3.9 Provide information to help understand the usefulness of a page

Materials: Low
Energy: Low
Water: Low
Emissions: Low

Ensure that search engines, as well as accessibility tooling, can access a project to reduce wasted journeys.

Metadata and microdata: Machine-testable
Optimize and only include suitable metadata and microdata.
Search engines: Machine-testable
Permit appropriate access to search engines while blocking unsustainable robots and scripts.
Accessibility aids: Machine-testable
Provide accessibility and usability aids, such as skip links and signposts, to help users find and navigate content.

Accessibility
Including skip links and other accessibility aids can accelerate the user journey, reducing system resources required and allowing them to find the content they need.
Conversion
Providing clearly navigable structures and sitemaps ensure search engines are better able to index content.
Economic
Enabling quicker visits that complete the user’s objective can help to encourage return visits.
Environment
Reducing the time people spend searching for the information they want and aiding them on their journey will reduce energy use, including battery drain.
Social Equity
Allowing users to achieve objectives faster reduces resource consumption while potentially enhancing user health and well-being.