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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 Amazon Web Services✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

B
Transfer Efficiency
77% efficient
REVIEW
77% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 77%
An estimated 192 KB (23%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 192 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.05g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
77% efficient

Total waste: 192 KB (23% of page weight)

Unused JS 192 KB

0.05g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 849 KB
Theoretical minimum 657 KB
Potential savings 192 KB (0.05g 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
0.23g CO2 per view
PASS
0.23g CO2 per view
Info::
0.23g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 0.8 MB, producing an estimated 0.23g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.04g, network 0.04g, end-user device 0.15g.
Got: 0.23g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 28.2 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 28.2 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 3524 smartphones.

0.23g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✓ Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 87% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 0.8 MB

Your site
0.23g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.04g
Network
0.04g
End-user device
0.15g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 2.3 kg · Annual: 28.2 kg · ≈ 3524 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
96% cached
PASS
96% cached
Info::
96% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 36 KB (vs 849 KB first visit). 68 of 69 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.22g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.23g)
First visit
849 KB
Repeat visit
36 KB

96% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.22g CO2 per returning visitor

68 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A
Carbon Budget
13th percentile
PASS
13th percentile
Info::
0.23g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 87% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 13th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.23g

13th percentile

Cleaner than 87% of websites

✓ Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 61% cleaner ✓
vs Target 53% 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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