As the world’s largest global data center Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and global leader in the data center industry, Equinix is committed to protecting the planet, connecting everyone to the benefits of the digital world; and powering global trust and responsibility through its ‘Future First’ sustainability strategy. This strategy focuses on rallying its people and partners to envision a better future, and then doing what it takes to make it happen.

Equinix has since established goals and targets across their ESG pillars. They are driven and determined by the belief that the company has the responsibility to harness the power of technology to create a more accessible, equitable and sustainable future. To accelerate progress, Equinix’s goals are also focused on and aligned with six United Nations Sustainability Development Goals. 

Among some of its environmental goals and targets are to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50 percent by 2030, achieve 100 percent renewable energy and RE100 commitment by 2030 and to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from fuel-and-energy-related activities by 50 percent by 2030.

Excited about the opportunities for new technology to help advance its climate goals, Equinix plans to utilize Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a bio-based liquid fuel produced using a variety of organic feedstocks, in all new build installations and retrofits where available; and to pilot the use of HVO at existing sites. Compared to diesel, HVO can reduce GHG emissions by up to 90 percent.

Equinix has allocated $2.9 billion from a total of $4.9 billion in green bonds issued since 2020 in eligible green projects across multiple areas of innovation, including green buildings, renewable energy and energy efficiency, expanding its commitment to sustainability. With the goal of globalizing standards within the next three years, it is implementing global energy and environmental management systems to manage the impact of their operations, working to align the certification of facilities to their regional ISO Environmental and Energy standards.

Realizing that stakeholder engagement is critical to the success of sustainability effort, Equinix’s set of interconnected ESG initiatives are designed to identify and create shared value for all stakeholders. It maintains open and flexible, multidimensional communication channels with its over 10,000 customers, employees, investors, communities in which it operates, and non-governmental organizations.