What are Data Center Industry Leaders Doing to Tackle Sustainability?

Chris Crosby, CEO of Compass Datacenters, shared his perspective on approaches to sustainability, particularly during data center construction. His clear message is that there are many things that can be done that may seem small, but collectively make a real difference in sustainable data center construction. A summary of his presentation, The one dumpster data center - Practical lessons for construction sustainability, can be found here.

Phill Lawson-Shanks, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer of Aligned Data Centers, dove deep into how they are addressing not just sustainability in general, but the demands of their biggest customers when it comes to Scopes 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting. The message here is that on top of just your internal due diligence, you have to be using or partnering with a number of supportive sustainability organizations that can assist. A summary of his presentation, It’s not rocket science: Moving beyond renewable offsets, can be found here.

Ben Stewart, Sr Vice President of NTT Global Data Centers, delivered a particularly pragmatic view of how data center operators should view their role in their sustainability journey and where the industry is at in terms of Scope 1, 2, and 3 reporting. A summary of his presentation, Sustainability used to be about a good story: It’s not that way anymore, folks, can be found here.