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     - pytest
     - REXX
     - runtimes
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     - skyscanner
     - splk
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     - austinlparker
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     - hongalex
     - horovits
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     - magnusbaeck
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     - mateuszrzeszutek
     - mayur
     - mayurkale
     - mhausenblas
     - mirabella
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     - molkova
     - msomasu
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     - neumüller
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     - ruech
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     - sigelman
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diff --git a/projects/env-semconv.md b/projects/env-semconv.md
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+### Description
+
+This working group looks to identify and standardize observability for
+sustainability purposes with regards to infrastructure and applications. This
+would look at current tooling around sustainability metrics and standardize the
+meaning and approach for these metrics.
+
+Current efforts of implementations:
+
+- [Kepler](https://github.com/sustainable-computing-io/kepler)
+- [Scaphandre](https://github.com/hubblo-org/scaphandre)
+
+We want to have a unified metrics convention in order to better facilitate measuring sustainability metrics across different ecosystems.
+
+### Deliverables
+
+- Semantic conventions for sustainability metrics
+- Reference Prototypes metrics
+- Recommended practices for reporting on sustainability metrics 
+
+### Staffing / Help Wanted
+
+**Project Leads**
+- @spazzy757
+
+**Sponsoring Members**
+- @jpkrohling 
+- @pyohannes 
+
+**Engineers**
+- @gabibeyer
+- @bertysentry
+- @nikimanoledaki
+- @mkorbi
+- @rossf7
+- @marceloamaral
+
+### Meeting Times
+
+- Meeting Times: Mondays 4:00PM - 5:00PM CET
+- CNCF Slack [#otel-sustainability-semconv-sig](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C06RTM63YD6) for collaboration
+
+### Timeline
+
+Q3 2024
+
+* Kickoff
+* Experimental semantic conventions
+
+Q4 2024
+
+* Prototype development
+
+1H 2025
+
+* Review and refinement
+* Declare sustainability semantic conventions as stable
+* Create Recommendations
+
+### Labels
+
+- `sustainability`
+
+### Linked Issues and PRs
+- https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/issues/835
+
+### Project Board
+
+- TBD