Biography
Annie is a software engineer at Xero in New Zealand. Since 2021 she has been captivated by how engineers can make a difference to the climate problem using green software practices. In particular, she is interested in building carbon aware software that dynamically runs in the least carbon intensive region or time period. Annie has speaking experience at conferences and meetups, including the 2023 Grace Hopper Celebration. Annie is also an enrolled barrister and solicitor in New Zealand and is interested in how software and law can intersect to find solutions to climate change.
Activity History
2024
Nov 26
Episode 49 - How to actually do Green Software in my company? with Annie Freeman
Green IO Podcast with Gaël Duez
#E49 Annie Freeman joins Gaël Duez in Episode 49 to explain how she kick-started an initiative to build and deploy an internal tool to monitor carbon emissions in the SaaS company Xero.
How to actually do Green Software in my company? with Annie Freeman
greenio.tech
Nov 19
How to create a green software culture at your company
In today's climate-conscious world, technology companies have a responsibility to minimise their environmental impact. That includes the environmental impact of the software itself. It can be easy to look at sustainability tips like building carbon aware products or reducing the size of webpages. But in large companies with complex systems, it can be hard to enact change. As a green software advocate, I've learned that implementing sustainable practices doesn't require a complete system overhaul—it starts with small, actionable steps that create lasting change.
How to create a green software culture at your company — Annie Freeman
www.anniefreeman.nz
Oct 7
AWS Says It’s 100% Renewable - But Should Software Engineers Be Doing More?
In July 2024, Amazon announced it had met its goal of 100% renewable energy seven years early. Does that mean you don't need to do anything to make your software greener?
AWS Says It’s 100% Renewable - But Should Software Engineers Be Doing More? — Annie Freeman — Annie Freeman
www.anniefreeman.nz
2023
Sep 27
Can Engineers Help Solve Climate Change?
I gave a lecture at the Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando, Florida in September 2023, sharing ideas on how software engineers can help solve climate change.
#ghc23 #greensoftware | Annie Freeman | 25 comments
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Nov 10
