Louise Towler
Kanoppi Founder
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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Learn more: Kanoppi Previews WordCamp Europe 2024 | WordPress Community Event
Kanoppi Previews WordCamp Europe 2024 | WordPress Community Event
This article provides a preview of everything you need to know about the upcoming WordCamp Europe 2024 event.
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Learn more: Ultimate guide to WordPress sustainability
Ultimate guide to WordPress sustainability
A sustainable WordPress website has a positive impact on website conversion rates and growth.
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Learn more: Understanding the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
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 do for their sustainability and carbon footprint.
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Learn more: A greener future for WordPress, talking at #WPLDN
A greener future for WordPress, talking at #WPLDN
Louise Towler spoke at April’s meeting about how to make WordPress greener.
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Learn more: What is the carbon footprint of an 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.
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Learn more: What is the carbon footprint of the internet?
What is the carbon footprint of the internet?
The carbon footprint of the internet is estimated to be approx 4% of global emissions.
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Learn more: Launch event for our WordPress extension
Launch event for our WordPress extension
On the evening of Tuesday 18th July 2023 we launched our innovative new WordPress extension, Kanoppi, to clients, associates, family and friends at the Sunnyside Rural Trust, our charity partner.
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Learn more: What is responsible computing?
What is responsible computing?
The Harvard Business Review published an article about ‘Responsible Computing’ with a framework which integrates environmental challenges with social and governance as well.
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Learn more: WP Tavern podcast – making WordPress sites sustainable
WP Tavern podcast – making WordPress sites sustainable
Whilst at WordCamp Europe in June, our Kanoppi Founder, Louise Towler, was interviewed by WP Tavern for their podcast, talking about websites and making them more sustainable.
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Learn more: Louise speaks at WCEU about digital sustainability
Louise speaks at WCEU about digital sustainability
WordCamp Europe 2023 was held in Athens this year, and our Kanoppi founder Louise spoke on the Saturday morning about digital sustainability.
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Learn more: It is too late to save the planet – climate crisis myth
It is too late to save the planet – climate crisis myth
Researchers have found that many people are now saying it is too late to save the planet. This is now the leading global climate crisis myth.
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Learn more: How data can democratise sustainable websites
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 to be accessible to everyone.
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Learn more: The Green Start-Up by Juliet Davenport OBE
The Green Start-Up by Juliet Davenport OBE
Juliet Davenport OBE, the founder of Good Energy, has written this book which is packed with advice on how to run a business in a more sustainable way.
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Learn more: Carbon measurement for websites driving climate goals
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 ambitious goals for reducing carbon emissions at all levels of society, but we are not using the data we have to change behaviour.
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