Louise Towler
Kanoppi Founder
Passionate about environmental responsibility
Louise Towler is the founder of Kanoppi, a company dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint of websites.
With a passion for environmental responsibility, she has developed innovative tools and strategies to help organisations measure and minimise their digital impact.
Louise’s work emphasises the importance of sustainable web design, offering solutions that benefit the environment and enhance website performance and user experience. Under Louise Towler’s leadership, Kanoppi is making significant strides in promoting a greener internet.
Louise Towler is also the Managing Director of WordPress agency Indigo Tree, a digital agency with deep expertise in WordPress websites, technical SEO and commercial performance for clients across the UK.
With over three decades of experience in software and website development, Louise is driven by a passion for delivering the very best combination of technology, sustainability, and business excellence.
Louise Towler’s training, speaking and awards
- CMI 4 Award: Management and Leadership – Carbon Reporting (June 2024)
- Linux Foundation: Green Software for Practitioners (December 2023)
- WordCamp Whitley Bay speaker (October 2023)
- WordCamp Europe 2023 speaker (June 2023)
- Women In Innovation award winner (April 22 – March 2023)
- Royal College of Art Service Innovation Practitioner (March 2022)
LFC131: Green Software for Practitioners
Issued by The Linux Foundation
News and insights by Louise
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52 Weeks of Sustainability: Ideas for a greener life
Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a commitment to making our world a better place, one step at a time.
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Sustainable content strategy vs traditional methods
Sustainable content strategies focus on creating high-quality, evergreen content that reduces energy use and digital waste.
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Digital Declutter: Why your virtual spring clean matters more than ever
Every email we keep, every duplicate photo we store, and every outdated document we hang onto contributes to energy use.
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8 Steps to create an eco-friendly WordPress website
Building an eco-friendly website can help reduce the impact of the internet while improving performance. Did…
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How does a website have a carbon footprint?
Your website requires equipment and electricity to run, and your website’s carbon footprint may be larger than you realise.
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How to choose a low-carbon WordPress theme to maximise speed and performance
Helpful guidance to selecting a low-carbon WordPress theme to maximise website speed and performance and to become more sustainable.
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Championing green businesses at the British Library
The British Library: Get Ready for Business Program invited our founder, Louise Towler, to speak on a panel as part of Green Libraries…
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Guide to voluntary energy emissions sustainability frameworks
A helpful summary of the voluntary energy and emissions sustainability frameworks that are currently available.
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How to optimise fonts for faster loading and reduce your website’s carbon footprint
Our guide to optimising fonts to help you maintain a faster, more sustainable WordPress website.
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Louise speaks at WordPress Tunbridge Wells meetup
The WordPress Tunbridge Wells Meetup invited Louise Towler, to speak about making a Greener WordPress.
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WordCamp US 2024 | Kanoppi recap and highlights
Here are Louise’s highlights from the 2024 WordCamp US WordPress community event.
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Guide to voluntary sustainability frameworks for financial institutions
A helpful summary of the voluntary sustainability frameworks for financial institutions that are currently available.
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Guide to voluntary sustainability frameworks
A helpful summary of the voluntary sustainability frameworks that are currently available.
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Kanoppi Previews WordCamp US 2024 | Bringing the WordPress Community Together
In this article, our founder, Louise Towler, previews the upcoming WordCamp US 2024.
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WordPress video optimisation for a faster, more sustainable website
Our guide to video optimisation to help you maintain a faster, more sustainable WordPress website.
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Guide to digital scope 3 emissions for products and services
Learn how to measure and reduce digital Scope 3 emissions in your supply chain from websites, software, and internet usage.
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Frustrated & Exhausted podcast | Standing out, a career In STEM
Louise was delighted that Ruth Wood invited her to be a guest on her podcast.
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WordPress image optimisation for a faster, more sustainable website
WordPress image optimisation matters because it affects the speed your website pages load and their carbon footprint.
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Guide to mandatory energy and emissions frameworks, reporting and compliance
This article summarises the requirements for each of the mandatory energy and emissions frameworks, reporting and compliance.
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Earth Overshoot Day
August 1, 2024, is “Earth Overshoot Day”, the date when we go over our annual resource budget.
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Guide to mandatory sustainability frameworks for financial institutions
This article summarises the requirements for mandatory sustainability reporting regulations for financial institutions
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Guide to mandatory sustainability reporting and compliance
This article summarises the requirements for each of the mandatory sustainability reporting regulations to help you manage them.
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How to improve your WordPress website’s performance and sustainability
A more data-efficient website provides a faster, smoother experience for visitors with a smaller carbon footprint per page.
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WordCamp Europe 2024 | Kanoppi recap and highlights
Here are our Kanoppi team’s highlights from the 2024 WordCamp Europe WordPress community event.
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