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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
82
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 4 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 GoDaddy✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.58g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.58g CO2 per view
Info::
0.58g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 2.1 MB, producing an estimated 0.58g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.11g, network 0.10g, end-user device 0.37g.
Got: 0.58g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 69.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 69.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 8724 smartphones.

0.58g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 52% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 2.1 MB

Your site
0.58g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.11g
Network
0.10g
End-user device
0.37g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 5.8 kg · Annual: 69.8 kg · ≈ 8724 smartphone charges
B
Carbon Budget
48th percentile
REVIEW
48th percentile
Info::
0.58g CO2 — below the median website (0.60g)
Better than an estimated 52% of websites, but above the sustainability target of 0.50g. Reducing page weight would help reach the target.
Info::
Estimated 48th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.58g

48th percentile

Cleaner than 52% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 3% cleaner ✓
vs Target 16% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
87% efficient
REVIEW
87% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 87%
An estimated 279 KB (13%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 279 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.08g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
87% efficient

Total waste: 279 KB (13% of page weight)

Unused JS 279 KB

0.08g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 2102 KB
Theoretical minimum 1823 KB
Potential savings 279 KB (0.08g 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+
Repeat Visit Weight
93% cached
PASS
93% cached
Info::
93% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 150 KB (vs 2102 KB first visit). 74 of 78 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.54g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.04g CO2 (first visit: 0.58g)
First visit
2102 KB
Repeat visit
150 KB

93% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.54g CO2 per returning visitor

74 resources served from cache · 4 resources re-downloaded

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