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The vocabulary of sustainable IT

Definitions, frameworks and methods for ecodesign, digital sobriety, accessibility and responsible AI. Free access, no account needed.

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Sustainable IT
The overall approach

Digital sobriety
The guiding principle

Carbon footprint
Measuring impact

Ecodesign
Designing differently

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The four strands

Sustainable IT · Green IT · IT for Green · Human for IT · IT for Human

Measuring

Life cycle assessment · Carbon footprint · GHG Protocol · ISO 14064 · Bilan Carbone · PUE

Frameworks and rules

RGESN · GR491 · CSRD · AI Act · RGAA · WCAG

Artificial intelligence

Responsible AI · Generative AI · LLM · Inference · Hallucination · Algorithmic bias · AI governance · Shadow AI · Prompt injection

Accessibility and inclusion

Digital accessibility · WCAG · RGAA · Digital divide · Human for IT

Equipment life cycle

Manufacturing · End of life · Circular economy · Data centre

Resilience and autonomy

Digital resilience · Robustness · Digital sovereignty · Reversibility · Vendor lock-in · Cybersecurity · Low tech

Concepts

Rebound effect · Jevons paradox · Greenwashing · Digital sobriety

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Last updated: 6 August 2026, 45 articles.