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Building the community, standards, tools, and talent that make technology good for both business and the planet — from Bangalore to a global audience.
Whether you're a corporate seeking sustainability compliance, a university embedding AI across disciplines, or looking to fund India's sustainable AI future — GCF has a structured path for you.
Meet BRSR compliance, reduce AI carbon footprint, build ESG credentials, and join a community of sustainability-committed organisations.
Embed Sustainable AI across every discipline with SATP — India's only cross-functional AI education framework aligned with the IndiaAI Mission.
Sponsor the Sustainable AI CoE infrastructure, contribute CSR funds, or co-design research at India's most credible sustainable AI institution.
GCF, GCF Academy, and the Sustainable AI CoE form an integrated ecosystem — community and credibility, education and talent, research and innovation.
Founded by Dr. Niladri Choudhuri, GCF is India's leading institution at the intersection of technology and environmental sustainability. GCF curated the panel "From Buzzword to Blueprint — Engineering Sustainable AI at Scale" at India AI Impact Summit 2026, organised by the Government of India. Partners include Infosys, STPI, KDEM, BBC, VigyanLabs, Birchlogic, and Kompact AI.
SATP — India's first cross-functional, multi-discipline Sustainable AI education programme. 5 modules covering CS, Engineering, Management, Architecture, Law, Pharmacy, Sciences and Humanities. IndiaAI Mission aligned, NEP 2020 compliant. Three investment tiers: ₹3–5 Cr to ₹18–25 Cr.
India's first Sustainable AI Centre of Excellence — five founding partners (GCF, VigyanLabs, Kompact AI/Ziroh Labs, Birchlogic, Sir MVSA), ₹50L compute stack, GreenBuild v4/v5, student research hub, and startup incubation. CPU-native inference: 50–80% energy reduction vs GPU.
Four chapters of growing impact — from a Bangalore hackathon to a panel at India's premier government-organised global AI summit.
GCF curated the panel discussion "From Buzzword to Blueprint — Engineering Sustainable AI at Scale" at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, organised by the Government of India under the IndiaAI Mission. The summit was anchored on three principles — People, Planet, and Progress — and GCF contributed to the Planet pillar.
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was organised by the Government of India under the IndiaAI Mission, anchored on People, Planet, and Progress. GCF was invited to curate a practitioner panel on engineering sustainable AI at scale.
Panel theme: Engineering Sustainable AI at Scale — from best practices to deployment blueprints for Indian organisations.
India's largest Sustainable AI hackathon — co-organised with BBC, STPI, and KDEM. Hosted at Sir MVSA, Bangalore. Three tracks — Students, Start-Ups, Corporates — across Energy, Healthcare, Real Estate, Agriculture, and Governance. All solutions built on CPU-native Kompact AI with BirchLogic carbon tracking.
India's first structured Sustainable AI internship programme — 23 students across 6 interdisciplinary teams from Christ University, Bangalore. Applied projects under GCF mentorship covering sustainable AI system design, carbon-aware computing, and real-world deployment. Cohort 2 now open.
GCF Academy has launched the Sustainable AI Training Programme for universities — targeting institutions across Karnataka and India. SATP offers 5 modules, 8+ discipline tracks, faculty certification, Kompact AI labs, and a startup ventures pathway. Proposals submitted to leading universities.
Join a growing community of organisations and individuals shaping the future of Sustainable IT and Sustainable AI in India and globally.
For enterprises committed to sustainable digital operations and ESG compliance.
For sustainability practitioners and IT professionals committed to green computing.
For universities and research institutions advancing sustainable AI education.
For NGOs and civil society at the intersection of technology and sustainability.
GCF offers structured training programmes for academic institutions and certification pathways for practitioners, alongside four consulting services for organisations embedding Sustainable IT into operations, strategy, and reporting. All services are B2B — delivered to organisations, not individuals.
GCF Academy delivers structured, certification-led training in Sustainable IT and Sustainable AI — two tracks for universities (student programmes) and two tracks for corporate and professional development (practitioner programmes). All delivered as institutional B2B engagements — not open enrolment.
A foundational awareness programme that introduces the environmental impact of digital technology — energy, e-waste, carbon, and water — and the business case for Sustainable IT. Delivered as a short-format module for university students, corporate onboarding, and leadership awareness sessions.
A leadership-facing module for CXOs, CHROs, and sustainability heads — building the strategic case for embedding Sustainable IT into organisational strategy, procurement, and ESG reporting. Designed to be delivered as a half-day boardroom session or keynote.
Introductory GreenOps programme for university students across all disciplines. Covers the environmental impact of IT operations, the GreenOps framework, and practical sustainability optimisation for compute, storage, and cloud workloads.
Advanced GreenOps programme for students — building on 101 to cover AI/ML workload sustainability, networking optimisation, carbon-aware scheduling, and organisation-wide GreenOps implementation strategy.
Introductory Sustainable AI programme for university students — covering the environmental impact of AI systems, frugal AI architectures, and responsible deployment principles. Aligned with IndiaAI Mission and India AI Governance Guidelines 2025.
Advanced Sustainable AI programme — covering production deployment of frugal AI systems, sustainable MLOps, BRSR reporting for AI workloads, and real-world case studies from GCF's Sustainable AI CoE at Sir MVSA.
Certification programme for IT practitioners — engineers, architects, DevOps, and cloud professionals — equipping them to design, implement, and govern sustainable IT operations within their organisations. Delivered as a 2-day intensive workshop to corporate teams.
Advanced certification for senior IT practitioners — architects, CTO/CIO teams, and sustainability leaders — covering organisation-wide GreenOps strategy, AI workload sustainability, supply chain emissions, and ESG reporting integration.
Certification programme for AI and data teams — data scientists, ML engineers, AI product managers, and technology leaders — covering carbon-efficient AI design, deployment, and governance in enterprise environments.
Advanced certification for AI leads, Chief AI Officers, and enterprise AI governance teams — covering organisation-wide Sustainable AI strategy, BRSR disclosure for AI, responsible AI governance, and CoE design for large organisations.
GCF's consulting practice helps organisations measure, manage, and improve the sustainability of their IT operations — from strategic roadmap to regulatory disclosure. Delivered as structured B2B engagements with defined scope, deliverables, and outcomes. All engagements produce board-ready outputs.
End-to-end consulting to define, design, and implement an organisation-wide Sustainable IT strategy — from current-state assessment through to a prioritised 12–24 month implementation roadmap. Suitable for IT organisations committing to ESG targets and BRSR compliance for the first time, or those maturing an existing practice.
A structured assessment of an organisation's IT sustainability posture using GCF's Double Materiality methodology — evaluating both the impact of IT operations on the environment (impact materiality) and the impact of environmental risks on IT operations (financial materiality). Produces BRSR-ready and CSRD-aligned outputs.
An independent, externally credible Sustainable IT Rating from GCF — scored across GCF's six-principle Sustainable IT Framework. The SIT Rating can be used in sustainability reports, investor communications, procurement submissions, and public ESG disclosures. Ratings are renewable annually as the organisation improves.
Targeted, outcome-focused consulting for organisations post-assessment — implementing specific Sustainable IT improvements across infrastructure, software, AI workloads, procurement, or governance. Delivered as a series of structured sprints with measurable outcomes at each stage. Ideal for organisations with an existing baseline who need hands-on implementation support.
Frameworks, playbooks, checklists, impact reports, and assessment tools — everything GCF has developed for the practitioner community, available at no cost.
GCF's comprehensive framework for sustainable IT — principles, measurement methodology, and implementation roadmap.
View on GCF Site →Extension of the Sustainable IT Framework developed by GCF and Birchlogic — key functions for improving IT sustainability and reducing carbon footprint.
View on GCF Site →Strategic framework for pioneering Sustainable AI innovation — released at GreenMind Hackathon 2025 and presented at India AI Impact Summit 2026.
⬇ Download PDF →Full outcomes — 500+ participants, 25+ solutions, winner profiles and panel insights from India's largest Sustainable AI Hackathon.
View Report →Introductory GreenOps programme for university students — compute, storage, AI/ML workload optimisation, and sustainability mindset.
GreenOps Master 101 →Seven actionable best practices from GCF's panel at India AI Impact Summit 2026 — for building low-carbon, accessible AI systems.
⬇ Download Free →Step-by-step guide to BRSR compliance — Scope 1/2/3, e-waste, water usage, and SEBI filing for IT organisations.
⬇ Download Free →50-point checklist for measuring and reducing AI system carbon footprint — 7 categories with kgCO₂e scoring methodology.
⬇ Download Free →30 practical actions any IT professional can take to reduce their digital carbon footprint — leads to GCF Digital EcoWarrior Certification.
⬇ Download Free →Rate any AI system across 7 sustainability dimensions to generate a Sustainable AI Score — for audits or vendor due diligence.
⬇ Download Free →Build and deploy AI on standard hardware — CPU-native inference, RAG, Micro DC design, and edge deployment patterns.
⬇ Download Free →Six-principle framework with measurement methodology, implementation roadmap, and governance guidelines for practitioners.
⬇ Download Free →"Green Computing Foundation has delivered a positive and quick impact in helping us understand, measure and manage our environmental carbon footprint. This has enabled us to be more proactive on our Sustainability journey and to calibrate our targets for 2025. This will be part of our organizational DNA."
"Sustainable IT is the need of the hour. The fact that 300 trees are required to offset the carbon generated by using a computer 365 days a year is enough reason to understand that we cannot be sitting on the fence — we need to jump in and do something about it."
"The insights and frameworks GCF created collaboratively with industry leaders for Sustainable IT act as a handy guide and empower organizations to adopt eco-friendly practices while driving technological advancement."
"GreenMind Hackathon 2025 demonstrated how Sustainable AI can address real-world challenges while significantly reducing environmental impact. Participants proved that high-impact AI does not require high energy — using CPU-based inference and edge computing."
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