Digital

Synergy in grouping websites under one platform

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Objectives

• Reduce the number of published websites
• Optimise resources for running multiple websites

Green Value indicator

• CO2 savings
• Eco footprint
• Energy intensity

Explanation

Let us explore this example of grouping multiple websites under one platform, thus creating synergies. The Interreg MED Programme gathers 13 European countries from the Northern shore of the Mediterranean. They are working together for a sustainable growth in the region.
It has 9 sectorial frameworks on which 133 projects are hosted.
This platform hosts all these projects’ websites saving great amount of energy. Only 0.64g of CO2 is produced every time someone visits this web page and moreover it is hosted on sustainable energy SSD servers.

PROS/CONS of the action

Pros:

• browsing this website produces an average of just 0.64g of CO2 per page view versus an average of 1.76g
• good aesthetics
• plenty of homogenised information on several environmental sectors
• well optimized (87% performance score)
• search engine optimized
• hosted on green SSD servers

Cons:

• lack of flexibility in web designing aspects
• possibly challenging environment for web developers and designers

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Link to useful sources

Links to the main platform and its 9 sectorial sub-domains

https://interreg-med.eu

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https://blue-growth.interreg-med.eu

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https://green-growth.interreg-med.eu

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https://social-and-creative.interreg-med.eu

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https://efficient-buildings.interreg-med.eu

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https://renewable-energies.interreg-med.eu

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https://urban-transports.interreg-med.eu

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https://sustainable-tourism.interreg-med.eu

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https://biodiversity-protection.interreg-med.eu

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https://governance.interreg-med.eu

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