expert
sustainable website
consultant

I start with reduction rather than labels.

That means looking at how much data the website transfers, which assets and scripts contribute most to page weight, whether third-party services are genuinely useful and whether the hosting and delivery setup could be improved.

The aim is to reduce unnecessary digital overhead without stripping out useful functionality or making claims about sustainability that the available data cannot support.

A website sustainability audit gives you a baseline for where the website is creating unnecessary digital overhead and which changes are likely to make the biggest difference.

I can review:

• page weight and data transfer
• images and video
• JavaScript and third-party scripts
• fonts and other external assets
• plugins and unnecessary functionality
• server requests and page complexity
• caching and compression
• hosting and delivery
• estimated website carbon output

The result is a prioritised list of practical changes rather than a sustainability score with no explanation of what to do next.

A lot of website emissions come from the same things that make websites unnecessarily heavy: oversized images, unused scripts, excessive third-party tools and functionality that continues loading long after anyone has questioned whether it is still needed.

I can identify where those resources are coming from and help reduce, replace or remove them where doing so will not compromise important functionality.

That might mean better image formats, fewer requests, lighter templates, removing redundant plugins or reducing the amount of JavaScript and third-party code loaded on every page.

The efficiency of the website is only one part of the picture. Where and how the site is hosted also contributes to its overall digital footprint.

I can review your current hosting setup and help you assess whether moving to a provider with stronger renewable-energy or sustainability credentials makes practical sense.

I also look at caching, compression and delivery because reducing the amount of data that needs to be transferred repeatedly is useful regardless of which hosting provider you use.

I can work directly with business owners or alongside marketing teams, digital agencies and web developers.

My role is usually to identify where the website can become leaner and lower impact, then turn those findings into practical changes for the people responsible for content, development, hosting or wider digital activity.

If you need broader specialist support across an internal team, you can also find out more about how I work with in-house teams.

Website sustainability overlaps with performance, usability, SEO and technical maintenance because unnecessary digital weight rarely affects only one thing.

A lighter website can be easier to maintain and faster to deliver, while removing unnecessary scripts and plugins can also simplify the wider technical setup.

The goal is not to chase a perfect carbon score. It is to make sensible improvements that reduce unnecessary impact while keeping the website useful, accessible and commercially effective.

Website weight can creep back up as new content, scripts, plugins and integrations are added.

I can provide ongoing or ad-hoc reviews to keep an eye on page weight, third-party code and other areas where unnecessary complexity starts building again.

tracking & reporting

Keeping an eye on performance and making sure your tracking stays accurate.
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performance insights

Digging into your data to spot trends, issues, and opportunities.
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audit & optimisation

Regular reviews and updates to keep your site on track.
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ad-hoc support

Ask a question, get a second opinion, or get help with a one-off job
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