They bring their hardest problems to the foundation, and together we build solutions that benefit the entire industry.
Our steering members include some of the world's most influential technology organisations
Steering membership isn't a subscription — it's a partnership. You bring the challenge your organisation is facing. We put the foundation's resources, expertise, and member network behind solving it. Bespoke. Email help@greensoftware.foundation to arrange a meeting to discuss how we can help.
Email us to arrange a meeting to discuss how membership can help your organisation.
help@greensoftware.foundation
We combine assemblies, policy work, standards proposals, networking events, and educational material into a tailored offering that addresses your specific challenge.
Direct influence on the foundation's direction and priorities.
High-bandwidth conversations with the GSF leadership team to surface challenges, discuss engagement, and refine your roadmap.
You'll never be shut out of the room where decisions are made.
Every story starts the same way: an organisation brings us a problem they can't solve alone.
Goldman Sachs, Avanade, and GSF members worldwide built and scaled the Green Software Practitioner course — now completed by over 130,000 engineers across the industry.
Pindy Bhullar, Sean O'Keefe, and contributors from eight GSF member organisations built SOFT — the first ratified standard for embedding green software practices across an entire organisation.
Microsoft, UBS, Avanade, NTT DATA, and partners built the Carbon Aware SDK — the first open-source toolkit for carbon-aware computing, now deployed on production banking systems.
11 organisations built the Software Carbon Intensity specification into ISO 21031:2024 — the first standardised way to measure software's carbon impact as a rate, not a total.
General membership gives you immediate access to the standards, training, and community that 130,000+ practitioners already use.
Participate in the development of standards and frameworks.
Bring ideas to the foundation for consideration.
Join structured learning programmes with peers.
Integrate GSF courses into your own internal training platforms.
Summit, Carbon Hack, and other member events.
Lead initiatives that shape the future of green software.
Meet with our Head of Partnerships to discuss your sustainability challenges and objectives.
We extract the core challenges, connect the dots between your needs and existing projects, and identify members who might want to collaborate.
Leveraging our ecosystem — projects, standards, assemblies, policy work, educational resources — we create a tailored plan that addresses your specific challenge.
Review the proposal together, refine it, and agree on the path forward.
Complete the formal application. For steering-level membership, existing steering members approve new members — maintaining the calibre and exclusivity of the group.
An onboarding call with the Director of Operations. We onboard your key staff, walk through our systems, show how meetings work, and connect you to the community.
Regular check-ins with the Director of Operations to discuss progress, surface new challenges, and ensure you're getting value from your membership.
Personalised monthly reports showing where your organisation is engaging, surfacing important activities and opportunities — so you never have to worry about missing a meeting or email.
