  Sustainability is a central concern for our society, and software systems
increasingly play a central role in it. As designers of software technology, we
cause change and are responsible for the effects of our design choices. We
recognize that there is a rapidly increasing awareness of the fundamental need
and desire for a more sustainable world, and there is a lot of genuine
goodwill. However, this alone will be ineffective unless we come to understand
and address our persistent misperceptions. The Karlskrona Manifesto for
Sustainability Design aims to initiate a much needed conversation in and beyond
the software community by highlighting such perceptions and proposing a set of
fundamental principles for sustainability design.
