Ecodesign level

Ecodesign level of the website

Ecoindex score : 77,59/100
Average water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 21.74 (equal to 2 cases of mineral water).*
Average greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 1.45 (equal to an 8 km journey in a combustion-engine car).*

Assessment method

Like all digital productions, this website has an environmental impact, details of which are provided on this page using standard metrics. We use the EcoIndex reference framework developed by GreenIT.fr to assess the website’s environmental performance. This is quantified on the basis of two kinds of metrics:

Ecodesign level of the website. This metric assesses the implementation of best practices to reduce a web page’s impact. The level achieved is represented by a rating from A to G (A being the best) along with an absolute score of 0 to 100 (100 being the best).
Water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions relating to page loading. This metric shows fresh water consumption (cl) and greenhouse gas emissions (g CO2e) relating to loading a web page.

For summary purposes, four types of data are used:

Ecodesign level for the website’s 5 most visited pages
Ecodesign level for 5 typical user scenarios for the website
Water consumption (in litres) and greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2e) relating to loading a web page for 1 user, per 1,000 users.
Water consumption (in litres) and greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2e) relating to executing a scenario for 1 user, per 1,000 users.

The analysis was done on 20 May 2022 and may be subject to change: the environmental impact as quantified below represents a snapshot at a given time.

Ecodesign level of the website’s 5 most visited pages

Page 1 : home page

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 23.2 (equal to 3 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 1.55 (equal to a 9 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Page 2 : Solutions

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 21.7 (equal to 2 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 1.44(equal to an 8 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Page 3 : About

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 22 (equal to 3 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 1.46 (equal to a 9 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Page 4 : Partners

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 20.6 (equal to 2 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 1.37 (equal to an 8 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Page 5 : Commitments

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 21.2 (equal to 2 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 1.41 (equal to an 8 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Impact for 5 user scenarios on the website

Scenario 1: Contact Covéa Affinity about one of its solutions

Objective: To request information about one or more solutions
Target clickstream: load home page, view solutions on offer, contact to request information

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 64.9 (equal to 7 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 4.32 (equal to a 24 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Scenario 2: Contact Covéa Affinity to get a tailor-made quotation

Objective: To make a personalised request
Target clickstream: load home page, click on “Find out more” call to action and arrive on the corresponding page, click on call to action to contact Covéa Affinity.

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 65.2 (equal to 7 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 4.34 (equal to a 24 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Scenario 3: View commitments

Objective: access commitments from the “About” page
Target clickstream: load “About” page, click on “Our commitments” call to action and arrive on the corresponding page.

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 43.2 (equal to 5 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 2.87 (equal to a 16 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Scenario 4: Access the “Our commitments” page

Objective: access commitments from the home page
Target clickstream: load “About” page, click on “Our commitments” call to action and arrive on the corresponding page.

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 44.4 (equal to 5 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 2.96 (equal to a 17 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Scenario 5: View partners

Objective: access to partners
Target clickstream: load home page, click on “Who are we”

Water consumption per 1,000 users (in litres): 43.8 (equal to 5 cases of mineral water).
Greenhouse gas emissions per 1,000 users (in kg of CO2e): 2.92 (equal to a 16 km journey in a combustion-engine car).

Ecodesign

Ecodesign uses a methodology and best practices to reduce the website’s impact on the environment. In concrete, this will be achieved by limiting the technical resources required to display a page or execute a functionality, while still meeting the user’s needs as best possible. Are you a digital professional and do you want to reduce the environmental impact of your websites? Here are a few best practices to adopt:

A few ergonomics and design best practices

Limit the number of functionalities at the design stage
Get rid of unused functionalities
Limit the number of carousels
Choose lightweight fonts
Opt for simple, pared-back designs
Adopt a “mobile-first” approach where possible
Opt for infinite scrolling pagination
Avoid automatic reading and downloading of videos and sounds
Optimise the user experience
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A few content management best practices

Give preference to images over videos
Limit the number of images on each page
Optimise the size of images in the target format
Compress images using a tool like TinyPNG
Compress PDFs using a tool like iLovePDF
Limit use of animated GIFs
Give preference to glyphs over images
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A few development best practices

Offer asynchronous processing where possible
Only use the essential parts of JS and CSS libraries
Cache frequently used data
Limit the number of HTTP API calls
Reduce the volume of stored data to what is strictly necessary
Use the latest language version
Provide a textual alternative to multimedia content
Separate CSS
Don’t change the DOM when using it
Use lazy loading
Validate pages with W3C
Add Expires or Cache-Control headers
Compress text files: CSS, JS, HTML and SVG
Create an efficient sitemap
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A few hosting best practices

Choose an environmentally responsible hosting company
Install the minimum required on the server
Make use of managed services
Ensure that servers run at optimum energy efficiency
Reduce server logs to what is necessary
Apache Vhost: disable AllowOverride
Use virtualised servers
Use an asynchronous server
Store data in the cloud
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