Blauer Engel For FOSS (BE4FOSS)

In 2020, the German Environment Agency (German: Umweltbundesamt) released the award criteria for eco-certifying desktop software with the Blue Angel ecolabel (German: Blauer Engel). From 2021–2022, the BE4FOSS project under KDE Eco worked to advance eco-certification for resource and energy-efficient software in FOSS communities. Obtaining the Blue Angel ecolabel occurs in 3 steps: (1) Measure, (2) Analyze, and (3) Certify.

Os benefícios de obter o emblema Blue Angel incluem:

• Reconhecimento no alcance de padrões elevados no desenho de 'software' amigo do ambiente,
• Diferenciação do 'software' livre face às alternativas.
• Aumento do apelo à adopção pelos consumidores e
• Promoção da transparência na pegada ecológica das aplicações.

Learn more in the KDE Eco handbook “Applying The Blue Angel Criteria To Free Software”.