From ebd23e4505560a10595839f8a26021c60619caa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: vijesh-cloud <233714092+Vijesh-CDmaster@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:38:04 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] feat(tcg-env): add Environmental Sustainability TCG docs, closes #363 Signed-off-by: vijesh-cloud <233714092+Vijesh-CDmaster@users.noreply.github.com> --- .../environmental-sustainability/index.md | 100 ++++++++++++++++++ docs/community/tcgs/index.md | 12 ++- 2 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md diff --git a/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md b/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..32bd0ba3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +--- +title: Environmental Sustainability Technical Community Group +sidebar_label: Environmental Sustainability +tags: + - environmental-sustainability + - tcg + - operational-resilience +--- + +# Environmental Sustainability Technical Community Group + +The Environmental Sustainability Technical Community Group (TCG) continues the work of the former CNCF TAG Environmental Sustainability, advocating for, developing, supporting, and evaluating environmental sustainability initiatives in cloud native technologies. + +## Mission + +The Environmental Sustainability TCG serves as a community rallying point for discussing, sharing knowledge, and coordinating initiatives that help reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of cloud native tooling. The group continues to grow a community of practitioners, vendors, and end users focused on making sustainability a first-class concern across the cloud native landscape. + +## Background + +This TCG carries forward the work of the former TAG Environmental Sustainability, which was consolidated into TAG Operational Resilience as part of the 2025 CNCF TAG restructuring. The TCG gives the sustainability community - over 800 members strong on CNCF Slack - a dedicated, discoverable home to continue its work. + +## Focus Areas + +### Measurement and Tooling + +- **Energy and Carbon Metrics**: Quantifying the energy consumption and carbon footprint of cloud native workloads +- **Measurement Tooling**: Supporting projects such as [Kepler](https://sustainable-computing.io/) for power and energy measurement +- **Landscape Gaps**: Identifying gaps in environmental sustainability coverage across the CNCF landscape + +### Best Practices and Guidance + +- **Green Reviews**: Evaluating the environmental impact of CNCF projects and sharing recommendations +- **Optimization Guidance**: Recommendations for reducing consumption in cloud native deployments +- **Education**: Resources for end users, developers, and stakeholders on sustainable cloud native practices + +### Community and Advocacy + +- **Sustainability Advocacy**: Outreach, blogging, and awareness efforts across the community +- **Cloud Native Sustainability Week**: Community-led events highlighting sustainability work +- **External Collaboration**: Engagement with environmental and sustainability organizations outside CNCF + +## Getting Involved + +### Join the Community + +- **CNCF Community Groups**: [community.cncf.io/cloud-native-sustainability](https://community.cncf.io/cloud-native-sustainability/) +- **CNCF Slack**: Join [slack.cncf.io](https://slack.cncf.io) and look for `#tag-environmental-sustainability` +- **Meetings**: Check the community group page for the current meeting schedule + +### Contribute + +- **Share Your Work**: Present sustainability tooling, measurements, or case studies +- **Participate in Initiatives**: Help with Green Reviews, Kepler, or advocacy efforts +- **Ask Questions**: Learn from others working on cloud native sustainability +- **Provide Feedback**: Help shape the group's direction and priorities + +## Organizers + +Technical Community Groups are led by community organizers who facilitate meetings, coordinate activities, and ensure the group delivers value to participants. + +To become an organizer or learn more about current organizers, check the group's page on [community.cncf.io](https://community.cncf.io/cloud-native-sustainability/) or reach out via the CNCF Slack. + +## Resources + +### CNCF Resources + +- [Technical Community Groups Overview](../index.md) +- [TCG Governance](../../governance/tech-group-governance.md#technical-community-groups) +- [CNCF Community Groups Program](https://github.com/cncf/communitygroups) + +### Related CNCF Groups + +- [TAG Operational Resilience](../../tags/operational-resilience/index.md) - Current home of legacy TAG ENV initiatives + +### External Resources + +- [Kepler](https://sustainable-computing.io/) - Kubernetes-based Efficient Power Level Exporter +- [CNCF Landscape](https://landscape.cncf.io/) + +## Evolution and Future + +As a Technical Community Group, the Environmental Sustainability TCG may evolve based on community needs: + +- **Current State**: Discussion and knowledge-sharing forum, continuing prior TAG initiatives +- **Near Term**: Deliver initiatives like Green Reviews, tooling guidance, and best practices +- **Long Term**: Potentially evolve into a TAG or subproject if sustained value and formal oversight is needed + +The community drives the direction and pace of this evolution. + +## Contact + +For questions or to get involved: + +- **CNCF Community Groups**: community-groups@cncf.io +- **CNCF Slack**: [slack.cncf.io](https://slack.cncf.io) +- **TOC**: For governance questions, reach out via [#toc](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C0MP69YF4) + +## Code of Conduct + +All participants in the Environmental Sustainability TCG must adhere to the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md). We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all community members. diff --git a/docs/community/tcgs/index.md b/docs/community/tcgs/index.md index 9338b9f4..d0e58a87 100644 --- a/docs/community/tcgs/index.md +++ b/docs/community/tcgs/index.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Technical Community Groups enable the community to: ## Current TCGs -The CNCF currently has three active Technical Community Groups: +The CNCF currently has four active Technical Community Groups: ### Artificial Intelligence @@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ Focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning in cloud native environm --- +### Environmental Sustainability + +Continuing the work of the former TAG Environmental Sustainability, advocating for and developing environmental sustainability initiatives in cloud native technologies. + +**Topics**: Energy and carbon metrics, sustainability tooling (Kepler), Green Reviews, sustainability advocacy + +- [Learn more →](./environmental-sustainability/index.md) + +--- + ### Platform Engineering Dedicated to platform engineering practices, tools, and patterns that enable development teams to self-service their infrastructure needs while maintaining consistency and governance. From 2238e2ce84122d361e4d9721327b6f490cad064a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: vijesh-cloud <233714092+Vijesh-CDmaster@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:22:30 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] docs(tcg-env): address review feedback from mfahlandt - Remove TAG-continuity framing from intro and Mission - Remove Background section referencing former TAG - Remove Green Reviews bullet (belongs to TAG Operational Resilience / TOC Project Reviews Subproject) - Remove Related CNCF Groups section linking to TAG Operational Resilience - Broaden Mission wording from 'cloud native tooling' to 'cloud native technologies and practices' Signed-off-by: vijesh-cloud <233714092+Vijesh-CDmaster@users.noreply.github.com> --- .../tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md | 15 +++------------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md b/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md index 32bd0ba3..24eb4db9 100644 --- a/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md +++ b/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ ---- +--- title: Environmental Sustainability Technical Community Group sidebar_label: Environmental Sustainability tags: @@ -9,15 +9,11 @@ tags: # Environmental Sustainability Technical Community Group -The Environmental Sustainability Technical Community Group (TCG) continues the work of the former CNCF TAG Environmental Sustainability, advocating for, developing, supporting, and evaluating environmental sustainability initiatives in cloud native technologies. +The Environmental Sustainability Technical Community Group (TCG) advocates for, develops, supports, and evaluates environmental sustainability initiatives in cloud native technologies and practices. ## Mission -The Environmental Sustainability TCG serves as a community rallying point for discussing, sharing knowledge, and coordinating initiatives that help reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of cloud native tooling. The group continues to grow a community of practitioners, vendors, and end users focused on making sustainability a first-class concern across the cloud native landscape. - -## Background - -This TCG carries forward the work of the former TAG Environmental Sustainability, which was consolidated into TAG Operational Resilience as part of the 2025 CNCF TAG restructuring. The TCG gives the sustainability community - over 800 members strong on CNCF Slack - a dedicated, discoverable home to continue its work. +The Environmental Sustainability TCG serves as a community rallying point for discussing, sharing knowledge, and coordinating initiatives that help reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of cloud native technologies and practices. The group brings together practitioners, vendors, and end users focused on making sustainability a first-class concern across the cloud native landscape. ## Focus Areas @@ -29,7 +25,6 @@ This TCG carries forward the work of the former TAG Environmental Sustainability ### Best Practices and Guidance -- **Green Reviews**: Evaluating the environmental impact of CNCF projects and sharing recommendations - **Optimization Guidance**: Recommendations for reducing consumption in cloud native deployments - **Education**: Resources for end users, developers, and stakeholders on sustainable cloud native practices @@ -68,10 +63,6 @@ To become an organizer or learn more about current organizers, check the group's - [TCG Governance](../../governance/tech-group-governance.md#technical-community-groups) - [CNCF Community Groups Program](https://github.com/cncf/communitygroups) -### Related CNCF Groups - -- [TAG Operational Resilience](../../tags/operational-resilience/index.md) - Current home of legacy TAG ENV initiatives - ### External Resources - [Kepler](https://sustainable-computing.io/) - Kubernetes-based Efficient Power Level Exporter From 851c9655f445a384d42f86e271041bfa08a0b56a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: vijesh-cloud <233714092+Vijesh-CDmaster@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:18:52 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] docs(tcg-env): re-add Related CNCF Groups section per review Adds back a neutrally-worded link to TAG Operational Resilience, matching the pattern used on the AI TCG page, per mfahlandt's feedback. Signed-off-by: vijesh-cloud <233714092+Vijesh-CDmaster@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md b/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md index 24eb4db9..8814f36d 100644 --- a/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md +++ b/docs/community/tcgs/environmental-sustainability/index.md @@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ To become an organizer or learn more about current organizers, check the group's - [TCG Governance](../../governance/tech-group-governance.md#technical-community-groups) - [CNCF Community Groups Program](https://github.com/cncf/communitygroups) +### Related CNCF Groups + +- [TAG Operational Resilience](../../tags/operational-resilience/index.md) - Broader operational and sustainability topics + ### External Resources - [Kepler](https://sustainable-computing.io/) - Kubernetes-based Efficient Power Level Exporter