“The SGA Standard paves the way for greater transparency and streamlined collaboration between game developers, manufacturers, and service providers to more effectively contribute to emissions reduction. An industry standard for measurement and reporting is the critical next step in making the gaming landscape’s sustainability efforts more efficient and impactful.”

“Energy efficiency is not just a technical detail, it’s a competitive advantage. Longer battery life keeps players engaged on the go, while lower energy demand contributes to a more sustainable game industry. To make real progress, we need reliable ways to measure and compare performance across the industry, and it is exciting to see SGA being a leader of that transformation.”

“Joining SGA is a no-brainer if you ask me. Having data you can actually compare, and a more systematic way of collecting it, enables us to focus on our core business while also doing our part in decarbonizing this industry.”

“We love the SGA initiative as it’s actually providing an actionable solution that is relatively straight forward. I really encourage all developers to check it out and join the effort.”

“The games industry needs a standard framework to measure the carbon impact of our products and services. We need benchmarks, real data and a common language so that we can work together and in our studios on programs of continuous improvement and make informed decisions regarding tech, platforms, back end, design and features. At a small studio like ours, a standard will accelerate our decarbonisation efforts, which is why we are so excited to see SGA Standard develop and evolve.”

"To accurately measure our company's full carbon footprint, we need transparent data from our partners. While we get detailed emissions reporting for some services like business travel, there are major data gaps when it comes to digital service infrastructure. This prevents us from truly understanding our impact. Standardized reporting for services is essential—it would empower customers and providers alike to make meaningful climate progress. That's why I'm excited to see what we can achieve with the SGA Standard."

“If you're not considering sustainability for our planet, your users' device battery life, or even their power bill, then you should at least consider it for your game's performance. Quicker frames just so happen to benefit all of these cases.”

"We joined the SGA to get clear, evidence-based, and actionable instructions on how we can help protect the planet."

“We joined SGA because we believe in its mission for a sustainable game industry through clear data, standards creation and sharing strategies for decarbonisation for game development across the board.”

"We have long recognized the need for a standardized approach to emission calculations within the game industry. The Sustainable Games Standard represents a significant milestone in establishing an industry-wide, accessible, and dynamic model to address this need. We are very pleased with the results achieved so far."

"We at Soihtu are helping people live mentally healthier lives with a game-based digital intervention, and enjoying green forests in real nature is actually one clinically proven treatment for helping people suffering from Major Depressive Disorder, so joining SGA aligned with our mission perfectly."

"We need to come together as an industry, acknowledge our impact as gamers and take action, instead of waiting for our governments to do so for us."

“Sustainable Games Alliance provides practical and very important knowledge about best practices for collecting data and reducing emissions. The more companies that join, the bigger the impact we can achieve together.”

“The STRATEGIES team is pleased to collaborate with the SGA in shaping a standard that reflects both scientific rigour and industry relevance. Through regular dialogue and expert review, we ensure the SGA Standard meets high expectations for sustainability and accountability.”

"It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it: Establishing an environmental standard takes some serious skill and dedication, and I couldn't imagine a more qualified and passionate group of people than the SGA doing it. Thank you for your pioneering work!"

"SGA is the organization in the space of games and sustainability that combines pragmatic industry leadership and organization, evidence-based work using cutting-edge research, and a vision for meaningful systemic change. They are organizing industry, research, and advocacy in a way that gives me hope that we can, together, become leaders towards a real, sustainable, and humane future."

"We’re proud to partner with SGA to develop a new Environmental Impact Dashboard - extending Second Stage's mission to give PC and console game marketers a complete view of performance with our marketing analytics and attribution dashboard TRACKS. This feature will allow developers and publishers to measure the emissions of their campaigns based on activity data, empowering them to make data-driven decisions that balance effectiveness with sustainability and enable strategic emission reductions while enhancing their marketing performance."

“SGA eliminates a gap between the worlds of sustainable thinking and gamedev. Their third-sector work literally makes digital games greener and the game industry more attuned to the demands of the world undergoing a momentous transformation.”

“Climate change is a global challenge, and the entire entertainment industry is part of that problem. At Sports Interactive, we’ve been working to reduce our environmental impact since 2019, and joining the Sustainable Games Alliance is another step in that journey.”

“I’m proud that the Sustainable Games Alliance launched this Standard. The creation of the Standard has been a joint effort between industry and academia – bringing accountability to it, and showing an example of what we can achieve together. The Standard is not only about giving us a method for emission calculations – it also helps us identify where to start the decarbonization of our industry.”

"Game Only is proud to have joined the Sustainable Game Alliance because we share a common mission to help guide the industry towards a more sustainable future. We are looking forward to collaborating together on implementing the Sustainable Games Standard into Jyros, enabling comparability and data exchange across countries."

“While sustainability becomes an ever more important and complex issue, we believe it is integral to have strong communities supporting efforts towards sustainable development. The SGA provides us with resources, knowledge, and a voice in how sustainability in game development should be treated, which would otherwise not be available to an independent studio.”

We used the Sustainable Games Standard for our Scope 3 Category 11 emissions - it gave us a solid methodology and is referenced in our Sustainability Statement.

We used SGA's games industry-specific standard to support our latest climate emissions calculations. It was particularly valuable in preparing the emissions data related to game installs and download traffic, which was a new reporting category for us. The tailored guidance for Scope 3.9 was really helpful.