Low-code, a technology that is as sustainable as it is profitable

According to a recent study by the Spanish Network of the UN Global Compact, the number of Spanish organizations reporting on their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals has increased significantly since the approval of the 2030 Agenda, rising from 32% in 2016 to 85% in 2021. . .

Disclosing non-financial or ESG information helps manage companies’ impact on society. It is necessary to move towards an economy that combines profitability, social justice and environmental protection.

However, obtaining up-to-date information on these matters is a major challenge. Not only do management platforms require the intelligence to dynamically connect, optimize and automate all data management processes, they must also reduce software emissions.

Eco-design by default

The digital sector has the potential to reduce overall CO2 emissions by 15% to 20%. But at the same time it is one of the most polluting things. It is estimated that data centers consume about 1-1.3% of global electricity demand. Moving to the cloud means a huge increase in online activity.

To benefit from their potential to reduce emissions, technologies must be designed in a way that minimizes their negative impacts. By default, this environmental design means adopting innovative methodologies that reduce costs and automate all processes. The answer in the case of sustainability management platforms is Sygris low code.

It is a meta language that abstracts the programming layer through the use of interactive interfaces and generates the necessary code transparently to the user, facilitating the creation of applications with minimal manual programming; Which allows developers to save each piece of infrastructure and repeatedly execute patterns.

Low code is radically transforming the software development process

Economy and democratization, main advantages

The main advantage of low code is agility. In our case, Sygris Low Code succeeded in creating more complete and robust applications, reducing development times and costs by more than 90% compared to traditional solutions. Thanks to the fact that developers’ knowledge is closer to business than programming, a 200% improvement in management efficiency has been achieved.

Regarding sustainability, we calculate that this saving in energy consumption and programming resources translates into a reduction in emissions, which, combined with other approaches such as cloud sustainability, amounts to 98% compared to conventional developments.

Furthermore, low code democratizes software development, allowing users who do not have advanced programming knowledge, but manage business processes, to build applications and make the most of data in a simple, intuitive, and agile way.

Fundamental change

Currently, the commitment to reduce polluting emissions comes from various interest groups, including customers, investors, public administration and companies themselves. According to data from Global Compact, eight out of ten Spanish companies consider sustainability a competitive advantage, and 59% already have professionals dedicated to ESG issues.

Sustainability must become a key priority for teams and must be considered as important as performance, safety, cost or accessibility. This is about fundamentally changing the culture of software development in the technology industry.

Therefore, turning data into the backbone of a company’s sustainability strategy using digital tools that produce minimal environmental impact, are efficient and adaptable as the business evolves, is as sustainable as it is profitable.

Author: Jacinto Corral, CTO at Sygris.

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