Environment

Our sustainable approach

At Calder Rivers Trust, we believe that sustainable design isn’t just a choice, it is an obligation. The health of our natural world is at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our digital footprint. Our approach to building our website reflects our commitment to a world where both our rivers and our climate can thrive.
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By using compressed images, simplified code, and optimised content, we ensure our online presence aligns with our mission to protect nature. Through these practices, we have kept our environmental impact to a minimum.

Impact: Our homepage produces just 0.12g of CO₂ per page load.
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Performance: This makes our site cleaner than 71% of all web pages tested globally.
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Measurement: We track our footprint using Website Carbon, which calculates footprints based on data transfer, energy use, and the carbon intensity of the electricity used.