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Agile Sustainability Initiative

Initiative Purpose

The planet is facing many challenges, including war, hunger, the climate crisis, and the decline of democratic rights. All these challenges (and many more) are addressed by the United Nations’ seventeen sustainable development goals. Why is this important for the Agile community?

  • The challenges are so existential, that they should be important for any community.
  • The challenges are wicked and the Agile community has learned over time how to address the complicated, complex, and wicked problems.
  • Agile comes with an expectation. For example, if a team states it is Agile, it is assumed that the team is also inclusive.
SoSA 2023 – The State of Sustainability in Agile

Join us on Friday, November 3rd for the SoSA2023 – The State of Sustainability in Agile. In this virtual event, we’re reviewing the state of sustainability in Agile and how to apply sustainability in our daily work practically. We will dive into all aspects of sustainability – social, environmental, and economic. We invited speakers who will share their knowledge and experience addressing the most urgent planetary challenges we face today.


Quick Start Tools

Learn about the ideas of Agile Sustainability in these short videos and explainers. Share them with others in your community to get a quick start on the essentials of Agile Sustainability.

The Agile Sustainability Manifesto

Read the Agile Sustainability Manifesto and learn the 4 key values and the 8 Principles that drive our mission.

Agile Sustainability Glossary

The Agile Sustainability Glossary is a brief dictionary of many terms to get you up to speed.

Agile Sustainability Assessment

Understand the state of sustainability in and with your team by taking this assessment (published under CC by SA).


Main Activities

Awareness

Here to provide knowledge and inspiration to enable action regarding sustainability to the (broader) Agile community. We plan to do this through:

  • Content
  • Tools
  • Alliances
Within

Explore how we can increase sustainability both in and by Agile. We are planning to do so through a range of activities, for example:

  • Case studies
  • Experience reports
  • Skills network
Beyond

The initiative will also guide how the Agile Alliance can leverage its influence on the Agile community. For example:

  • Agile 20XX
  • Education
  • Sponsorship

Stronger Together

Let’s increase the awareness of the challenges and also of the Agile community’s possibilities to make a difference – so, get involved! 


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