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- Carbonless - Sustainability scanner, which integrates WSG into its recommendations.
- Digital Sustainability Policy Guide - Web sustainability laws, standards, and guidelines.
- Ecograder - Mightybytes implements WSG recommendations within their scanner.
- Ecolens - Benchmark and improve a projects sustainability (mentions WSG).
- GreenSyncWeb [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] - This is a tool philosophically built around WSG's model.
- James Chudley [1, 2, 3, 4] - WSG Checklist, Progress Tracker, & Maturity tool.
- Liip [1, 2] - An internal tool built for their clients that includes WSG compliance.
- Mike Gifford [1, 2] - He has created two WSG-based tools using the JSON API.
- Sustainable Web Design - Implementation of the JSON API alongside other info.
- Sustainable Websites - WSG audits, WSG aligned design system, and a scanner.
- Torchbox - They have been working on tooling that is inspired by our specification.
- Web Sustainability Index - Tooling for measurement that is based upon the WSGs.
- WSG Check - A lightweight, open source WSG scanner that can identify issues.
- WSG Facts - Statistics about the Sustainable Web Interest Group and WSG.
- WSG-O-Matic [1, 2] - Provides a random guideline for you to tackle, one at a time.
- WSG Report and Statement Tool - Creates reports equivalent to WCAG-EM tool.
- eslint-plugin-sustainable - An abandoned attempt to include WSG within ESLint tooling.
- Screen Span - A now broken experiment, it loaded guidelines from our JSON API.
- StratML - Implementation of our specification in an open XML format for researchers.
- Web Sustainability 4 U - A great lightweight, searchable implementation of WSGs.
- Web Sustainability Guidelines - Another implementation of our work in practice.
- Web Sustainability Guidelines Checklist - Nick of LowwwImpact created this tool!
- Building the Sustainable Web [Source]
- Further Aligning W3C's Program of Technical Work with Human Rights [Source]
- GSF SCI for Web [Source, Report, Details, Post]
- User Experience Design und Sustainability [Source]
- Accessibility and Energy Efficiency in Sustainable Web Design [Source]
- Activating sustainability in the design process [Source]
- An empirical study on the performance and energy costs of ads and analytics in mobile web apps [Source]
- "As an individual, I suppose you can't really do much": Environmental Sustainability Perceptions of Machine Learning Practitioners [Source]
- Assessing the Digital Repository : Holistic Evaluation of a Language Documentation Technology [Source]
- Assessing the energy impact of website optimizations [Source]
- Beyond the map: A sustainability and carbon footprint audit of public geoportals [Source]
- Building a Sustainable ICT Ecosystem [Source]
- Current Challenges and Barriers in Sustainable Web Design: A Qualitative Study [Source]
- Development of a carbon-oriented web assessment framework and composite sustainable web scores: A Türkiye university case study [Source]
- Developing Structured Technical Documentation for Accessibility in Web Applications [Source]
- The Digital Environmental Impact of Companies and Organizations: A Survey with a Focus on Graphic Elements in Sustainable Web Design [Source]
- Digital Sustainability [Source]
- Docs-as-Care: Documentation as an Expression of Care and Stewardship in Organizational Practice [Source]
- Du Low Code au Green Code : concepts, méthodes et outils [Source]
- EcoAssist: Embedding Sustainability into AI-Assisted Frontend Development [Source, Article]
- Екодизайн програмного забезпечення: від вимог до експлуатації [Source]
- Empfehlungen für UX Design for Sustainability [Source]
- Entwicklung eines Werkzeugs zur Reduzierung des Energieverbrauchs von Websites durch statische Code-Analyse [Source]
- Environmental Sustainability Perceptions of Machine Learning Practitioners [Source]
- Ethics for Design Students: A Framework of Ethical Competence to Scaffold Course Planning [Source]
- Evaluasi Desain UI/UX Berkelanjutan pada Aplikasi Carbon Calculator Menggunakan IBM Design Checklist for Sustainability [Source]
- Exploring the principles of sustainable UX/UI design in greek e-commerce websites: The perspective of Generation Z [Source]
- FAIR+S: A validation study of a framework for sustainable research data and software [Source]
- A Framework for Sustainable Web Design in the Era of Digital Transformation [Source]
- Goal Setting for Carbon Footprint Reduction Integrated into Web Development Toolchains [Source]
- Green Web Development Towards Sustainable And Eco-Friendly Internet [Source]
- GreenZ: A Sustainable UX Framework for Complex Digital Systems [Source]
- The growing environmental impact of COP websites: An analysis of UNFCCC COP host country websites (1995–2025) [Source]
- How Interface Design Choices Lead to Indirect Environmental Impacts Through Use Intensification [Source]
- The Impact Of Green IT On Organizational Performance: An Empirical Study Of Sustainable Practices [Source]
- Inclusive Practices Reflective Report [Source]
- Kaltana: Formació en línia d'educació per una cultura de pau [Source, Materials]
- Kestävä ja vastuullinen verkkokauppa : huomioitavat tekijät suunnittelussa ja toteutuksessa [Source]
- Making transparent, verifiable sustainability claims on the web with carbon.txt and DIST [Source]
- Navigating sustainability : Understanding user experience and credibility of sustainable web design [Source]
- Nessi. Appunti per l'ecosistema digitale dell'università [Source]
- On the sustainability of digital media [Source]
- Proceedings of the FIREtalk Conference - Research on FIRE! [Source]
- Progettare ecosistemi educativi ispirati alla natura. La piattaforma Canòpia per le scuole [Source]
- Regrowing a greener web [Source]
- Reducing Emissions, Enhancing Experience: The Impact of Sustainable Web Design in UX [Source]
- Review of Web Analytic tools for eco-conception [Source]
- The Role of User Experience Design in Advancing Digital Sustainability [Source]
- s12y: Développement d'applications durables [Source]
- SCOPES: System Conscious Of Potential Energy Saving [Source]
- Software ecodesign: from requirements to operation [Source]
- The State of the Internet in France [Source]
- "Stop Trying to Make Fetch Happen": Towards a Modality-Aware Understanding of Unnecessary Resources on the Web [Source]
- Sustainability Audit of University Websites in Poland: Analysing Carbon Footprint and Sustainable Design Conformity [Source]
- Sustainability in ICT procurement and sourcing [Source]
- Sustainability in Ultra-Large-Scale-Systems [Source]
- Sustainable Design: From Principles to Practice in Design Education [Source]
- Sustainable digital design - integrating environmental considerations in the digital design process [Source]
- Sustainable Web Design Guidelines [Source]
- Teaching Energy Reduction in Interface Design by Heuristic Evaluation [Source]
- Toward a Greener Web: A Systematic Literature Review of Sustainable Practices in Web Development [Source]
- Towards Sustainable Web Design: Incorporating Eco-Friendly Guidelines in UX [Source]
- Understanding and Mitigating Webpage Data Bloat: Causes and Preventive Measures [Source]
- Wasteback Machine: a method for quantitative measurement of the archived web [Source]
- Website Carbon Impact [Source]
10x (US Gov), Agitate, Aline, Alfgundersen, Alverdae, Amandas Web, Bristol University, Cantankerous Coder, CPSA, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Defra [1, 2], Digital Gene, Dizparc, Ecologists Without Borders Association, Edinburgh University [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], Enjoy Digital, Esatto, Finder Design, Forum One, Green WebSpace, Groove Digital, Hasi, Howlround, ILFU, Interdato, IT4Future, Jonathan Maillefaud, Kirkstall Art Trail, Kojordan, Kitofuyu, Liip [1, 2], LifeCenteredDesign, Lime Soda, ManyFold [1, 2], Mightybytes, NHS, NTNU [1, 2], OnePointFive, Oynk [1, 2, 3], Phil Wornath, Pixel Fridge [1, 2], Reaktiv, Sober, Studio 24 [1, 2, 3], Supercool, Sustainable Screens Scotland, Team Neusta, Team UX [1, 2], Torchbox, Tread Lightly, TSMC, Ufmedia, Ulrike Uhlig, Umbraco, University of Minnesota, UnSchool of Disruptive Design, Valu, Wagtail
- 0-9: 21CTO, 24 Days In, 24 Jours De Web
- A: Abstrakt, Aburo, Adresso, Adrian Roselli, Agnikii, Alan W Smith, Alessandro Maggioni, AllConsultingFirms, Andy Blum [1, 2], APIDots, AppMaster, AppYuser, ArbolDigital, Arts Professionals, Association for Learning Technology, Astrid Poot, Auda, Aufait UX
- B: B The Change [1, 2], Ballyhoo, BBC R&D, bbioonThemes, Beach, Behnosh Najafi, Bejamas, BenWeb, Big Mouth, BitMAT Edizioni, Blushush, Booknet Canada, Brainiac Media, Branch [1, 2, 3, 4], Burnworks, By Intention
- C: Cade, Cardan, Carlos Octavio Graffi, Cerovac, Chitch, Circular Design, Clever Age [1, 2], CivicActions, Climate Action.tech, Climate Conversation Recap, Cloud Fusion, CMS Critic, Collector Canvas, Computer Weekly, Concetti Contrastivi, Conlumina, Connective Web Design, Constructive, Craft Code [1, 2], Clever Age, Creatop, CSS In Real Life, Culture Hive, Customer Science
- D: datensm.art [1, 2], Design Futures, Design Whine, Digital Services Coalition, Digitalist, DigitalThrive, Distributed Digital, Drezner Digital, The Drop Times, Drupal [1, 2], Dubbot, DZGND.studio
- E: EBM, Eco Leads, EcoWebLab, Ekino, Electro Strategy, The Ethical Agency [1, 2], Extra Mile Digital
- F: Fastly [1, 2], FelixOnline, Fershad Irani [1, 2, 3, 4], Fiona MacNeill, From Bytes To Trees
- G: GitHub, Google, Green Coding Roadmap, Green Compute UK, Greenspector [1, 2, 3], Grip On Minds [1, 2], GrowBetter, GSF, GWF [1, 2, 3]
- H: Habr, HackMD, Harvey Banham, HdK, Heise, Hidde de Vries [1, 2, 3], Hion, Hippo Digital, Hive IT, Hostinger, HTTP Archive
- I: I-Programmer, IAB Europe, Iconiza, Ideas For Good, Ideas On Purpose, IEEE Spectrum [1, 2], Imperial College London [1, 2], IndieWebCamp, Informatik Aktuell, Intention, Internet Society, Invoke Media, ISSOH, IT At Market, IT Ops Times
- J: J-AJ, James Chudley [1, 2], Jason Elkin, Jim Mccool, Juan José López Moya, Just Enough, Jut-So [1, 2]
- K: Kanoppi, Kashvi Sadhya, Klimabytes, Knapton Wright, Kojordan, Kom Digital, Kusanagi
- L: La taverne du testeur, La Page, La Recherche, Lallanmedia, Liechtenstein, Light bulb, Lightly Salted, Lisa Vorobeva, loftwork [1, 2], London Ruby Users Group, Louisa Henry, Lucia Harcegova [1,2]
- M: MadeByStudio, MadeInCima, Magnetic, Manifesto for a Humane Web, Marko Heine, Mayli Munkebye, MDN, Mightybytes [1, 2, 3], Mike Gifford, Minimal Carbon, Mitsue-Links [1, 2], Morgan Murrah [1, 2], Munkun
- N: NameOcean, National Library of Finland, NonZeroSumSolutions, New Idea FYI [1, 2], Newsweek, Niixer, Nonprofit Website Insider
- O: OldSchoolSEO, Open Door Digital, Orange, Overflow Hidden
- P: Page Online, PetBen, Phase2, Piano D, Piet Zwart Institute, Pixelart, Plan A, The Public Good
- R: Radical Web Design, Rebecca Cottrell, Remy Marrone [1, 2], Reindeer, Rickety Roo, RinenWeb, Root, Rose Newell, Rosenfeld Media [1, 2]
- S: Screen Span , SD Times, Search Engine Zine, Sedona, SEObility, SillyGoose, Site Moderne, SIMBIOS, SJones, Smashing Magazine, SocialBaddie, Sopra Setria, Solve, Sparkbird Works, Sparkbox [1, 2], Stolperfrei, Strat4, Studio A Table, Studio Seventeen, Sustainable.dev, Sustainable Solarpunk, SustyWeb CG, SUX Network [1, 2], Systemstree
- T: Tamar Solutions, TEB, Tech Division, Terminalfour, Tetralogic, Thibaud Colas, Tomasz Jakut, Tollwerk [1, 2]
- U: Unified Projects, UX Bulletin, UX Collective, UX Design Institute
- V: ValTech, Velociwebtor, Vincent Chevalier, Vitus Lab, Vived, Vivian Voss
- W: W3C [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8], Waveland Web, What If, We Made This, Web Performance Calendar, Webiano Digital, WebPerf, Website Planet, WebTan Forum, WhatIf, Wholegrain Digital, Whoz, Windesheim, Wordpress, Wigital, WINC, Wingmen, Wordpress
- X: Xperience [1, 2]
- Y: Yamanoku, Your Web Team
- Z: ZeroHeight, Zuhlke
- Arnau Siches
- B The Change
- Calibre Performance Newsletter
- ClimateAction.tech
- CoDrops Collective
- CSS Weekly
- Curiously Green
- Cybozu Frontend Weekly (Japanese)
- Designers Ethiques
- Frontend Focus (1, 2)
- Fullstack Bulletin
- Green IO
- Kirby Kosmos
- SHADE
- Tristan Nitot (French)
- University Of Minnesota Duluth (1, 2, 3)
- Wingman [1, 2]
- Web Perf (Swedish)
- Behind the Commit - Thibauld
- Beyond Sustainability with Dhananjay - Sid
- Bowen Craggs
- Chinchilla Squeaks (@11:30, @Ines )
- CSS Day Hidde
- DesignTeam
- DevCafe (French)
- Die Produktwerker (German) @Thorsten
- Drupal [1, 2]
- EcoSend - Tim Frick
- Environment Variables
- Episode 44 - @19:24
- Episode 50 - Alexander Dawson & Anne Faubry
- Episode 53 - Ines
- Episode 88 - Alexander Dawson & Tzviya Siegman
- Episode 147 - Tzviya Siegman
- FOSSDEM 2024 - @Mike
- Google Digital Experience Webinar - Alex & Tim (Nov 15, 2023)
- Green.IO - Łukasz Mastalerz & Ines Akrap
- Green Tech South West
- Green Tech Tales (Italian)
- Linux Foundation @Mike
- Low Carbon Computing
- Marketing for What Matters - Tim
- OMT
- PildorasUX
- Reducing the Carbon Footprint of you Website - Ines Akrap (Infobip Shift Conference)
- SDIA - Łukasz Mastalerz
- Service Design Show - James Chudley
- Simen Spør
- SloWeb Assocation DEF [1, 2] - Laurent, Thorsten, Tim
- Smashing Media [1, 2, 3, 4] - Michelle, Chris, Tom, Ines
- Socially Aware Web - Sarven
- Sustainable By Design - Drupal Association
- Sustainable Web Design with Schepp (German)
- SustainableUX - Anne, Thorsten, Tim (Dec 14, 2023) webinar
- SustainWP - @Nahuai
- Talking Drupal - Mike
- Umbraco - Rick
- W3C in Europe (Ines, 2025)
- Web Standards (Russian) (@48:49)
- WebYes - Morgan
- Women In Cleantech and Sustainability - Susannah
- Working Draft [1, 2] (German)
- Accessing Higher Ground (US)
Fight Climate Change with A11y & WSGs
November 2024 (Jennifer Strickland) - Boavizta Discussion (15/03/23)
Web Sustainability Guidelines (Alexander Dawson) - BIMA (11/02/26)
Sustainability and the WSG (Alexander Dawson) - Carsten Windler (Talk)
- CSS Day (Amsterdam)
display: green; applying the web sustainability guidelines
07/06/25 (Hidde de Vries) - DrupalCon (Rotterdam)
Web Sustainability Guidelines and digital sustainability - Emma Horrell - Green IO Conference (London)
19/09/24 (Alexander Dawson) - Notes: [1], [2], [3]
2026 - Mentioned by Fiona MacNeill - Green IO Conference (Munich)
03/07/25 (Ines Akrap) [1] [2] - Green IO Conference (New York)
2025-2026 (Tzviya Siegman & Tim Frick) [1, 2] - Greener Services Hack Day (22/03/23)
Defra, TPXImpact, Etc (Alexander Dawson & Neil Clark) - GSF Brighton Meetup (Brighton)
The Web Sustainability Guidelines
21/91/26 (Alexander Dawson) - GSF Brighton Meetup (Brighton)
Laws and Policies (Lightning Talk)
16/07/25 (Alexander Dawson) - Interact UX Design Conference, Museum of London
“Planet Centred Design” - 12/10/23 (Emily Trotter) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
SWD Presentation - 20/09/23 (Alexander Dawson) - Open Source Experience 2023**, Paris
6-7th December 2023 (Anne Faubry and Gael Duez) - Ottawa Javascript - Introducing W3C WSGs
- performance.now() (Amsterdam)
Fast, Green, Responsive
12/11/25 (Ines Akrap) - Pixel Pioneers 2026 (UK)
How to Design and Build More Sustainable Websites (Nick) - PHP Conference, Berlin
(Carsten Windler) - Rightscon Discussion (Febuary 2025)
Achieving Digital Sustainability (Alexander Dawson) - Roundtable discussion at API Days Paris (8th December 2023)
Sustainability track called Green I/O Conference (Anne Faubry) - Transformational Design Meet-up (UK) 24 April 2026 Transformational Design
- USICA (UK)
Digital Sustainability as a Force for Better UX
18 June 2026 - UX London (UK)
The future of UX is green - Hidde - W3C TPAC
2022 - 2025 [1, 2, 3]