Iron Mountain Data Centers offers:
- ISO 50001 (energy management)
- ISO 14001 (environmental management)
- Green Power Pass
- Data centers powered by 100% renewable energy
- BREEAM certified data center design at select locations
Data center sustainability solutions powered by 100% renewable energy, natural cooling, on-site solar power generation, and BREEAM design.
Request a QuoteSustainability is a massive part of Iron Mountain’s future. In fact, Iron Mountain Data Centers leads the data center industry in highly regulated compliance, environmental sustainability as well as physical security and business continuity. We support our clients globally in their pursuit of zero carbon by purchasing 100% renewable energy and passing the environmental benefits to our customers under our Green Power Pass product, a first in the industry. Iron Mountain is also the first company to construct a BREEAM design-certified data center in North America.
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Iron Mountain is committed to data center solutions that are socially and environmentally responsible. Companies choose Iron Mountain for our ability to help them achieve their own sustainability goals. As the provider of energy for client's off site IT equipment, Iron Mountain is a key provider to our customers total renewable energy purchases.
We were the first colocation signatory to The Climate Pledge and the only provider in the world committed to meeting every kilowatt hour of usage with local carbon free energy, every hour of each day, everywhere.
Each newly constructed colocation site will achieve BREEAM green building certification and we're investing in our existing fleet of facilities to maximize energy efficiency and water conservation. In fact, AZP-2 in Phoenix, Arizona, is the first-ever BREEAM design-certified data center in North America.
Customers in Iron Mountain Data Centers recognize the power their IT equipment consumes at Iron Mountain as their own energy footprint, and recognize it as 100% renewable using Iron Mountain's Green Power Pass product in alignment with GHG reporting protocols. We purchase impactful renewable energy at scale and provide it to clients as they need it, from a single rack to an entire data hall.
Our Commitment | Published Goal | How We Will Measure |
Zero Waste | Establish certified diversion rate by 2023 |
UL 2799 |
Carbon Neutral | Climate Neutral Data Centers by 2030 | ISO 50001 ISO 14001 |
Green Buildings | All new colocation sites achieve BREEAM certification | BREEAM EnergyStar SS564 (SGP) |
Responsible Water and Power Use | WUE and PUE per Climate Neutral Data Center Pact | ISO 50001 ISO 14001 US Dept. of Energy - Better Buildings |
Renewable Energy | 100% annual now, 24/7 Carbon Free by 2040 |
ISO 50001 ISO 14001 US Dept. of Energy - Better Buildings |
We challenge ourselves and inspire others. We aspire to be a force for good by modeling how organizations can be the solution to some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges, while delivering business positive outcomes. And for the second year in a row we’ve made available a Sustainability Report for you to see our progress.
Iron Mountain is a proactive member of the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA). CEBA works across customers, suppliers, and policymakers to identify barriers to buying renewable energy and develop solutions that meet growing demand. In collaboration with CEBA we are demonstrating that renewable energy is not only environmentally and socially responsible, it’s also cost-effective and reliable, with stable costs and long-term fixed contracts.
We also work closely with the Future of Internet Power a group of 10 of the biggest cloud and internet users. The group works to develop industry best practices on GHG reporting for offsite data center operations. We collaborated with them to develop the new carbon credit protocols that underpin our award-winning Green Power Pass.