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Read our latest Kanoppi blog posts and insights about digital sustainability. We also have tips for improving your WordPress website, and why measuring your carbon footprint is essential to achieving your net-zero goals.

  • A business team reviewing a digital sustainability dashboard showing website carbon footprint, ESG progress, cloud energy use and sustainability goals.

    Beyond compliance: Why your business should have a Digital Sustainability Strategy

    Compliance alone is not enough. Businesses need a clear digital sustainability strategy to improve resilience, reputation and results. By defining priorities,…

  • Sustainable AI chip in a computer

    AI carbon footprint: how to calculate emissions from ChatGPT and Claude

    AI prompts have a small carbon footprint: around 0.16 g CO₂e for ChatGPT and 0.21 g for Claude. Users can estimate…

  • Digital graphic with a circuit board background overlaid by hexagonal shapes containing various internet domain extensions like .com, .org, .net, in a glowing blue hue.

    The carbon footprint of domain registrars: What you need to know

    When we think of carbon emissions, most people picture planes, factories, or cars, not domain names….

  • WordPress sustainability tips

    WordPress sustainability tips

    Learn effective WordPress sustainability tips that help keep your website lean, green, and energy-efficient.

  • environmentally sustainable website

    Creating an environmentally sustainable website

    An environmentally sustainable website minimises carbon emissions and improves performance.

  • Earth Day

    Earth Day: Leading environmental action

    Earth Day, observed annually on 22nd April, offers companies an ideal opportunity to show their commitment to the environment and sustainability.

  • Sustainable AI chip in a computer

    Sustainable AI: Can you be sustainable and use AI?

    Making artificial intelligence (AI) sustainable is important for businesses as AI has become a normal part of life.

  • value digital sustainability

    Key insights: The business value of digital sustainability

    For businesses, the value of digital sustainability is the link between technological innovation and environmental responsibility.

  • sustainable website design

    Sustainable website design for WordPress

    Using sustainable design for your WordPress website helps reduce the environmental and carbon footprint while improving…

  • Seventh Carbon Budget

    The UK Seventh Carbon Budget: A comprehensive guide

    The Seventh Carbon Budget marks a significant milestone in the UK’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions. But what exactly does it…

  • Corporate sustainability standards

    2025 Corporate sustainability standards updates

    As we enter 2025, we’re officially halfway through what experts have dubbed the “decisive decade” for emissions reductions.

  • carbon data for websites

    7 ways to reduce your website’s carbon footprint

    Take simple steps to reduce your website’s environmental impact.

  • Search Engines vs AI

    Search Engines vs AI: energy consumption compared

    Search engines and AI tools use energy differently, with AI being far more demanding.

  • digital sustainability

    Digital sustainability: Key metrics for website owners

    Digital sustainability focuses on reducing the environmental impact of websites, here are our key metrics.

  • Accessibility meets sustainability

    When accessibility meets sustainability it’s a win for people and planet

    Making websites and products accessible to everyone helps sustainability, too.

  • Sustainable content

    Sustainable content strategy vs traditional methods

    Sustainable content strategies focus on creating high-quality, evergreen content that reduces energy use and digital waste.

  • Digital declutter

    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.

  • Eco friendly website

    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…

  • data bloat

    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.

  • Choose WordPress theme

    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.

  • Voluntary energy frameworks

    Guide to voluntary energy emissions sustainability frameworks

    A helpful summary of the voluntary energy and emissions sustainability frameworks that are currently available.

  • Font optimisation for your website

    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.

  • Voluntary financial frameworks

    Guide to voluntary sustainability frameworks for financial institutions

    A helpful summary of the voluntary sustainability frameworks for financial institutions that are currently available.

  • Guide to voluntary sustainability frameworks

    A helpful summary of the voluntary sustainability frameworks that are currently available.

  • WordPress video optimisation

    WordPress video optimisation for a faster, more sustainable website

    Our guide to video optimisation to help you maintain a faster, more sustainable WordPress website.

  • Scope 3 digital emissions

    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.

  • website images for compression

    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.

  • energy frameworks

    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.

  • Earth Overshoot Day

    Earth Overshoot Day

    August 1, 2024, is “Earth Overshoot Day”, the date when we go over our annual resource budget.

  • Voluntary financial frameworks

    Guide to mandatory sustainability frameworks for financial institutions

    This article summarises the requirements for mandatory sustainability reporting regulations for financial institutions

  • Mandatory sustainability regulations and reporting

    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.

  • Website performance

    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.

  • Green hosting servers

    Green hosting explained: How sustainable web hosting reduces your carbon footprint

    What is green hosting and how it can help you reduce your carbon footprint, guidance for picking a green hosting provider…

  • WordPress sustainability

    Ultimate guide to WordPress sustainability

    A sustainable WordPress website has a positive impact on website conversion rates and growth.

  • Corporate Sustinability Reporting Directive

    Understanding the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

    The European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) now requires businesses to significantly increase the monitoring, measuring, and reporting they…

  • carbon footprint of email

    What is the carbon footprint of an email?

    The carbon footprint of an average email is 0.3g CO2e, sent from a laptop to one person.

  • data bloat

    What is the carbon footprint of the internet?

    The carbon footprint of the internet is estimated to be approx 4% of global emissions.

  • website carbon data

    How data can democratise sustainable websites

    Many see building sustainable websites as a luxury. We have to change this perception and democratise sustainable website design and development…

  • carbon data for websites

    Carbon measurement for websites driving climate goals

    The climate crisis is at a point where if we do not act, it will be too late. We have set…