Building a digital product has an impact: it consumes energy. Renewables made up only 29% of global electricity generation in 2020. A typical data center can use between 11 and 19 million liters of water per day. The Internet currently produces approximately 3.7% of global carbon emissions.
The concept of sustainable web design is to deliver digital products, services, and data, that respect the principles of the Sustainable Web Manifesto: clean, efficient, open, honest, regenerative, and resilient.
There are recommendations to help teams create more sustainable digital products and services. As well as tools to check the environmental impact of your website, see the breakdown, and learn what measures can be taken to improve it. It worth check it out!