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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
74
GRADE
C
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
3
INFO
0
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::
Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030
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 Not identifiedCDN Akamai

Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
71% efficient
REVIEW
71% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 71%
An estimated 282 KB (29%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 282 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.08g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
71% efficient

Total waste: 282 KB (29% of page weight)

Unused JS 282 KB

0.08g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 971 KB
Theoretical minimum 689 KB
Potential savings 282 KB (0.08g 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
0.27g CO2 per view
PASS
0.27g CO2 per view
Info::
0.27g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 0.9 MB, producing an estimated 0.27g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.05g, network 0.05g, end-user device 0.17g.
Got: 0.27g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 32.2 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 32.2 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 4029 smartphones.

0.27g

Carbon Footprint per page view

Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 84% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 0.9 MB

Your site
0.27g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.05g
Network
0.05g
End-user device
0.17g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 2.7 kg · Annual: 32.2 kg · ≈ 4029 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
95% cached
PASS
95% cached
Info::
95% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 45 KB (vs 971 KB first visit). 118 of 121 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.26g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.27g)
First visit
971 KB
Repeat visit
45 KB

95% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.26g CO2 per returning visitor

118 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

A
Carbon Budget
16th percentile
PASS
16th percentile
Info::
0.27g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 84% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 16th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.27g

16th percentile

Cleaner than 84% of websites

Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 55% cleaner ✓
vs Target 46% 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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