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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
70
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
1
PASS
3
INFO
0
Checks
6
3 PASS 1 REVIEW 2 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 gunicornCDN Not identified

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Transfer Efficiency
Action
51% efficient
FIX
51% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 51%
An estimated 659 KB (49%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 659 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.18g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
51% efficient

Total waste: 659 KB (49% of page weight)

Unused JS 659 KB

0.18g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1352 KB
Theoretical minimum 693 KB
Potential savings 659 KB (0.18g 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: 44.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 44.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 5610 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: 44.9 kg · ≈ 5610 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 26 KB (vs 1352 KB first visit). 41 of 42 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.37g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.37g)
First visit
1352 KB
Repeat visit
26 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.37g CO2 per returning visitor

41 resources served from cache · 1 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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