DocuSign GreenScore: From hackathon concept to core sustainability feature.
Problem/Goal:
Showcase the environmental impact made by DocuSign users by quantifying the paper saved through digital document processing.
Research:
- Using DocuSign is inherently forest-friendly
- Measuring the tangible benefits of going green with DocuSign
- Building a dashboard to visualize the environmental benefits of digital signatures
- Supporting evidence: Docusign for Forests: Environmental Impact and Calculation Methodology
- Additional context: 5 reasons why going paperless will put money back into your pocket
Calculator
I developed basic calculations using an Excel file to quantify environmental impact.
Ideation:
Develop a data visualization dashboard to showcase environmental impact across multiple metrics: wood saved, water conserved, time saved, money saved, and other environmental benefits.
Wireframes:
I created an environmental impact savings dashboard to showcase the results of DocuSign usage during the 2017 DocuSign Engineering Hackathon.
DocuSign GreenScore Dashboard
Deliverables:
GreenScore Marketing Webpage and Product Dashboard
- Implemented a marketing webpage to calculate environmental impact without requiring user login
- Developed an environmental savings data visualization dashboard for the account overview section of the product
- GreenScore was the winning project at the 2017 DocuSign Engineering Hackathon
Related Sustainability Initiative
Docusign separately announced Docusign for Forests at the World Economic Forum in January 2019. The initiative supports organizations working to protect and preserve forests.
DocuSign GreenScore Product Dashboard
