Softwareproduktion & Sustainability
Hasso-Plattner-Institut · Potsdam · März 2022
Seerene · German Deep Tech Group · Hasso-Plattner-Institut
How can software production contribute to sustainability? Senior leaders from finance, industry, and technology discussed both the production process and the environmental impact of software in operation. The event brought together CIOs, CTOs, and board members from ABN AMRO, KfW, Festo, ZF Group, and DekaBank.
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Döllner opens the event with a keynote framing software and sustainability as a shared challenge for engineering and management.
Kraft argues that software engineering practices have a direct environmental footprint and outlines concrete steps the ERGO Group is taking to reduce it.
Sikora draws on Raiffeisen Software's experience to show how digital age management and sustainability goals can reinforce each other in a software factory setup.
Kehr makes the case that IT is a key lever for sustainable transformation, using KfW's own journey as a reference point.
Melzer explains how Festo approaches sustainability as a driver for software innovation across industrial manufacturing.
Deist outlines ZF Group's transformation program and how becoming a data-driven company connects to broader sustainability objectives.
Plewan examines whether sustainability in IT means new requirements or a shift in existing priorities, drawing on DekaBank's perspective.
A closing panel with Karcher (Siemens) and Halecker (German Deep Tech Institute) on scaling sustainable software practices across industries.
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