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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
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::
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 Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

B
Carbon Budget
32th percentile
REVIEW
32th percentile
Info::
0.43g 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

0.43g

32nd percentile

Cleaner than 68% of websites

✓ Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 29% cleaner ✓
vs Target 14% cleaner ✓
B
Transfer Efficiency
85% efficient
REVIEW
85% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 85%
An estimated 226 KB (15%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 226 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.06g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
85% efficient

Total waste: 226 KB (15% of page weight)

Unused JS 226 KB

0.06g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1545 KB
Theoretical minimum 1319 KB
Potential savings 226 KB (0.06g 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
0.43g CO2 per view
PASS
0.43g CO2 per view
Info::
0.43g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 1.5 MB, producing an estimated 0.43g 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: 0.43g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 51.3 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 51.3 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 6413 smartphones.

0.43g

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
0.43g
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: 4.3 kg · Annual: 51.3 kg · ≈ 6413 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 43 KB (vs 1545 KB first visit). 40 of 41 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.42g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.43g)
First visit
1545 KB
Repeat visit
43 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.42g CO2 per returning visitor

40 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

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