Give developers a reason to build with your platform.
From AI Agents to production workflows, Code for the Planet Hacks turn real world challenges into open source projects that showcase your platform and grow your developer ecosystem
Our hackathons have shipped tooling across reforestation, watershed, and wildlife projects on four continents.
Brazil
GitHub, Oracle, and PyGIS came together with the Ministry of Education and Manaus University. Impact: 5,000 acres of Rio Negro within the Amazon visualized for fires Project Areas: AI for GIS, biodiversity mapping, conservation dashboards
Seattle
Twilio, GitHub, Microsoft, and Scale AI came together with University of Washington and Washington Department of Ecology. Impact: 2,000 acres of Duwamish River watershed data modeled Project Areas: GIS workflows, public-sector data tools, watershed monitoring
SF Bay Area
Figma, Red Hat, and AWS came together with Oakland Parks & Rec and Hack the Hood. Impact: 115 acres of brownfield cleanup data mapped across Oakland and Emeryville Project Areas: environmental justice dashboards, civic data visualization, remediation tracking
Sustainability, impact, and talent — in one event.
Customer adoption
Projects become real-world references your customers and internal teams can point to when accelerating adoption of your platform.
Productivity metrics for your tool
Hackathons yield quantifiable usage data, letting companies track progress against sustainability targets and UN SDG goals.
AI for Good use cases
Teams prototype nature-tech solutions — demonstrating how your AI stack supports public-sector and conservation partners.
Everything included to make your hackathon a success.
You bring the platform. We'll bring everything else. Less event planning. More developer adoption.
- Venue
In-person, hybrid, or fully remote — we source and staff the space.
- Project scoping
A briefed, buildable problem co-designed with a conservation partner.
- Hack coordinators
Dedicated PMs, mentors, and judges on the floor throughout the event.
- Attendees & recruiting
Curated developer + student audiences aligned to your talent goals.
- Reels & recap
Photo, video, and a CSR-ready impact report delivered post-event.
From kickoff to CSR report, on your calendar.
Pick a focus.
We match you with a conservation partner and scope a real problem your engineers can meaningfully move in a weekend.
We run the event.
Logistics, mentors, judging criteria, and CSR reporting — all handled end-to-end so your team can focus on building.
Your team builds.
A 1–3 day sprint for engineers, designers, and PMs. Deep work, real stakes, and demos that ship — not slideware.
Impact ships.
Working software lands with the partner. Volunteer hours, donation credits, and outcome metrics flow into Benevity, YourCause, or Bright Funds.
GitHub accelerates Copilot adoption with the Ministry of Education in Manaus.
An open-source conservation project — built at a ProgramEarth hackathon — surfaced all the way to COP30 conversations and a Web Summit Rio keynote.
- Customer & dev engagement
An Amazon conservation open-source project became a Web Summit Rio highlight — demoing GitHub's AI potential on stage.
- Government collaboration for COP30
Chief Sustainability Officer Melanie Nakagawa surfaced the project with the Ministries of Agriculture and Energy, demonstrating how open-source tools support larger environmental initiatives.
- Volunteer impact
One of GitHub's most engaged employee volunteer initiatives — pulling in engineering, support, field services, talent, and DevRel.
- Copilot productivity
Across the series of hacks, developers reported a ~40% productivity gain after onboarding correctly to GitHub Copilot.
Copilot productivity gain reported by devs after onboarding.
Accelerate AI Adoption
Increase in developer engagement
Let's build one together.
Tell us about your team size, timing, and cause areas — we'll come back with a proposed format and partner match.