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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
86% efficient
REVIEW
86% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 86%
An estimated 184 KB (14%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 184 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.05g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
86% efficient

Total waste: 184 KB (14% of page weight)

Unused JS 184 KB

0.05g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1348 KB
Theoretical minimum 1164 KB
Potential savings 184 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
0.37g CO2 per view
PASS
0.37g CO2 per view
Info::
0.37g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 1.3 MB, producing an estimated 0.37g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.07g, network 0.06g, end-user device 0.24g.
Got: 0.37g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 44.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 44.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 5594 smartphones.

0.37g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✓ Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 73% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 1.3 MB

Your site
0.37g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.07g
Network
0.06g
End-user device
0.24g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 3.7 kg · Annual: 44.8 kg · ≈ 5594 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 9 KB (vs 1348 KB first visit). 50 of 55 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.37g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.37g)
First visit
1348 KB
Repeat visit
9 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.37g CO2 per returning visitor

50 resources served from cache · 5 resources re-downloaded

A
Carbon Budget
27th percentile
PASS
27th percentile
Info::
0.37g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 73% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 27th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.37g

27th percentile

Cleaner than 73% of websites

✓ Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 38% cleaner ✓
vs Target 25% 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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