BE (BE)
Our sustainability objectives
Category
Objective
2021 highlights
UN SDG alignment
Carbon emissions
Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions 68% per square foot and Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and fuel- and energy-related activities 24% per square foot by 2030 (against 2018 baseline).
Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emission intensity 42% from baseline and Scope 3 emissions 11% from baseline
Carbon emissions
Achieve carbon neutrality (Scope 1 and 2 emissions) for France data center portfolio from 2020-2030.
Achieved carbon neutrality for 2021
Carbon emissions
Achieve carbon neutrality for EU data center portfolio in 2030 (EU Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact).
In progress
Renewable energy
Long-term goal of making 100% renewable energy available to customers.
64% renewable energy inclusive of utility supply. 100% renewable coverage achieved for U.S. colocation and European portfolios.
Green buildings
Expand adoption of sustainably aligned (green) lease provisions in new customer contracts.
31% of net-new eligible contracts by square feet adopted green lease provisions since 2017.
Green buildings
Achieve LEED Silver or country-specific equivalent certification for major new construction and redevelopment projects.
Six certifications completed in 2021: two LEED-Silver, two BREEAM-Excellent, two CASBEE (B+ and A).
Energy efficiency
Benchmark 100% of properties in Energy Star Portfolio Manager; pursue certification for eligible properties.
100% of properties benchmarked in 2021. Certified 34 properties encompassing 756 MW IT capacity in 2021 (21% increase from 2020).
Energy efficiency
Colocation PUE reduction goal of 10% by 2022 (against 2017 baseline).
Exceeded target; achieved a 16% reduction.
Energy efficiency
Interxion PUE reduction goal of 7% by 2021 (against 2020 baseline).
Exceeded target; achieved 10% reduction.
Management
Achieve 100% ISO management certification retention and improve total number of certifications.
Achieved 100% certification retention and increased number of ISO certifications 7%.
Resilience
Place in the top 25% (offices/data centers category) based on risk reduction score from insurance risk providers.
73% of insured sites with risk reduction scores placed in the upper 25%*.
Resilience
Receive Highly Protected Risk (HPR) status for all sites.
66% of insured sites received HPR status*.
