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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
3
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 3 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::
Azure: Microsoft is carbon-negative; Azure renewable varies by region
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 Azure✗CDN Not identified✗

Azure: Microsoft is carbon-negative; Azure renewable varies by region

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.55g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.55g CO2 per view
Info::
0.55g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 1.9 MB, producing an estimated 0.55g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.10g, network 0.09g, end-user device 0.35g.
Got: 0.55g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 65.4 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 65.4 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 8180 smartphones.

0.55g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 56% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 1.9 MB

Your site
0.55g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.10g
Network
0.09g
End-user device
0.35g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 5.5 kg · Annual: 65.4 kg · ≈ 8180 smartphone charges
B
Carbon Budget
44th percentile
REVIEW
44th percentile
Info::
0.55g CO2 — below the median website (0.60g)
Better than an estimated 56% of websites, but above the sustainability target of 0.50g. Reducing page weight would help reach the target.
Info::
Estimated 44th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.55g

44th percentile

Cleaner than 56% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 9% cleaner ✓
vs Target 9% more
C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 44 KB (vs 1972 KB first visit). 94 of 100 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.53g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.55g)
First visit
1972 KB
Repeat visit
44 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.53g CO2 per returning visitor

94 resources served from cache · 6 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
94% efficient
PASS
94% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 94%
Only 124 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
94% efficient

Total waste: 124 KB (6% of page weight)

Unused JS 124 KB

0.03g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1972 KB
Theoretical minimum 1847 KB
Potential savings 124 KB (0.03g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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