Discussion on the creation of the WordPress Sustainability Team, including highlights such as the Slack channel creation and the team's first post on Make WordPress. Overview of the team's initiatives, including weekly Slack meetings, guidelines for sustainable WP events, and a plugin for displaying environmental data. Overview of the team's current activities, including setting workflows in place. Discussion on future plans, such as deciding on projects from the roadmap and consolidating guidelines.
The sustainability initiative in the WordPress community was formed through a question asked at WordCamp Europe, leading to the creation of a Slack channel and collaborative efforts to promote sustainability in various aspects of WordPress.
The sustainability team in WordPress works together with other teams within the community, such as the hosting team and the performance team, to drive sustainability efforts forward and welcomes contributions and ideas from individuals with diverse backgrounds.
Deep dives
The Creation of the Sustainability Initiative
The podcast episode discusses the creation of the sustainability initiative in the WordPress community. It starts by describing how the initiative was formed during a Q&A session at WordCamp Europe, where a question about sustainability was asked. The question led to the creation of a Slack channel, which quickly gained traction and attracted numerous participants. The episode highlights the importance of community support and collaborative efforts in shaping the initiative. It also emphasizes the broad scope of sustainability, including environmental, social, and economic aspects. The team has been working on various projects, such as developing guidelines for making WordPress events more sustainable and creating a plugin to surface information about website sustainability. The episode concludes by inviting listeners to join the team and contribute their ideas and expertise to further advance sustainability in the WordPress community.
Collaboration and Support from Other Teams
The podcast episode emphasizes the collaborative nature of the sustainability initiative and the importance of working together with other teams within the WordPress community. It acknowledges the valuable contributions made by existing teams, such as the hosting team and the performance team, in promoting sustainability in various aspects of WordPress. The episode encourages individuals from different teams to come forward with ideas and suggestions on how to improve sustainability within their specific domains. The episode also discusses the need for continued collaboration and information sharing among teams to drive sustainability efforts forward. It highlights that sustainability encompasses not just environmental concerns, but also social and economic factors. The episode concludes by expressing gratitude towards the supportive and positive attitude of the WordPress community towards the sustainability team's endeavors.
Roadmap and Exciting Opportunities
The podcast episode delves into the roadmap of the sustainability initiative and discusses the exciting opportunities it presents. The hosts highlight the diversity of projects included in the roadmap, covering environmental, social, and economic aspects of sustainability. They emphasize the need for collective effort and invite individuals to contribute their ideas and skills to the team's initiatives. The episode emphasizes that sustainability is a broad topic with room for contributions from various backgrounds and profiles. It also discusses specific projects, such as the development of guidelines for making WordPress events more sustainable and creating a plugin to display sustainability information related to hosting and CO2 emissions. The hosts conclude by emphasizing that the team's efforts are open to collaboration and discussion, encouraging interested individuals to join meetings and contribute their unique perspectives and ideas.
Invitation to Join and Take Action
The podcast episode extends a warm invitation to individuals interested in sustainability to join the sustainability team's meetings and initiatives. It emphasizes that anyone, regardless of their technical background, can contribute to the team's efforts in making WordPress more sustainable. The episode encourages participation from event organizers, meetup leaders, and individuals with ideas or plans related to sustainability, emphasizing the team's willingness to help and collaborate. It highlights the importance of sharing ideas and experiences in the team's Slack channel, attending meetings, and participating in discussions. The hosts express enthusiasm for the progress made so far and stress the need for collective action and collaboration to drive sustainability forward in the WordPress community.
Welcome to Sustain WP, a limited podcast series about digital sustainability and WordPress. I'm your host Nahuai Badiola and in this episode I will be talking about how the sustainability initiative was created and then become into an official team.
In the episode 1, I talked briefly about it with Hannah Hannah but in this episode I wanted to look back to the process of how we arrived to have an official WordPress Sustainability Team, what we have done so far and what are we planning to do.
For that I'm joined by Nora Ferreirós, Thijs Buijs and Csaba Varszegi which have been behind the WordPress Sustainability initiative from the beginning.
Some of the points we talked about are:
Nora’s question in WordCamp Europe 2022
WordPress Sustainability Slack channel creation
The first time we got in contact with the Sustainability initiative
Decide which projects from the roadmap we move forward
Consolidate the guidelines for more sustainable WP events
Open to new contributors and ideas
Join the WordPress Sustainability Slack channel
If you are interested on contributing on any of the topics we mentioned, or you want to bring a new one, you can start by joining the Sustainability Slack channel.