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Measures towards an increased awareness of sustainability in the scientific community of research on universe and matter (ErUM) are outlined. Building upon an action plan defined in 2023, a number of points have been identified to be reached at different time-scales, including, for example, monitoring of energy consumption at computing job level, designing software for reduced energy consumption or training scientists in best practices. Following a detailed analysis of the measures, this contribution presents initial findings regarding the progress made to date. This has revealed a differentiated picture regarding the implementation of various measures, reflecting both the integration of sustainability into project phases and areas that do not yet monitor resource use.
The cross-disciplinary goals have been followed up by the ErUM action group Sustainability in Digital Transformation last year. In this context, a multi-step framework for integrating sustainability into everyday research practices has been developed to identify concrete examples of actionable measures. Sharing insights from initial pilot implementations in Germany this presentation also aims at broadening the use cases towards more global efforts in sustainability.