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Reducing carbon emissions in a core system

Reducing carbon emissions in a core system

UBM and Microsoft shift computational tasks in CO2-reduced times

This whitepaper discusses the first enterprise-scale implementation of carbon-aware computing, a collaboration between UBS and Microsoft under the Green Software Foundation (GSF) umbrella. Using the GSF Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) specification and carbon-aware-sdk tooling, the partners implemented a time-shifting strategy for UBS's risk platform, running workloads during periods of lower carbon intensity in the grid. This approach is projected to prevent multiple metric tons of CO2eq from entering the atmosphere annually.

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Foundational basic Patterns

Appoint case managers

Assign a responsible individual for handling each case type

Distinguish case types

Determine whether activities are related to the same type of case and, if necessary, distinguish new business processes

Reduce touchpoints

Reduce the number of contacts with customers and third parties

Parallelize activities

Consider whether activities may be executed in parallel

Resequence activities

Move activities to more appropriate places

Automate for environmental impact

Implement automation in a sustainable way

Generalize your process

Explore whether a process can easily be used for additional products or services

Expertise-based task assignment

Match tasks to experts' specialized skills for efficiency

Experience-based task assignment

Delegate task according to experience: execution frequency, case involvement, interactions

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Shift Workload

Execute tasks when the grid is powered by renewable energy

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