Green DiSC
Green DiSC
A Digital Sustainability Certification.
Green DiSC
Green DiSC is a certification scheme which provides a roadmap for research groups and institutions who want to tackle the environmental impacts of their computing activities. Initially the scheme has released their bronze criteria to open access with Silver and Gold to follow.
Who’s it for?
Green DiSC can be completed by anyone working in research, across any research domain, with a focus or substantial element of digital infrastructure.
There are criteria aimed at research groups, the Bioinformatics RTP is coordinating the research group approach.
There are separate criteria for central teams, with this being coordinated by the Energy and Sustainability team.
As the certification works better when the central and research functions are aligned we will be using a TEAMs channel for internal networking.
Green DiSC submissions will be made through the SPARKHub portal from October 2026.
How does it work?
The criteria were selected following some key principles:
- Evidence-based, to ensure that the criteria included have the maximum impact on research sustainability while favouring engagement with the framework.
- Open access, so that all scientists can engage with this framework.
- Iterative, so that the criteria developed evolve as institutions’ policies change and our understanding of environmental impacts progresses.
- Community-based, to leverage the great resources being designed internally by different institutions.
The content for this page has been created using content from https://www.software.ac.uk/GreenDiSC