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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
79
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 Not identified✗CDN Incapsula✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

B
Carbon Budget
32th percentile
REVIEW
32th percentile
Info::
0.42g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 68% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 32th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.42g

32nd percentile

Cleaner than 68% of websites

✓ Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 29% cleaner ✓
vs Target 15% cleaner ✓
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
0.42g CO2 per view
PASS
0.42g CO2 per view
Info::
0.42g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 1.5 MB, producing an estimated 0.42g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.08g, network 0.07g, end-user device 0.27g.
Got: 0.42g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 50.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 50.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 6368 smartphones.

0.42g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✓ Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 68% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 1.5 MB

Your site
0.42g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.08g
Network
0.07g
End-user device
0.27g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 4.2 kg · Annual: 50.9 kg · ≈ 6368 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
94% cached
PASS
94% cached
Info::
94% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 89 KB (vs 1535 KB first visit). 165 of 167 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.40g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 0.42g)
First visit
1535 KB
Repeat visit
89 KB

94% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.40g CO2 per returning visitor

165 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
91% efficient
PASS
91% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 91%
Only 136 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
91% efficient

Total waste: 136 KB (9% of page weight)

Unused JS 136 KB

0.04g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1535 KB
Theoretical minimum 1398 KB
Potential savings 136 KB (0.04g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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