2.1 Display any factors that have a negative impact on your project
Identify, track, and publicly disclose negative external factors.
Criteria
- External factors: Machine-testable
Identify existing or potential negative external factors affecting a project. Disclose these in a publicly available resource, identifying areas where digital sustainability can be improved. Perform this audit at the start of your project and at regular intervals.- AFNOR Spec 5.1.6 (French)
- Anticipate consequences
- Are my third parties green?
- GPF – General Policy Framework (PDF) – 1.1 – Strategy (Assessment & Impact)
- GPF – General Policy Framework (PDF) – 1.5 – Strategy (Impact Goals)
- GPF – General Policy Framework (PDF) – 2.1 – Specifications (Hardware Profiles)
- GPF – General Policy Framework (PDF) – 4.12 – UX and UI (Impact Flags)
- GR491 – 7-3047 – Systemic Approach
- IBM Design For Sustainability (PDF)
- Learn Performance
- Nachhaltige Websites? (German)
- Network energy use not directly proportional to data volume
- Opquast Web Quality Assurance Checklist (PDF)
- Reduce the weight of a web page: which elements have the greatest impact?
- Scope 3 Emissions in Your Digital Supply Chain
- Systemic Design Toolkit (PDF)
- The Fog of Enactment
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 1 – Poverty
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 7 – Sustainable Energy
- United Nations SDGS – Goal 13 – Climate Change
- Variables of Web Sustainability (PDF)
- Why your internet habits are not as clean as you think
Benefits
- Accessibility
Understanding the audience can identify potential improvements that go beyond basic inclusive design practices. - Environment
Constructing a plan to reduce emissions enables improvement over time. - Privacy
Having an overview of components makes it easier to identify potential data protection risks. - Social Equity
Auditing factors can reveal factors not commonly understood or covered in established best practices, enabling better support for underrepresented groups.
GRI
- Materials: Medium
- Energy: Medium
- Water: Medium
- Emissions: Medium