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An ESG platform should meet its own standards.We hold ourselves accountable to the same principles we ask listed organisations to uphold – transparency, measurability, and continuous improvement.
Building a directory for the ESG industry means our own digital footprint matters. Every detail counts. We evaluate each architectural decision, hosting choice, and line of code through a sustainability lens. This page documents what we do, why we do it, and where improvement remains.
Independently verified
Among the cleanest pages tested by the Website Carbon Calculator
Just 0.05g of CO2per page view at last test – placing Citable ESG Orgs. in the cleanest tier of websites the calculator has audited. Score is point-in-time and updates over time.
Verify our score on Website CarbonCitable ESG Orgs. is hosted on Vercel's edge network, powered by AWS regions targeting 100% renewable energy (see AWS sustainability reporting for current status). Our database runs on Neon's serverless PostgreSQL, which uses autoscaling to eliminate idle compute waste – the database scales to zero when not in use.
Every page is server-rendered with Next.js for minimal client-side JavaScript. Static pages are pre-built at deploy time – no server computation required per visit. Our target is under 500KB initial page load. Smaller pages mean less energy per page view, less data transferred, and faster load times globally.
All uploaded images are automatically compressed to WebP format, reducing file sizes by 25–35% compared to JPEG/PNG. SVG icons are used throughout the interface instead of raster images. Lazy loading ensures images are only downloaded when they enter the viewport, reducing unnecessary data transfer.
We collect only the data necessary to operate the platform. Analytics are privacy-focused and server-side – no third-party tracking scripts, no Google Analytics, no Facebook pixels. Fewer scripts mean lighter pages, less energy consumption, and better privacy. Rate limiting via Upstash Redis prevents wasteful bot traffic.
We measure our website's carbon footprint using the Website Carbon Calculator. The results are displayed publicly in our footer – transparent and verifiable. We track this over time to ensure our footprint decreases as the platform grows, not increases.
Our technology partners are selected with sustainability in mind. Vercel (hosting), Neon (database), Cloudflare (CDN and file storage), and Resend (email) all operate on infrastructure committed to renewable energy targets. We avoid unnecessary third-party services that add bloat, latency, and energy consumption.
Transparency means acknowledging gaps, not just celebrating wins. Here is where we are still working:
We encourage listed organisations to report Scope 3 emissions, but we have not yet formally measured our own operational Scope 3 footprint (employee commuting, hardware, upstream services). This is planned for 2026.
While our primary hosting and database providers have public renewable energy commitments, we have not independently verified the energy mix for every third-party service in our stack. We are working on mapping this.
We meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards across the platform, but we recognise that digital accessibility is an ongoing practice, not a checkbox. We are working towards AAA compliance in key areas and regularly testing with assistive technologies.
We have not yet offset the residual carbon emissions from our hosting and operations. Once we complete a full carbon measurement, we plan to offset through verified carbon removal projects – not avoidance credits.
We do not make sustainability claims we cannot back with data. Every commitment on this page is either measured, documented, or flagged as a work in progress.
Our priority is reducing emissions at source – lighter pages, efficient code, green hosting. Offsets are a last resort for residual emissions, not a substitute for reduction.
This page is public. Our carbon badge is in the footer. Our methodology is published. We believe ESG credibility comes from openness, not marketing. See our privacy policy for details on data handling.
If you see something on this page that does not match reality, or if you have suggestions for how we can improve our sustainability practices, we want to hear from you.