The challenges we face are global — and we address them through industry-wide knowledge sharing and strategic action. SGA meetups, member gatherings and panels bring together industry experts, members, and key stakeholders to share best practices and align on priorities.
SGA meetups bring together experts from across the industry and beyond to exchange insights, share knowledge, and explore best practices in emission reduction, sustainability compliance, and effective sustainable communication.
To empower the entire industry to decarbonize and reduce compliance costs, we make recordings of our past meetups publicly available, supporting open access to knowledge and best practices.
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New Power-Saving Plugins for Unreal, Unity and Godot – Better Player Experience and Energy Efficiency
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 12:45pm – 1:15pm CEST at gamescom (Stage 8 – Confex Level 2)
This session focuses on the Power-Saving Plugins for Unreal, Unity and Godot, developed to optimize your game’s energy efficiency in a pragmatic and time-efficient way- in fact, even enhance the player experience by improving battery life, reducing heat-induced slowdowns, and minimizing fan noise, making them a benefit for developers.
Energy Efficiency, Player Experience & Distribution
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 1:15pm – 2:15pm CEST at gamescom (Stage 8 – Confex Level 2)
How do you make sure your game gets played in a world of endless titles but only a limited number of players and play time? In this technical panel, representatives from Unity, Uppsala University, and the Sustainable Games Alliance explore how energy efficiency is becoming a key driver of distribution reach and market access in the games industry.
Implementing the Empowering Consumers in the Green Transition (ECGT) Directive: From Discussion to Practice
Thursday, 18th of June at 1pm – 2pm CEST
The Empowering Consumers in the Green Transition (ECGT) Directive amends EU Directives 2005/29/EC (the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive; UCPD) and 2011/83/EU (the Consumer Rights Directive, CRD. The ECGT became European law in February 2024, with member states adopting it by 27 March 2026, and enforcement to begin from 27 September 2026. This meetup brings together communication experts from the games industry to discuss practical implementation guidelines and what the Directive means for the sector in practice.
Energy Efficiency and Scaling for Performance: Featuring the Case Study of Subway Surfers City
Tuesday, 26th of May at 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CET at SYBO and online on Zoom
This panel is part of the hybrid event SGA Beer Together Copenhagen – powered by SYBO and Games Denmark.
You can join the industry experts Gabriel Lascano, the CTO of SYBO, Jiri Kupiainen, Founder and Chair of SGA and Laurent Gibert, Director of Product Management & Studio Lead of Unity Montreal online, exploring how energy efficiency is becoming a powerful competitive advantage in modern game development. Featuring Subway Surfers City as a case study, they unpack how scaling strategies can significantly boost performance while optimizing resource use.
The discussion also highlights practical best practices and “low-hanging fruit” opportunities that teams can adopt to improve efficiency without compromising player experience.
