# Developers Can Improve the ESG Aspects of Software By Tackling Early Ethical Debt Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-infoq-podcast-1106590/developers-can-improve-the-esg-aspects-of-software-by-tackling-early-ethical-debt Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-infoq-podcast-1106590/developers-can-improve-the-esg-aspects-of-software-by-tackling-early-ethical-debt.md Podcast: [The InfoQ Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-infoq-podcast-1106590) Published: 2026-02-02T13:38:52+00:00 Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/infoq-channel/developers-can-improve-the-esg-aspects-of-software-by-tackling-early-ethical-debt Audio file: http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2256201899-infoq-channel-developers-can-improve-the-esg-aspects-of-software-by-tackling-early-ethical-debt.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-infoq-podcast-1106590/episodes/developers-can-improve-the-esg-aspects-of-software-by-tackling-early-ethical-debt Duration seconds: 1859 ## Resource Erica Pisani, host of the performance and sustainability track at QCon London 2025, retrospects on the lessons learned from assembling the track and the lessons learned from attending the talks. She touches on the importance of the environmental-social aspects of software and hints on how developers can improve these aspects with small steps in the architecture and practices of building software. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3Zquqjj Subscribe to the Software Architects’ Newsletter for your monthly guide to the essential news and experience from industry peers on emerging patterns and technologies: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter Upcoming Events: QCon London 2026 (March 16-19, 2026) QCon London equips senior engineers, architects, and technical leaders with trusted, practical insights to lead the change in software development. Get real-world solutions and leadership strategies from senior software practitioners defining current trends and solving today's toughest software challenges. https://qconlondon.com/ QCon AI Boston 2026 (June 1-2, 2026) Learn how real teams are accelerating the entire software lifecycle with AI. https://boston.qcon.ai The InfoQ Podcasts: Weekly inspiration to drive innovation and build great teams from senior software leaders. Listen to all our podcasts and read interview transcripts: - The InfoQ Podcast https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/ - Engineering Culture Podcast by InfoQ https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/#engineering_culture - Generally AI: https://www.infoq.com/generally-ai-podcast/ Follow InfoQ: - Mastodon: https://techhub.social/@infoq - X: https://x.com/InfoQ?from=@ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/infoq/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InfoQdotcom# - Instagram: https://www.instagr… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-infoq-podcast-1106590/episodes/developers-can-improve-the-esg-aspects-of-software-by-tackling-early-ethical-debt/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-infoq-podcast-1106590/developers-can-improve-the-esg-aspects-of-software-by-tackling-early-ethical-debt.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.