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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
2
PASS
3
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
3 PASS 2 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

C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
64% efficient
REVIEW
64% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 64%
An estimated 107 KB (36%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 107 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.03g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
64% efficient

Total waste: 107 KB (36% of page weight)

Unused JS 107 KB

0.03g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 301 KB
Theoretical minimum 193 KB
Potential savings 107 KB (0.03g 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
0.08g CO2 per view
PASS
0.08g CO2 per view
Info::
0.08g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 0.3 MB, producing an estimated 0.08g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.02g, network 0.01g, end-user device 0.05g.
Got: 0.08g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 10.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 10.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 1250 smartphones.

0.08g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✓ Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 90% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 0.3 MB

Your site
0.08g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.02g
Network
0.01g
End-user device
0.05g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 0.8 kg · Annual: 10.0 kg · ≈ 1250 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 2 KB (vs 301 KB first visit). 8 of 9 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.08g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.08g)
First visit
301 KB
Repeat visit
2 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.08g CO2 per returning visitor

8 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Carbon Budget
10th percentile
PASS
10th percentile
Info::
0.08g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 90% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 10th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.08g

10th percentile

Cleaner than 90% of websites

✓ Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 86% cleaner ✓
vs Target 83% 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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