The end of greenwash
Over the last decade, the expectations regarding sustainability commitments and transparency from data centre providers have transitioned from being merely ‘nice-to-have’ to a ‘must-have’ customer requirement.
By Chris Pennington
Over the last decade, the expectations regarding sustainability commitments and transparency from data centre providers have transitioned from being merely ‘nice-to-have’ to a ‘must-have’ customer requirement. This shift is predominantly customer led, with businesses increasingly seeking to assume clear responsibility for the environmental impact of their energy consumption with data facilities.
With over 23,000 companies (representing $67 trillion in market capitalisation) disclosing their emissions through CDP, and initiatives such as Science-Based Targets gaining traction among over 4,000 entities to reduce their emissions, the pressure to address environmental concerns is mounting.
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Iron Mountain is a global data center company that provides tailored, sustainable, secure, carrier and cloud-neutral colocation solutions.
The end of greenwash
The way colocation providers manage their customer power is now as important as uptime, security and efficiency. This means that the use of sustainability terminology needs to be just as rigorous and universal as for other core business processes.
