GitHub Social Impact

Environmental Sustainability

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of this century. We are working with developers to leverage technology to create a greener world.

See sustainability in action

Building a better world through open collaboration

In partnership with the developer community, nonprofit organizations, Microsoft, and our employees we are building a sustainable global platform to empower developer collaboration, accelerate human progress, and contribute to the protection of our world.

There are over 60,000 green software and climate-focused repositories on GitHub - and we believe developers are a critical part in the goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions. We’ve curated tools and projects to enable you to kick-start your climate action journey today.

View the Climate Action Plan

Looking for ways to code in a more sustainable way? We’ve got you covered with our top list of tools to help lower your carbon footprint. After reviewing repositories on GitHub that self-identified as being a green software tool as their primary purpose, we compiled these into a directory of resources built by our community, for our community. We ended up with this directory that includes a comprehensive list of the green software tools out there. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a seasoned professional, these tools will help you code sustainably.

Visit the Green Software Directory