Environmental Declaration

Website eco-design level

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
  7. G
  • Ecoindex score: 58.94
  • Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 27.6 liters, equivalent to 3,3 packs of bottled water.*
  • Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 1.82 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 7.36 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

Evaluation method

Like any digital production, this website has an environmental impact, which we present on this page using standardized indicators.

We use the EcoIndex framework proposed by the GreenIT.fr collective to assess the environmental performance of this website. This is quantified using two types of indicators:

– Website eco-design level. This indicator evaluates the implementation of best practices to reduce the impact of a web page. The level achieved is represented by a relative rating from A to G (A is the best score) combined with an absolute score from 0 to 100 (100 is the best score).
– Water consumption and GHG emissions related to page loading. This indicator quantifies the freshwater consumption ( cls ) and GHG emissions ( gCO2e ) related to loading a web page.

For summary purposes, four types of data are presented:

– Ecodesign level for the 5 most visited pages of the website
– Ecodesign level for 5 typical user journeys on the website
– Water consumption (expressed in liters) and GHG emissions (kilos CO2e) related to loading a web page for 1 user, and reported per 1,000 users.
– Water consumption (expressed in liters) and GHG emissions (kilos CO2e) related to completing a journey for 1 user, and reported per 1,000 users.

 

The analysis was carried out on 13/10/2025 and may evolve: the quantification of environmental impacts presented below is a snapshot taken at a given point in time.

Impact assessment of the 5 most visited pages on the site

  • Homepage

    EcoIndex 59.89
    Water (cl) 2.70
    GHG (gCO2eq) 1.80
    Number of requests 6
    Page size (KB) 2396
    DOM size 644

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 27 liters, equivalent to 3 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 1.8 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 8 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

  • Who we are

    EcoIndex 78.20
    Water (cl) 2.15
    GHG (gCO2eq) 1.44
    Number of requests
    Page size (KB)
    DOM size 520

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 21.5 liters, equivalent to 2.38 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 1.44 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 5.76 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

  • Our projects

    EcoIndex 75.42
    Water (cl) 2.24
    GHG (gCO2eq) 1.49
    Number of requests 1
    Page size (KB)
    DOM size 570

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 22.4 liters, equivalent to 2.48 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 1.49 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 5.96 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

  • Humans of Ecosystem & Community stories

    EcoIndex 40.07
    Water (cl) 3.30
    GHG (gCO2eq) 2.20
    Number of requests 106
    Page size (KB) 4746
    DOM size 565

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 33 liters, equivalent to 3 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 22 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 88 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

  • Knowledge Library

    EcoIndex 43.97
    Water (cl) 3.18
    GHG (gCO2eq) 2.12
    Number of requests 89
    Page size (KB) 4749
    DOM size 539

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 31.8 liters, equivalent to 3.5 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 2.12 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 8.48 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

Impact assessment for 5 user journeys on the site

  • Projects

    Journey objective To find out more about a specific project

    Target journey Homepage > Projects list > Detail of a project page "Inclusive Recycling"

    HomepageProjects list Detail of a project page "Inclusive Recycling"
    EcoIndex59.8975.4271.49
    Water (cl)2.702.242.36
    GHG (gCO2eq)1.801.491.57
    Number of requests613
    Page size (KB)239698
    DOM size644570612

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 72 liters, equivalent to 8 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 4.86 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 19.44 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

  • Partnerships

    Journey objective To find out more about Danone Ecosystem's partnerships

    Target journey Homepage > Who we are > Partner with us

    HomepageWho we arePartner with us
    EcoIndex59.8978.2068.22
    Water (cl)2.702.152.45
    GHG (gCO2eq)1.801.441.64
    Number of requests65
    Page size (KB)23962191
    DOM size644520447

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 73 liters, equivalent to 8.11 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 4.88 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 19.52 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

  • Watershed protection missions

    Journey objective Learn more about what is involved in Danone Ecosystem's watershed protection missions

    Target journey Homepage > Nature mission > Project list page filtered by Watershed Protection theme

    HomepageNature missionWatershed protection
    EcoIndex59.8947.4346.04
    Water (cl)2.703.083.12
    GHG (gCO2eq)1.802.052.08
    Number of requests69696
    Page size (KB)239648724354
    DOM size644423464

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 89 liters, equivalent to 9.8 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 5.93 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 23.72 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

  • Knowledge articles

    Journey objective Read about Danone Ecosystem's knowledge articles

    Target journey Results > Knowledge Library > Knowledge article "Margarita – The Story of Jaime"

    HomepageKnowledge LibraryKnowledge article
    EcoIndex59.8943.9748.91
    Water (cl)2.703.183.03
    GHG (gCO2eq)1.802.122.02
    Number of requests68994
    Page size (KB)239647493682
    DOM size644539420

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 89.1 liters, equivalent to 9.9 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 5.94 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 23.76 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

  • News

    Journey objective Learn more about Danone Ecosystem's recent news

    Target journey Homepage > Newsroom > News article "Supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our Ageing Population"

    HomepageNewsroomNews article
    EcoIndex59.8979.7277.12
    Water (cl)2.702.112.19
    GHG (gCO2eq)1.80 1.411.46
    Number of requests621
    Page size (KB)239611
    DOM size644429511

    Average water consumption per 1,000 users: 70 liters, equivalent to 7.77 packs of bottled water.*
    Average Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per 1,000 users: 4.67 kilos CO2e, equivalent to a 18.68 km trip in a thermal engine car.*

Eco-design

Ecodesign relies on a methodology and a set of best practices to reduce the environmental impact of a website. Specifically, this involves limiting the technical resources required to display a page or execute a feature, while remaining as close as possible to user needs.

Are you a digital professional looking to reduce the environmental impact of your websites? Here are some best practices to implement:

Some best practices in ergonomics and design
Limit the number of features from the design stage
Remove unused features
Limit the number of carousels
Choose fonts with a reduced weight
Favor simple and clean designs
Adopt a mobile-first approach when possible
Prefer pagination to infinite scrolling
Avoid automatic playback and loading of videos and audio
Optimize user journeys
…
Some best practices in content management
Prefer images to videos
Limit the number of images on each page
Optimize the size of images to the target format
Compress images using a tool like TinyPNG
Compress PDFs using a tool like iLovePDF
Limit the use of animated GIFs
Prefer glyphs to images
…
Some best practices in development
Offer asynchronous processing when It’s possible
Use only the essential portions of JS and CSS libraries
Cache frequently used calculated data
Limit the number of HTTP API calls
Reduce the volume of stored data to the bare minimum
Use the most recent version of the language
Provide a text alternative to multimedia content
Trim CSS
Do not modify the DOM when traversing it
Use lazy loading
Validate pages with the W3C
Add Expires or Cache-Control headers
Compress text files: CSS, JS, HTML, and SVG
Create an efficient sitemap
…
Some best hosting practices
Choose an eco-friendly host
Install the minimum required on the server
Rely on managed services
Optimize server energy efficiency
Reduce server logs to what is necessary
Apache Vhost: disable AllowOverride
Use virtualized servers
Use a server Asynchronous
Store data in the cloud
…
To set up your environmental statement:
Access the documentation

To view the complete list of web ecodesign best practices:
Access the GreenIt website

Access the GreenIt repository (GitHub)

To learn more about EcoIndex:
Learn more about the EcoIndex repository

Access the EcoIndex website

*Average environmental impact of the 5 most visited pages on this website.