CyrusOne Embraces Environmental Transparency by Disclosing Through CDP
January 25 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ: CONE), a premier global data
center real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that it
has enhanced the company’s commitment to environmental transparency
by disclosing its environmental impact through CDP, a global
non-profit that runs the world’s leading environmental disclosure
platform. This is CyrusOne’s first year disclosing through CDP,
where it completed the Climate Change and Water Security
questionnaires.
In its disclosure, CyrusOne shared its progress and efforts on
sustainability goals and research, highlighting CyrusOne’s
systematic approach to understanding and addressing the risks
climate change poses to the data center industry, detailed in the
company’s 2021 Sustainability Report. In addition to detailed
climate risk assessments, in 2021, CyrusOne expanded its
industry-leading net-positive water commitment to its flagship data
center in Carrollton, Texas, resulting in a 67% reduction in the
facility’s onsite water consumption from the prior year. In
addition, the company purchased Water Restoration Credits to exceed
the remaining consumption, providing benefits to regional wildlife
and the local community.
Disclosing data around environmental impact is now a business
norm; in 2021, over 13,000 companies worth more than 64% of global
market capitalization disclosed through CDP. Over 75% of the
S&P 500 disclose, and more than 590 investors with US$110
trillion in assets under management have requested environmental
data from companies through CDP.
“CyrusOne has taken tremendous strides in our sustainability
program over the last several years, and working with the CDP is an
important milestone in our efforts. Last November, we released our
annual Sustainability Report, showcasing our substantial progress
in implementing energy efficient data center designs and expanding
our net-positive water commitment, said Kyle Myers, Senior Director
of Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability CyrusOne.
“Raising the bar for CyrusOne and reporting our progress to CDP is
an important next step to take in advancing our commitment to
sustainability, and in addition to the CDP Climate Change
Questionnaire, we’re particularly proud to be the only data center
REIT to disclose to CDP’s newer Water Security questionnaire,
underscoring the importance of water in the data center
industry.”
Simon Fischweicher, Head of Corporations and Supply Chains at
CDP North America, commented, “Climate change poses a present
and future risk to companies and their supply chains. Only by
measuring environmental risks and opportunities can companies
manage them now, prepare for the future and remain competitive –
especially as large mainstream investors and federal policymakers
increasingly push for greater transparency through disclosure.
CyrusOne has taken an important first step by disclosing their
environmental impact through CDP. I look forward to their continued
dedication to transparency and effort in securing a net-zero,
sustainable and just world.”
The companies disclosing through CDP can be accessed here:
https://www.cdp.net/en/responses
About CyrusOne
CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE) is a premier global REIT specializing in
design, construction and operation of more than 50 high-performance
data centers worldwide. The company provides mission-critical
facilities that ensure the continued operation of IT infrastructure
for approximately 1,000 customers, including approximately 200
Fortune 1,000 companies. A leader in hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud
deployments, CyrusOne offers colocation, hyperscale, and
build-to-suit environments that help customers enhance the
strategic connection of their essential data infrastructure and
support achievement of sustainability goals. CyrusOne data centers
offer world-class flexibility, enabling clients to modernize,
simplify, and rapidly respond to changing demand. Combining
exceptional financial strength with a broad global footprint,
CyrusOne provides customers with long-term stability and strategic
advantage at scale.
About CDP
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s environmental
disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions.
Founded in 2000 and working with more than 590 investors with over
US$110 trillion in assets, CDP pioneered using capital markets and
corporate procurement to motivate companies to disclose their
environmental impacts and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
safeguard water resources and protect forests. Over 14,000
organizations around the world disclosed data through CDP in 2021,
including more than 13,000 companies worth over 64% of global
market capitalization, and over 1,100 cities, states and regions,
representing a combined population of over 2.6 billion. Fully
TCFD-aligned, CDP holds the largest environmental database in the
world, and CDP scores are widely used to drive investment and
procurement decisions toward a net-zero, sustainable and resilient
economy. CDP is a founding member of the Science Based Targets
initiative, We Mean Business Coalition, The Investor Agenda and the
Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. Visit cdp.net or follow us @CDP
to find out more.
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