New Research from STRATEGIES: Reports on Sustainability in Games
Over the past year, the STRATEGIES project has published a series of reports examining how Europe's game industries can transition toward sustainable practices. These reports offer evidence-based insights into the environmental challenges facing the sector and propose pathways for change.
Four reports are now available on our reports page:
The State of the Art Report examines the current landscape of sustainability practices across Europe's game industries, establishing a baseline understanding of where the sector stands.
The Preliminary GHG Emissions Report tackles one of the industry's most pressing challenges: measuring and understanding the carbon footprint of game development. This preliminary analysis examines the difficulties developers face in capturing accurate greenhouse gas data and presents initial findings on emissions across the development process.
The White Paper on Ecogame Design explores how game design itself can contribute to sustainability goals, examining how games can educate, inspire, and model sustainable thinking.
Most recently, our first Policy Brief synthesizes early findings and offers recommendations for policymakers working to support the industry's green transition.
Looking ahead to January 2026, we'll be publishing the Game Hacking Education Report, which examines how educational and research practices around game development can incorporate sustainability principles and carbon literacy. This report will build on earlier findings to propose new approaches for training the next generation of game developers with environmental awareness at the core of their practice. Alongside this, we'll release Evaluating VR and AI-Based Game Design for Sustainability, a report examining the impact of virtual reality and artificial intelligence technologies on sustainable design goals across the creative and cultural industries.
These reports represent only the first phase of the project's research program. Additional reports on circular economy approaches, sustainable business models, and comprehensive emissions accounting are planned for 2026-2027, as the consortium's evidence base continues to grow.
