Designing for Sustainability

IT can impact the world both positively and negatively and plays a significant role in achieving the sustainability goals set both by companies and by governments around the World. Many IT and sustainability professionals are not aware of how they may support sustainability with data, technology, and solution design.

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In this course, you will learn

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    About the role of technology in the sustainability agenda.

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    About how IT can positively impact the environment, society, and economy.

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    About how your company can save both Co2 and money by being more conscious when designing software.

About the course

How to utilize IT for Sustainability
The course covers one or more of the below topics and include real life examples:

Responsible IT Development
Anja will explore Responsible IT development and how your company can save both CO2 and money by being more conscious when designing, developing, and implementing IT solutions.

Data and Sustainability
Utilizing data and IT to create the company's sustainability baseline, data collection for sustainability reporting, documentation, transparency, and prevention, and different tools to support sustainability data and opportunities.

Technology Enablement of the Sustainability Agenda
What are the typical opportunities for IT to support the sustainability agenda? How may the IT department design solutions for a better world? What technologies exist?

Designing for Sustainability
Look into different processes and exercises that can be used to design IT solutions for sustainability.

It is possible to book 1-4 days long workshops depending on the chosen topic(s).

Your instructor
The instructor has 20 years of experience in the IT industry and 5 years of experience in enabling the sustainability agenda. She co-created Responsible Computing and is helping organizations design and implement sustainable IT strategies focused on lowering CO2, avoiding bias in the code, and saving costs through sustainable IT. She also assists clients with innovative solutions for ESG reporting, supply chain optimization, and double materiality assessment.

Training format: Comprehensive Course
Full day or multi-day courses for thorough learning and skill development.

Course details

Format

Comprehensive Course

Location

On-site/Online

Language

Danish/English

Attendees

10-15

Duration

1-4 days
Who is this course for?
These courses are designed for IT and sustainability professionals and will be adjusted to fit the audience/individual organization when booked.
Interested in learning more?

Jakob Lindstrøm
Head of 7N Academy

Phone: +45 3114 1457
Email: jali@7n.com 

LinkedIn Contact Jakob

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