Digital Impacts Schema & Taxonomy (DIST) is community driven and stewarded by Green Web Foundation for public benefit. It is an open-source project, meaning it is free for all to make use of without restriction. All contributions to push forward and maintain this work are welcome, from minor suggestions, to more regular involvement or financial donations. Big or small, there lots of ways to get involved.

Join on-going discussions

Share your expertise and contribute to on-going discussions on existing issues.

Suggest improvements

If your idea isn't already captured in our on-going discussions, then flag gaps, inaccuracies, or ideas for improvements.

Join a weekly call

Contributors to this open-source project meet with Green Web Foundation team members to discuss issues, ideas and co-ordinate progress. We meet every Monday at 11am UK time / 12pm CET.

As an organisation - tech or otherwise

We welcome usage of DIST! Most organisations start by mapping out their technology estate using the taxonomy categories. The approach is flexible meaning you can map your estate in full or in part - for example just at an application, product or service level. You can follow this process on your own using the materials provided by this website and our open-source community. To request help in finding a partner to support you on this journey contact Green Web Foundation who can put you in touch with a suitable person from the DIST community.

We are actively looking for organisations willing to share their approach to using DIST with us and/or the wider community. We especially love warts and all case studies, that help us understand where we can make improvements and guide others on how to put these ideas into practice. We'd love to hear from you for a no obligation chat, get in touch.

As a member of the sustainability community - tech or otherwise

We welcome constructive challenge from the sustainability community particularly subject matter experts who understand the specific impact dimensions listed on our taxonomy page or have other relevant areas of expertise. For example:

  • Carbon and energy
  • Water
  • Human health
  • Materials, including raw materials extraction, recycling and eWaste disposal
  • Land use / biodiversity impacts

We also welcome referencing and signposting of existing standards, reports, research and data that would enhance the usefulness of this project.

Additionally, we're keen for experts who can commit a little more time to help guide, govern and advise the project in general. Although please note this is run as a not-for-profit project so in most instances this would be on a voluntary basis.

For anyone of the above, we'd love to hear from you for a no obligation chat, get in touch.