainability metrics, and little research has
been done in defining such metrics. Yet, our use and dependence on ICT
products is growing, in the western world as much as in developing nations.
In this talk I want to share ideas on defining sustainability metrics and
performance indicators for ICT projects, covering resource consumption in
general and during the entire system life-cycle, even waste management and
social impact. This set of indicators can be used to draw the environmental
profile of a product or to derive a sustainability value model for an
institution, which would environmental sustainability more broadly in
management or marketing. The talk does not aim to improve your readiness for
certification under a specific label. Instead, it aims to spark discussion
around sustainable ICT products and the reduction of our environmental
impact.}
}