A recent paper proposes the Environmental Justice in Technology (EJIT) Principles—a framework aiming to reorient technological development toward social and ecological justice. EJIT emphasizes interdependence, repair, and community self-determination, urging a shift away from profit-led models to truly regenerative and equitable tech ecosystems.
Drawing inspiration from the 1991 principles of environmental justice, this framework extends their commitments into the technological domain, treating environmental justice not as a peripheral concern but as a necessary foundation for building equitable and regenerative futures. We situate the EJIT principles within the broader landscape of environmental justice, design justice, and post-growth computing, proposing them as a values infrastructure for resisting extractive defaults and envisioning technological systems that operate in reciprocity with people and the planet. In doing so, this article aims to support collective efforts to transform not only what technologies we build, but how, why, and for whom.
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