Description
The data centre industry has always exhibited high levels of demand for energy and resources to support the building and operation of this infrastructure. With the increased reliance on data centres, there is growing concern about its environmental impact, especially as capacity requirements continue to expand, driven by cloud adoption, and going to another level with AI and HPC. The data centre industry is increasingly aware of the environmental concerns, especially in the wake of climate change, and the majority of companies are actively transforming their businesses to be more environmentally friendly. This includes the use of renewable and carbonneutral energy, implementing more energy efficient equipment, mitigating carbon emissions, waste heat reuse, and water conservation techniques. Enterprise environmental efforts are consolidated and reported in annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reports, which provide a detailed look at a company’s energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) GHG emissions, as well as plans for mitigating and adapting to climate change.
