There exists a global consensus on the need to reduce our collective environmental impact. Fundamental to any solution to the problem is optimization – in particular, the ability to optimize energy use – yet this has been largely ignored in the current discourse. It is well-known that our global industrial/technological infrastructure, including transportation systems, manufacturing plants, human habitat and so on, is typically operated in an ad-hoc and significantly sub-optimal fashion. A key unit of analysis for operations optimization is the business process.

This site is dedicated to the study of how the theory and practice of business process management might be re-tooled to address the grand challenge of environmental sustainability. The site reports on existing research and development in this space, provides pointers to relevant background material and aims to create a community of like-minded professionals committed to green BPM.