Episode 0: What to Expect From This Limited Podcast Series  ## Metadata - Author: [[Sustain WP]] - Full Title: Episode 0: What to Expect From This Limited Podcast Series - Category: #podcasts - URL: https://share.snipd.com/episode/48790524-fd09-46d9-a836-f6786b0c94c5 ## Document Notes ## Highlights - **Podcast Origin Story** - Nahuai created this podcast series as part of a Green Web Foundation fellowship. - The project stemmed from pain points identified through years of learning about digital sustainability in WordPress. Transcript: Nahuai Badiola So why I'm doing this? First, because I care quite a lot about the topic. And second, this limited podcast series is the project I developed under the Greenway Foundation Fellowship. ([Time 0:00:59](https://share.snipd.com/snip/e15b5419-e09d-40cb-9c11-09be6c78a088)) - **Limited Sustainability Awareness in WordPress** - Awareness of digital sustainability among WordPress users is low, with many unaware of the concept entirely. - Most people equate sustainability solely with carbon emissions, ignoring other important facets of sustainability. Transcript: Nahuai Badiola And those pain points are, one, the lack of awareness on digital sustainability in WordPress users and community. I know if you are listening to this, probably you are somehow aware, but there are a lot of people out there using WordPress that never heard about it. Two, the existing awareness is tied to a carbon tunnel vision, meaning that the general view equals sustainability to CO2 emissions, which is not the whole picture at all. Indeed, it's difficult to talk about digital sustainability and not to focus almost exclusively on strategies that aim to reduce carbon footprint. That's why we have to bring other areas of the sustainability to the conversation. And lastly, not everyone is on the same page when talking about sustainability. It can mean different things to different people. Indeed, I wrote about sustainability as an umbrella term on the Green Web Foundation blog. ([Time 0:01:29](https://share.snipd.com/snip/bd8f7846-671f-44b7-8a50-1dfa30d36713)) - **Expand Sustainability Conversations** - To address sustainability properly, include all areas, not just focus on carbon footprint. - Broaden conversations to encompass environmental, economic, and social sustainability aspects. Transcript: Nahuai Badiola That's why we have to bring other areas of the sustainability to the conversation. And lastly, not everyone is on the same page when talking about sustainability. It can mean different things to different people. Indeed, I wrote about sustainability as an umbrella term on the Green Web Foundation blog. I will leave the link to it in the show notes together with other resources. So the aim of this podcast series is 1. Raise awareness around sustainability on WordPress. 2. Bring a more holistic view of sustainability. 3. Hear from different voices, which is always good and nice. ([Time 0:02:13](https://share.snipd.com/snip/15bd2f9a-b70e-4f0f-95bf-d772847ad361)) - **Goals of Sustain WP Podcast** - The podcast aims to raise awareness, provide a holistic sustainability view, share diverse voices, and invite community engagement. - It also seeks to encourage participation in the WordPress sustainability team. Transcript: Nahuai Badiola So the aim of this podcast series is 1. Raise awareness around sustainability on WordPress. 2. Bring a more holistic view of sustainability. 3. Hear from different voices, which is always good and nice. Four, share my learning journey in case you can extract something useful for you. And five, invite people to join the conversation and why not to join the WordPress sustainability team. ([Time 0:02:42](https://share.snipd.com/snip/84f610d8-b66c-4c2e-9fa7-3c27c5222aa2)) - **Thoughtful Podcast Structuring** - Structure episodes by sustainability pillars and community insights for comprehensive understanding. - Release episodes weekly to foster discussion and allow thorough preparation. Transcript: Nahuai Badiola In the next episode, I will explain how I got started on WordPress and digital sustainability, and I will have a special guest who has been key to my digital sustainability journey. With her, we will introduce the three pillars of sustainability, spoiler alert, which are environmental, economical, and social. In the next three episodes, I will talk about these three pillars, one pillar per episode, with members of WordPress community. The goal is to understand what they mean to different people. In the following two episodes, we will explore how we can improve WordPress sustainability. Next, we will talk about WordPress sustainability team creation, what are we doing, and what we would like to do in the future. The final episode will be a conclusion. In it, I will try to summarize everything I learned during this journey. ([Time 0:03:15](https://share.snipd.com/snip/7ca7e4f9-1e7f-4507-b283-515927307cdf)) - **Embracing Imperfection in Sustainability** - This limited series cannot cover everything about digital sustainability and WordPress. - Striving for good, not perfect, provides meaningful progress in a nuanced topic. Transcript: Nahuai Badiola Disclaimer, this is a limited emphasis, unlimited series, and as you could guess, I won't be able to cover everything regarding sustainability and WordPress. I did my best to summarize what I learned so far in this amazing and nuanced topic. This disclaimer may be more for me than for you, but I really want to apply the saying of the perfect is the enemy of the good. ([Time 0:05:01](https://share.snipd.com/snip/dba3bc12-907a-4860-a6c8-90358afc7a81))