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Sustainable Web Design - How to Create Websites That Protect the Planet

As web developers, our mind is often focused on aesthetics and practicality. Customers want functional websites that look the part and promote their business in the right light. However, there is a new focus that is taking over the market and forcing web developers to think differently. This focus is sustainable web design.

How to Use Google Analytics to Calculate Your Websites Carbon Footprint

However, there is a way that you can track your website's carbon emissions and offset them by investing in eco-friendly projects, like planting trees or developing water filtration systems. It’s easy to do, and all you need is access to Google Analytics and the right software!

Zifera now supports Google Analytics 4

We released an update this week which adds support for Google Analytics 4.

How you Can Use Google Cloud to Decrease Your Carbon Emissions

Google does more than allow you to scroll the internet. Now, it will help developers to decrease their online footpint.

Application updates January 2023

We have released a new update for the Zifera App and website.

Building sustainable websites without compromise

At Zifera, we offer a tool to analyse, optimise and compensate for the CO2 emissions of your website. We strongly believe that optimising or reducing your carbon footprint is the most important step companies should take to reduce their emissions.

How Will COP27 Change the World and Impact Your Business?

The United Nations have gathered to create a better world. This is happening right now at COP27, more commonly known as the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Do Your Emails Emit as Much Carbon as a Plane Flight? How To Measure Your Digital Carbon Footprint

We all want to make a positive difference in the world. But recent studies have shown that our online habits are holding us back. Small things that we do in our business every day, like sending an email or hosting a Zoom call, are all contributing to carbon emissions and harming the environment.

How to make your website carbon-neutral and compensate for emissions

Zifera helps websites become more sustainable by lowering the carbon emission. We offer something no other service has. Our tools constantly help you to monitor how green your website is, and give you real-time tips on how to lower the carbon footprint. 

Application updates for October

An overview of the updates that we released on October.

How Small Businesses Can Make a Difference to the Environment

Your small business can make a BIG difference when it comes to helping our planet. Even if you’re a one-man band, there are still changes that you can make to the way you work that will result in a better world for you, your customers and future generations.

How efficient is the code of your website in regards to sustainability?

How do we determine if a website is performing in terms of CO2 emissions? How do we make this clear to our customers?

Carbon footprint of online shopping nears emission of shipping packages

If the pandemic taught us one thing, it’s that e-commerce will never go away. Browsing several online stores to find the right price for that bread machine from the comfort of one's own couch is unbeatable. 

Sustainable certification and your website

Sustainable certification and the reduction potential of CO2 emitted by websites

Zifera 2.0 is live!

New calculations, more options to tailor Zifera to your needs

6 best practices for sustainable web design

Solutions for climate-friendly websites

Why you should care about the CO2 emissions of your website?

Wait, what? My website has something to do with the climate and CO2 emissions? You might have guessed the answer: yes. Simply said, the data traffic to and from your server costs electricity.

Interested in carbon conscious development?
Find out what we can do for you.