The Sustainable Web Interest Group published today a first public Draft Note of Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG).

The digital industry is responsible for 2-5% of global emissions, more than the aviation industry. The Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG) cover a wide range of recommendations to make web products and services more sustainable.

These guidelines use planetary, people, and prosperity principles (the PPP approach) throughout the decision-making process, allowing users to minimize their environmental impact in various ways. These include user-centered design, performant web development, carbon-free infrastructure, sustainable business strategy, and, supported by measurability data, various combinations thereof.

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