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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
74
GRADE
C
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 4 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
Green Hosting
Action
Unknown
FIX
Unknown
Info::
Hosting provider could not be identified
Without knowing the provider, we cannot determine their energy sourcing. Check with your hosting provider about their renewable energy commitments.
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 HostingUnable to Determine
Hosting Not identified✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.54g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.54g CO2 per view
Info::
0.54g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 1.9 MB, producing an estimated 0.54g 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: 0.54g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 64.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 64.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 8094 smartphones.

0.54g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 57% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 1.9 MB

Your site
0.54g
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: 5.4 kg · Annual: 64.8 kg · ≈ 8094 smartphone charges
B
Carbon Budget
43th percentile
REVIEW
43th percentile
Info::
0.54g CO2 — below the median website (0.60g)
Better than an estimated 57% of websites, but above the sustainability target of 0.50g. Reducing page weight would help reach the target.
Info::
Estimated 43th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.54g

43rd percentile

Cleaner than 57% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 10% cleaner ✓
vs Target 8% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
82% efficient
REVIEW
82% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 82%
An estimated 349 KB (18%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 349 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.10g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
82% efficient

Total waste: 349 KB (18% of page weight)

Unused JS 349 KB

0.10g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1951 KB
Theoretical minimum 1601 KB
Potential savings 349 KB (0.10g 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
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 55 KB (vs 1951 KB first visit). 93 of 94 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.52g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 0.54g)
First visit
1951 KB
Repeat visit
55 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.52g CO2 per returning visitor

93 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

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