Webinar:
Mike Berners-Lee on Digital Sustainability & How Enterprises Can Take Action with Umbraco
Digital sustainability is no longer optional. It’s essential. But do enterprises truly understand the carbon impact of their digital operations?
In this exclusive webinar, renowned sustainability expert Mike Berners-Lee - author of A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It and How to Get It - joins Umbraco’s experts for a thought-provoking discussion on the environmental cost of digital and how enterprises can take real, measurable action to reduce their digital carbon footprint.
May 22, 2025, at 4 PM CET
Who is Mike Berners-Lee?
Mike Berners-Lee is a leading expert in carbon footprint analysis, sustainability, and climate impact, helping businesses understand the real-world consequences of their digital and operational choices.
He is also the brother of Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web - a fascinating connection that highlights the duality of digital evolution: While one revolutionized the way we communicate and interact online, the other is helping us understand and mitigate its impact on the planet.
In his latest book, A Climate of Truth, Mike explores how misinformation and inaction hold back sustainability efforts—and what we can do to drive real change.
Bridging the gap: From big-picture sustainability to practical digital action
Mike Berners-Lee provides a high-level perspective on why digital sustainability matters, but knowing why sustainability matters is only the first step. The real challenge is turning that insight into action.
That’s where Umbraco’s experts and industry partners come in - Neil Clark (MSQ Partners), Andy Eva-Dale (Tangent), Amy Czuba (Nexer Group), and Rick Butterfield (Wattle) - bringing real-world market insights, hands-on experience, and proven strategies for building sustainable digital solutions.
We’ll take Mike’s big-picture perspective and bring it down to a practical level, showing:
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How enterprises can assess and reduce the footprint of their websites, content, and cloud infrastructure.
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Best practices for building high-performance, low-impact digital experiences
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How Umbraco’s CMS can support businesses to make sustainability part of their digital strategy - without sacrificing speed, scalability, or security.
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How you get your client/organization onboard with thinking sustainability in web solutions
By the end of the session, you will understand the problem and walk away with clear, actionable steps to make your enterprise’s digital presence more sustainable.
Meet The Expert Panel
Mike Berners-Lee
Sustainability Expert
The Big Picture: The Climate of Truth - why we need it and how to get it
The true environmental cost of digital infrastructure
Where emissions come from in IT & digital experiences
What is holding us back and how we change that
Amy Czuba
New Business Manager, Nexer Digital
Introducing the Sustainability agenda with clients
How to frame the sustainability agenda when approaching new clients
How to build sustainability into a business organization in a competitive market
Rick Butterfield
Package developer & digital innovator, Wattle
Sustainable Software & Development Best Practices
How developers can create more sustainable code and products
How editors can make use of the Umbraco.Community.Sustainability package
Andy Eva-Dale
Digital experience leader, Tangent
Sustainability in Practice: Building Greener Digital Experiences
Real-world strategies when designing and developing sustainable digital solutions
Practical steps for reducing digital energy consumption
Neil Clark
Digital sustainability specialist, MSQ Partners
The Hidden Challenges of the Web
How digital agencies and enterprises can rethink web sustainability
Where emissions come from in digital operations
Hosted by Lasse Fredslund
Product Owner CMS, Umbraco
Member of the Umbraco Sustainability Team