More broadly, the web has an increasingly significant ecological footprint, notably driven by the rise of technological innovations. Data storage, live streaming and data security are major contributors to this environmental impact.
Web eco-design therefore aims to make the web less energy-intensive, that is, less resource-hungry.
Our development best practices
We design our product following web eco-design best practices to reduce our energy impact:
Category | Best practices |
Design | Favor a simple, clean design adapted for the web |
Infrastructure | Auto-scaling or automatic provisioning |
Architecture | Offer asynchronous processing when possible |
Architecture | Limit the number of HTTP requests |
Architecture | Use a framework or develop custom solutions |
Technology | Choose the most appropriate technologies |
Technology | Choose an appropriate data format |
CSS | Limit the number of CSS files |
Font | Prefer standard fonts |
Image | Remove image tags with an empty SRC attribute |
Ajax / Cache | Use Ajax for certain content areas |
CSS / JavaScript | Avoid costly JavaScript/CSS animations |
JavaScript | Change multiple CSS properties in a single operation |
JavaScript | Prefer local variables |
JavaScript | Prefer inline functions |
Design of your Eventmaker platform
When designing your communication tools and registration processes on Eventmaker, we recommend following these best practices to reduce your environmental impact:
Category | Best practices |
Business | Simplify processes |
Design | Favor a simple, clean design adapted for the web |
Content | Minimize the number of sections per page |
Content | Minimize the number of pages |
Content | Reduce the number of videos and animations (or use optimized quality) |
Content | Reduce the size of your images to upload lighter files |
Content | Delete or archive content (database entries, replays, etc.) when it is no longer used |
Hosting | If you need to purchase a domain name, choose a green hosting provider |
Font | Prefer standard (default) or eco-friendly fonts |
Webinar | Recommend disabling the camera when a speaker is not speaking |
Streaming | Adapt quality — that is, resolution and bitrate — according to the nature or destination of the content |
Tips for your virtual events
To design a more sustainable virtual event, you should combine sustainable web design with agility in the planning and design of your event. Here are our recommendations:
Anticipate and challenge your stakeholders to design more sustainable events from the start of your project.
Make more responsible purchasing decisions by defining selection criteria for each event activity.
Clearly define the target audience and objectives of your campaigns to avoid mass emailings.
Define an eco-responsible communication plan by using more sustainable solutions and limiting tools and channels to only those needed to inform and engage your target. Consider the website, paper invitations or digital email campaigns, and social networks.
Engage your stakeholders to foster awareness, opinions and collaboration around current challenges.
Aim for carbon neutrality by calculating your footprint and offsetting unavoidable emissions. This can be achieved through tree planting or financing meaningful projects