First-of-its-Kind Sustainability Framework Empowers Data Centre Industry to Take Control of Sustainability Goals
LONDON, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric™, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, and the world's most sustainable corporation 2021 as ranked by Corporate Knights, today released a comprehensive novel framework for environmentally sustainable data centres. The industry-first framework proposes five areas of environmental impact inclusive of key metrics for data centre operators in various stages of their sustainability journeys. By leveraging the framework, operators can mitigate the impact data centres have on the environment.
- The industry-first framework proposes five areas of environmental impact inclusive of key metrics for data centre operators in various stages of their sustainability journeys.
- Pankaj Sharma, Executive Vice President, Secure Power Division, Schneider Electric, said: " Environmental sustainability reporting is a growing focus for many data centre operators.
- Schneider Electric's framework was developed by its Energy Management Research Centre leveraging expertise from ESG experts, sustainability consultants, data centre scientists, and data centre solution architects to take the guesswork out of measurement and reporting.
- Implementing this framework also allows data centre operators to:
Enable regular and consistent reporting for external stakeholders (investors, regulators, potential employees, etc.