Transforming a conventional enterprise, business model, and product into a sustainable one.
Once upon a time, we were SolarX — a typical solar company. We sold solar systems that helped reduce energy bills, but our business model was not groundbreaking: high prices, limited accessibility, and products focused more on efficiency than on their full environmental and social impact.
Then we asked: Why not become the most sustainable solar company in the world?
That question began the transformation of SolarX into SustainaSun — a movement to make solar energy affordable for everyone, installable anywhere, and genuinely beneficial to both the planet and society.
SustainaSun is not just a company. It is a movement toward a brighter, fairer future.
SustainableTogether is an open-source initiative by the INCOSE Sustainability Working Group that explores how systems engineering can support the transformation from conventional practices to sustainable business models, enterprise architecture and products for a flourishing future.
In its generic term, the project serves as a platform, where like-minded people come together, solve sustainability challanges and spreads them to the outside world.
Everyone is welcome, every skill is needed to tackle this wicked problem.
This repository serves as a shared knowledge base and collaborative workspace for:
- Methods, processes and tools that supports the transformation to sustainable practices.
- Educational materials, presentations, and webinar content
SustainableTogether/
├── System Model/ # SysML/MBSE models for the SolarX → SustainaSun system
│ └── SolarX/ # PV system: PVArray, Inverter, Battery, Controller, Grid
├── Our Presentations/ # Presentations and publications by the working group
├── SustainabilityWebinarSeries/ # Slides from the INCOSE Sustainability Webinar Series
├── docs/ # Full documentation (also published via GitHub Pages)
└── README.md # You are here
Full documentation is available at:
thenightfox-1.github.io/SustainableTogether
Topics covered:
We welcome contributions from anyone — you do not need to be a systems engineer.
| I want to... | How |
|---|---|
| Fix a typo or improve docs | Open a PR |
| Share a presentation or resource | Open a Content Contribution issue |
| Propose a new idea | Open a Feature Request |
| Report an error | Open a Bug Report |
| Ask a question | Start a Discussion |
Read the full Contributing Guide to get started.
New to the project? Start with the Onboarding Document for a full introduction to SustainableTogether and the INCOSE Sustainability Working Group.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. Copyright (c) 2024 SustainableTogether Contributors.
Questions or ideas? Reach us at sustainability@incose.net or open a Discussion.