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"Twice a month on the Green IO podcast, Gaël DUEZ interviews great doers in the tech and sustainability arena. Here on the blog you can also find articles related to each podcast episode, plus a catalogue of all the episodes produced - a good place to start if you're looking for a specific topic. As well, Gaël and other thought leaders write every so often about green IT, Tech and digital sustainability. Feel free to comment and share, as collective intelligence is the way forward!"
GreenIO Blog - Episode 50 - Is erooM's law the future of Moore's law? with Tristan Nitot

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Episode 50 - Is erooM's law the future of Moore's law? with Tristan Nitot

To help celebrate the 50th Green IO podcast, Gaël Duez sits down with a long-time acquaintance and now friend Tristan Nitot, technologist and entrepreneur, to discuss the emergence of erooM’s law, which focuses on reducing the environmental footprint of digital technology.
By Jill TELLIER
December 10, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Green IO's Podcast Guide

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Green IO's Podcast Guide

This article is designed to help our listeners navigate the topics that Gaël discussed with our esteemed guests. We carefully categorized it to cover every aspect of our environmental landscape. From technology and business practices to lifestyle choices and global initiatives.
By Meibel Dabodabo
December 09, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 49 - How to actually do Green Software in my company? with Annie Freeman

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Episode 49 - How to actually do Green Software in my company? with Annie Freeman

In episode 49, Annie Freeman joins Gaël Duez in Episode 49 to explain how she kick-started an initiative to build and deploy an internal tool to monitor carbon emissions in the SaaS company Xero.
By Jill TELLIER
November 29, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 48 - Greening the video game industry with Ben Abraham and Maria Wagner

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Episode 48 - Greening the video game industry with Ben Abraham and Maria Wagner

Maria Wagner, SGA Managing Director, and Dr Benjamin Abram, SGA Research and Standard Lead discuss the gaming industry environmental footprint with Gaël Duez in E48 of the Green IO podcast.
By Jill TELLIER
November 15, 2024
GreenIO Blog - The Green IT Curse

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The Green IT Curse

Hello responsible technologist! Halloween timing makes it funny but I have been wanting to share with you for a while my favorite expression during consulting missions and on stage: the Green IT curse.
By Gaël DUEZ
November 04, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 47 - The Azure Dilemma with Holly Alpine & Will Alpine

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Episode 47 - The Azure Dilemma with Holly Alpine & Will Alpine

In this 2-part Green IO podcast, Holly Alpine and Will Alpine shared with Gaël DUEZ their experience at Azure and the sustainability initiatives developed.
By Jill TELLIER
November 04, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 46 - Green SEO with Natalie Arney and Stuart Davies

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Episode 46 - Green SEO with Natalie Arney and Stuart Davies

In this episode, Gaël DUEZ invites two seasoned SEO practitioners and pillars of BrightonSEO - one of the world’s top conferences on the topic - Stuart Davies, founder of the Ethical Agency Creative Bloom, and Natalie Arney, an SEO Consultant with a knack for sustainability to explore Green SEO.
By Jill TELLIER
October 07, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Lessons from Green IO London 2024

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Lessons from Green IO London 2024

Hello responsible technologist! Let’s take a moment to welcome the 260+! new readers from the Green IO London conference. In case of a mistake, please unsubscribe here, but if you want to try out our newsletter, then please read on! (you can always unsubscribe at the end of it).
By Gaël DUEZ
October 02, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 45 - Assessing digital sustainability’s maturity with Aiste Rugeviciute and Rob Price

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Episode 45 - Assessing digital sustainability’s maturity with Aiste Rugeviciute and Rob Price

Gaël DUEZ chats with two renowned experts in CDR: Aiste Rugeviciute, co-author of “B.A.-BA du Numérique Responsable” and now pursuing a PhD in the socio-ecological impacts of CDR strategies, and Rob Price, a key player in developing an international CDR framework. Rob also hosts the “A New Responsib
By Jill TELLIER
September 25, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 44 - Can the data center industry become circular? with Deborah Andrews

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Episode 44 - Can the data center industry become circular? with Deborah Andrews

Season 3 of Green IO kicks off to a great start with episode 44 focusing on sustainable data centres. Gaël Duez welcomes a veteran in Circular Economy and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, Prof. Deborah Andrews, from London South Bank University, the founder and academic lead for CEDaCI.
By Jill TELLIER
September 04, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 43 - Digital sustainability in a Tech behemoth: Japan with Trista Bridges and Paul Beddie

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Episode 43 - Digital sustainability in a Tech behemoth: Japan with Trista Bridges and Paul Beddie

In this episode, Gael Duez welcomes two long-time Japan-based experts: Paul Beddie, VP and Sustainability Lead at Capgemini, and Trista Bridges, the co-author of Leading Sustainably, and an EcoVadis member.
By Jill TELLIER
July 22, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 42 - Decarbonizing Tech: 2 CTO share their paths with Ludi Akue and Owen Rogers

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Episode 42 - Decarbonizing Tech: 2 CTO share their paths with Ludi Akue and Owen Rogers

In the latest episode of Green IO, we dive deep into the strategies and experiences of two visionary CTOs, Ludi Akue, CTO at Lunii, and Owen Rogers, CTO at .Eco, meets Gael Duez as they lead their organizations towards decarbonizing their tech stacks.
By Jill TELLIER
July 09, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 41 - Decarbonizing AWS with Adrian Cockcroft

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Episode 41 - Decarbonizing AWS with Adrian Cockcroft

Green IO episode 41 focuses on methods to decarbonize a hyper-scaler, using insights from AWS. Gaël Duez meets Adrian Cockcroft, an influential cloud architect, who has occupied key roles such as VP AWS Marketing, Cloud Architect at Netflix, as well as Distinguished Engineer roles at eBay and Sun.
By Jill TELLIER
June 25, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 40 - Triggering action in green software: a Nordic perspective with Satu Heikinheimo and Janne Kalliola

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Episode 40 - Triggering action in green software: a Nordic perspective with Satu Heikinheimo and Janne Kalliola

In episode 40, Gael Duez is joined by Janne Kalliola, author of "Green Code," together with Satu Heikinheimo, Planet Diplomats’ founder, to discuss how to trigger more actions among Tech people to reduce the carbon footprint of our code.
By Jill TELLIER
June 10, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 39 - European Regulations in Tech: some insider perspectives with Kim Van Sparrentak and Max Schulze

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Episode 39 - European Regulations in Tech: some insider perspectives with Kim Van Sparrentak and Max Schulze

Episode 39 of Green IO podcast, Kim van Sparrentak, an elected member of the European Parliament representing the Green Party, and Max Schulze, software engineer and Chair of the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance sit down with Gaël Duez to share their insights on European tech regulation
By Jill TELLIER
May 21, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 38 - Building Green Software with Sara Bergman

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Episode 38 - Building Green Software with Sara Bergman

In this episode, Sara Bergman, a seasoned software engineer and one of the acclaimed co-authors of the O’Reilly book “Building Green Software” joins Gael Duez to discuss the book, and more specifically the chapters on AI, measurements, and hardware.
By Jill TELLIER
May 07, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Green IO Singapore Conference: Navigating the Sustainable Digital Landscape

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Green IO Singapore Conference: Navigating the Sustainable Digital Landscape

Amidst a kaleidoscope of insights and use cases, the Green IO Conference illuminated pathways toward what a low-carbon digital technology could be like. From powering data centres in the face of climate change to navigating the intricate ecosystem of global corporations to push Green IT agenda
By Jezelei Manangan and Thibaut Meurgue-Guyard
April 29, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 37 - How to be a climate-conscious product manager with Antonia Landi and François Burra

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Episode 37 - How to be a climate-conscious product manager with Antonia Landi and François Burra

#37, Gaël Duez interviewed two hands-on experts in product management on how to become a climate-conscious PMs. Antonia Landi, based in Germany, is a strong voice in ProductOps, and François Burra, based in Canada, is the co-author of the Climate Product Management Playbook
By Jill TELLIER
April 23, 2024
GreenIO Blog - All the references and sources used in my conferences: past, present and ... future!

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All the references and sources used in my conferences: past, present and ... future!

In this article, I listed all the sources and the references I have used and I'm still using in my conferences. They are either in English (EN) or in French (FR). Some references are deprecated and are marked [Depr.]
By Gaël DUEZ
April 21, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 36 - Climate change challenges to Data Centers in SEA with Professor PS Lee

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Episode 36 - Climate change challenges to Data Centers in SEA with Professor PS Lee

Based in Singapore, Poh Seng Lee is a Dean's Chair & Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at National University of Singapore. Gaël Duez and Poh Seng Lee discuss the challenges for the tech industry on how to run a sustainable data center, and more specifically how to build sustainable data
By Jill TELLIER
April 16, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 35 - Cyber Security & Sustainability - Friends or foes? with Mary Prokhorova and Michael J.Oghia

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Episode 35 - Cyber Security & Sustainability - Friends or foes? with Mary Prokhorova and Michael J.Oghia

Cyber security and environmental sustainability are two hot topics, yet rarely are they discussed in tandem. Gaël Duez takes up the challenge with guests Mary Prokhorova and Michael J.Oghia, gleaning insights on the intricate relationship between the two.
By Jill TELLIER
April 02, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 34 - Carbon aware computing: a false good idea?

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Episode 34 - Carbon aware computing: a false good idea?

In #34 Green IO, Hannah Smith, from the UK, the COO of the Green Web Foundation, and representing Mexico, Ismael Velasco 💡♻️🌎, the founder of the Adora Foundation, discussed with our host Gaël DueZ the Carbon Aware Computing's complexities and limitations.
By Jill TELLIER
March 19, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 33 - Is open source and sustainability a perfect match?

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Episode 33 - Is open source and sustainability a perfect match?

In #33 Green IO, Gaël Duez talks to Oliver Cronk, Architect Tomorrow podcast host and Sustainable Technology practice lead at Scott Logic (UK), together with his software engineer colleague Katie Davis, who is hardwired for data and statistics and a driving force for sustainable technology practice.
By Jill TELLIER
March 05, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 32 - How systemic thinking can empower sustainable design?

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Episode 32 - How systemic thinking can empower sustainable design?

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of systemic design and how it can help us increase digital sustainability. Don't miss out on insights from Sylvie Daumal (acclaimed author of 'Design d'expérience utilisateur' ) and Thorsten Jonas (founder of the SUX Network) with Gaël DUEZ
By Gaël DUEZ
February 13, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 31 - Estimating IT footprint: the ABB Motion case study

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Episode 31 - Estimating IT footprint: the ABB Motion case study

In #31 Green IO, Green IT blind spot in the digital sustainability through IT footprint in a massive corporation: ABB Motion with Thomas Mosser (ABB) and Fiona Leibundgut (SparkIT Consulting) will be discussed with our host Gaël DueZ.
By Jill TELLIER
January 30, 2024
GreenIO Blog - Episode 30 - Can Digital Marketing be low-carbon?

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Episode 30 - Can Digital Marketing be low-carbon?

Green IO Episode 30 takes a look at the environmental impact of digital marketing. Two tech experts with a soft spot for sustainability join Gaël DUEZ: Diarmuid Gill, CTO at Criteo and Audrey Danthony, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at IMPACT Plus.
By Jill TELLIER
December 19, 2023
GreenIO Blog - Episode 29 - Cosmology and Technology

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Episode 29 - Cosmology and Technology

In episode 29 of the Green IO podcast, Gaël DUEZ meets up with the tech anthropologist Maxime Blondeau for a deep conversation about IT, all things digital and the effect that technical systems have on our perception of the world.
By Jill TELLIER
December 05, 2023
GreenIO Blog - Episode 28 - Rage against the AI

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Episode 28 - Rage against the AI

Episode 28 of the Green IO podcast explores the concept of data for good. Inquisitive as ever, Gaël DUEZ, our regular Green IO podcast host meets up with Lou Welgryn Welwyn and Théo Alves Da Costa from Data for Good, plus Anastasis Stamatis from Dataphoria, to find out how AI & data
By Jill TELLIER
November 21, 2023
GreenIO Blog - Episode 27 - Ayahuasca, consensus, and standards to green software

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Episode 27 - Ayahuasca, consensus, and standards to green software

Tying in with the forthcoming Green Software Foundation’s Decarbonize Software conference on Nov 16th, Gaël DUEZ, our Green IO podcast host meets up with Asim Hussain, the GSF director. In Episode #27 we hear how to negotiate the myriad of tools regarding carbon efficient software and carbon impact
By Jill TELLIER
November 07, 2023
GreenIO Blog - Episode 26 - Digital Sustainability in LATAM

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Episode 26 - Digital Sustainability in LATAM

This episode is not in Spanish or Portuguese but it might have been. With Catalina Zapata - founder of La Web Verde community in Colombia - and Ismael Velasco - founder of the Adora foundation and based in Mexico - Gaël Duez explores the momentum of Digital Sustainability in Latin America.
By Jill TELLIER
October 24, 2023
GreenIO Blog - The 100 Participants Milestone: Why I Doubled Down on the Digital Collage

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The 100 Participants Milestone: Why I Doubled Down on the Digital Collage

Have you ever experienced this mixed feeling when you realize that the idea you had was actually a very good one, but that someone else had already deployed it in a better way than you ever could?
October 19, 2023
GreenIO Blog - Episode 25 - W3C Sustainability Guidelines

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Episode 25 - W3C Sustainability Guidelines

On August 31st this year, the W3C released its first ever Sustainability Guidelines (draft version). Ines Akrape and Lukas Mastalerz, two of its core contributors, share insider insights in this episode on how it will impact the way of working for millions of web developers, designers, ops and data.
By Jill TELLIER
October 10, 2023
GreenIO Blog - Episode 24 - IT Sustainability in SaaS companies

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Episode 24 - IT Sustainability in SaaS companies

In the latest Green IO episode I (Gaël Duez) sat down with Tereze Gaile to get insights from Salesforce’s approach. Tereze is the lead author of the “Sustainability Guide for Salesforce Technology”. Together with Niklas Sundberg, author of “Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders”
By Jill TELLIER
September 27, 2023
GreenIO Blog - Why is Harari's “Sapiens” a must-read book to fight our environmental crises, starting with climate change?

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Why is Harari's “Sapiens” a must-read book to fight our environmental crises, starting with climate change?

Reading such a masterpiece requires some thought processing afterwards ????. Doing so, I tried to connect it with our challenges in the Digital Sustainability field. So, here are my 4 takeaways from Hariri’s book ???? from the point of view of a responsible technologist ????:
By Gaël DUEZ
October 03, 2022
GreenIO Blog - The letter I would have loved to receive 6 months ago about Green IT and Web Sustainability

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The letter I would have loved to receive 6 months ago about Green IT and Web Sustainability

Last time I checked, the DeLauren still does not time travel. Too bad for making a difference in 2021. But, I will be 100% focused on helping teams build greener digital products starting February 2022. And helping executives leverage this needed change toward sustainable IT as a strategic opportuni
February 12, 2022
GreenIO Blog - The Green IO podcast : Season 1 wrap-up

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The Green IO podcast : Season 1 wrap-up

And a bit more actually. Green IO will start its second season next week after reaching 22 episodes, 34 guests and … 10K listeners
January 19, 2022

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