Digital Carbon Footprint Audit

The online world doesn’t impact the planet, does it? (spoiler alert – yes it does!)

All the information that we exchange online requires electricity to travel between physical data centres, networking infrastructure, and end-user devices in the physical world. All of this requires a huge amount of energy, and water.

The problem is that about 80% of electricity is generated by burning fossil fuels. Therefore, our digital actions contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions. Every video we upload, every song or podcast we listen to, every article we publish, every meme that goes viral, every photo we store on the cloud, every search that’s made for our business, every ‘like’, every tweet… all of this has a carbon footprint and your business will be having an impact. It’s vital that you understand what this impact is and how you can reduce it.

How can I find out if my website is contributing to climate change?

Our Digital Carbon Footprint Audit will show you how much CO2 your website is producing.

Our SEO Manager, Joe Ketteridge, will collate all of your relevant data, input this into our Carbon Reporting Tool (something that we worked on initially with Wholegrain Digital) and then analyse the results, working out which of your pages are the biggest offenders (thus giving you an understanding of where the quickest and biggest sustainability wins can be made).

He will then create core recommendations for reducing your carbon emissions. Our team will talk through all of these recommendations with you, and put together a plan of action for making your online presence greener.

Your options for carbon auditing

One Off Digital Carbon Footprint Audit – £500 + VAT:

A One Off Audit – If green’s the dream for you, then just pay for the one audit and set of recommendations.

Dual Digital Carbon Footprint Audit – £800 + VAT:

You’ll be getting greener with an initial audit and recommendations followed by a second audit 6 months later to see how much your website has improved compared to your original benchmark. Depending on the level of improvement we will provide you with a bronze, silver, or gold badge for your website and collateral.

Dual Audit + Retainer Work – POA + VAT:

Go supergreen with our Dual Audit plus retainer for ongoing tech support to make your website as sustainable as it can be. The Dual Audit, two sets of recommendations, badge for your website, and individually scoped work completed by the Footprint Digital tech team (much easier than trying to implement the recommendations yourself).