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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
76
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
Unknown
FIX
Unknown
Info::
Hosting provider could not be identified
Without knowing the provider, we cannot determine their energy sourcing. Check with your hosting provider about their renewable energy commitments.
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 HostingUnable to Determine
Hosting Not identified✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
74% efficient
REVIEW
74% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 74%
An estimated 251 KB (26%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 251 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.07g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
74% efficient

Total waste: 251 KB (26% of page weight)

Unused JS 251 KB

0.07g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 962 KB
Theoretical minimum 710 KB
Potential savings 251 KB (0.07g 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: 31.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 31.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 3990 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: 31.9 kg · ≈ 3990 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 30 KB (vs 962 KB first visit). 83 of 85 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
962 KB
Repeat visit
30 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.26g CO2 per returning visitor

83 resources served from cache · 2 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 56% cleaner ✓
vs Target 47% 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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