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Sustainability

· 6 checks — CO2 emissions, green hosting, repeat-visit weight, carbon budget, and transfer efficiency rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
78
GRADE
C
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
3
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
3 PASS 2 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
Green Hosting
Action
Not green
FIX
Not green
Info::
No confirmed renewable energy commitment detected
Consider providers like Cloudflare, Google Cloud, or Vercel that match 100% of their energy use with renewables.
Info::
Green hosting status based on known provider commitments
Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.
Green HostingNot Green Hosted
Hosting Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

B
Transfer Efficiency
79% efficient
REVIEW
79% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 79%
An estimated 310 KB (21%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 310 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.09g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
79% efficient

Total waste: 310 KB (21% of page weight)

Unused JS 310 KB

0.09g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1451 KB
Theoretical minimum 1140 KB
Potential savings 310 KB (0.09g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A
CO2 Per Page Load
0.40g CO2 per view
PASS
0.40g CO2 per view
Info::
0.40g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 1.4 MB, producing an estimated 0.40g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.07g, network 0.07g, end-user device 0.26g.
Got: 0.40g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 48.2 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 48.2 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 6020 smartphones.

0.40g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✓ Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 70% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 1.4 MB

Your site
0.40g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.07g
Network
0.07g
End-user device
0.26g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 4.0 kg · Annual: 48.2 kg · ≈ 6020 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 18 KB (vs 1451 KB first visit). 45 of 46 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.40g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.40g)
First visit
1451 KB
Repeat visit
18 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.40g CO2 per returning visitor

45 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A
Carbon Budget
30th percentile
PASS
30th percentile
Info::
0.40g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 70% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 30th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.40g

30th percentile

Cleaner than 70% of websites

✓ Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 33% cleaner ✓
vs Target 20% cleaner ✓
All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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