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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.
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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,…
Louise Towler
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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…
Louise Towler
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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….
Louise Towler
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WordPress sustainability tips
Learn effective WordPress sustainability tips that help keep your website lean, green, and energy-efficient.
Louise Towler
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Creating an environmentally sustainable website
An environmentally sustainable website minimises carbon emissions and improves performance.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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Key insights: The business value of digital sustainability
For businesses, the value of digital sustainability is the link between technological innovation and environmental responsibility.
Louise Towler
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Sustainable website design for WordPress
Using sustainable design for your WordPress website helps reduce the environmental and carbon footprint while improving…
Louise Towler
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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…
Louise Towler
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2025 Corporate sustainability standards updates
As we enter 2025, we’re officially halfway through what experts have dubbed the “decisive decade” for emissions reductions.
Louise Towler
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7 ways to reduce your website’s carbon footprint
Take simple steps to reduce your website’s environmental impact.
Louise Towler
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Search Engines vs AI: energy consumption compared
Search engines and AI tools use energy differently, with AI being far more demanding.
Louise Towler
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Digital sustainability: Key metrics for website owners
Digital sustainability focuses on reducing the environmental impact of websites, here are our key metrics.
Louise Towler
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When accessibility meets sustainability it’s a win for people and planet
Making websites and products accessible to everyone helps sustainability, too.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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…
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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Guide to voluntary sustainability frameworks
A helpful summary of the voluntary sustainability frameworks that are currently available.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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Earth Overshoot Day
August 1, 2024, is “Earth Overshoot Day”, the date when we go over our annual resource budget.
Louise Towler
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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
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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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…
Louise Towler
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Ultimate guide to WordPress sustainability
A sustainable WordPress website has a positive impact on website conversion rates and growth.
Louise Towler
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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…
Louise Towler
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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.
Louise Towler
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What is the carbon footprint of the internet?
The carbon footprint of the internet is estimated to be approx 4% of global emissions.
Louise Towler
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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…
Louise Towler
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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…
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