At GitHub, we believe in the extraordinary potential and power of a diverse, collaborative developer community to accelerate human progress. Just look at the first-ever powered flight on another planet as one amazing example of what developers can achieve together! Through the power of this community, we have an opportunity to make a positive, lasting impact on our planet, too.
In honor of Earth Day, I am excited to share GitHub’s commitment to building the environmentally sustainable home for all developers, so you can continue to write the software that the world depends on, knowing that we’re working to ensure that the platform you build on is contributing to the health of our planet.
Our parent company, Microsoft, has made a sweeping set of commitments to combat climate change across carbon, water, waste and ecosystems. As a starting point, we have taken inspiration from their leadership and are making the following commitments of our own:
We envision a future where carbon-free software is standard—where software development, deployment, and use contribute to the global climate solution without every developer having to be an expert. Here’s how we are laying the groundwork for a carbon-free software future:
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