REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection
and data center company, today announced it has joined the
American Business Act on Climate Pledge, joining more than 140
companies from across the American economy that are standing with
the Obama Administration to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to
climate action and to voice support for a strong outcome to this
week's COP21 Paris climate negotiations.
Launched earlier this year, the American Act on Climate Pledge
is a commitment from hundreds of private companies, local
governments, and foundations who have stepped up to increase energy
efficiency, boost low-carbon investing, and make solar energy more
accessible. Accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy
will produce multiple benefits with regard to sustainable economic
growth, public health, resilience to natural disasters, and the
health of the global environment.
Equinix's Act on Climate Pledge
To demonstrate Equinix's commitment to reducing our impact on
global climate change, we pledge to:
- Continue our efforts towards operating our portfolio of data
centers using 100 percent clean and renewable energy;
- Be transparent in our reporting of our environmental impacts
through respected agencies;
- Design, build, and operate efficiently in order to reduce our
consumption of all resources, including electricity, water, natural
gas, diesel, and refrigerants;
- Increase our investment in upgrades, retrofits, and
replacements of old or inefficient equipment to enable demand
savings and additional reductions in our carbon footprint;
- Build to a minimum of USGBC LEED Silver Standards (or regional
equivalents) globally (23 currently);
- Track our performance using U.S. Energy Star for Data Centers
(or regional equivalents) and strive for facility certification (6
U.S. recertifications for 2015 currently);
- Play an active role in the greening of our industry by
promoting the use of innovative, clean and renewable technologies
through collaboration and advocacy with our customers, peers,
utility providers, and other interested parties.
To read Equinix's full Climate Pledge, please click here:
http://blog.equinix.com/2015/11/equinix-joins-the-american-business-act-on-climate-pledge/.
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- Sam Kapoor, chief global
operations officer:
"With over 100 data centers around
the globe Equinix has a responsibility to power the digital world
in a sustainable way. Our pledge today is another commitment to
help make our long-term goal of operating our portfolio of data
centers using 100 percent clean and renewable energy a
reality."
Additional Resources
- Equinix Signs Power Purchase Agreements that Bring its North
American Data Centers to 100% Renewable Energy [press release]
- Equinix Recognized by EPA for Leading Green Power Use [press
release]
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects
the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and
partners inside the most interconnected data centers. In 33
markets worldwide, Equinix is where companies come together to
realize new opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and
cloud strategies. http://www.equinix.com/.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to,
the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers
and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services;
unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of
companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure
to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out
or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing
arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from
existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient
cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding
indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key
customers; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular,
see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available
upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation
to update the forward-looking information contained in this press
release.
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