

#Foresight software software
This means of analysis can also be used to select software with a low environmental burden, and to aid in the development of software products and software operation technologies with small carbon footprints. Use of this method makes it possible to compare the environmental burdens of software products with the same functions, and to grasp the effects of software modifications upon carbon emissions. With this background, SCI was formulated to evaluate the carbon footprint of software operation with scores based on power and hardware usages and the carbon intensity of power usage. In the area of software development and operation, companies are investigating ways to reduce their carbon footprint, and a method of evaluation that properly reflects efforts to reduce emissions is now being sought. Within the IT field, there is a growing movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030. In recent years, the effort to reduce carbon emissions has gained force globally. NTT DATA is contributing to the achievement of a carbon neutral society through technology development that utilizes SCI to deliver green software and services.

The Green Software Foundation, in which NTT DATA participates as a Steering Member, has developed the alpha version of "Software Carbon Intensity" (SCI), a method for evaluating the carbon footprint of software. Green software and services realized through new Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) method
