REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital
infrastructure company™, today announced that it has been
ranked No. 6 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's)
National Top 100 List of the largest green power users from the
Green Power Partnership (GPP). Equinix also ranks as No. 6 on EPA's
Fortune 500® List and No. 4 on EPA's Top 30 Tech & Telecom
List. In 2020, Equinix used more than 5.8 billion
kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power globally on an annual basis,
which represents 100 percent green power coverage of its U.S.
operations' total power needs. According to the U.S. EPA, Equinix's
green power use of more than 5.8 billion kWh in 2020 is
equivalent to the annual electricity use of more than 544,000
average American homes.
This recognition from the EPA reinforces Equinix's
sustainability leadership and commitment to advance investments and
innovation in this space. By moving the needle in the voluntary
green power market, Equinix is aiming to help reduce the
impacts of climate change by decreasing its greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions.
Highlights/Key Facts
- Equinix recently became the first in the data center industry
to commit to reaching climate-neutral globally by 2030, and Equinix
set a science-based target (SBT) aligned to the 1.5o
scenario for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction across its global
operations and supply chain.
- To date, Equinix has issued $3.7
billion in green bonds toward environmentally sustainable
projects across green buildings, renewable energy, energy and water
efficiency, waste management and clean transportation.
- Equinix is a founding member of the EU Climate Neutral Data
Centre Operator Pact, as well as a founding board member of the
Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA).
- The company is committed to designing and operating with an
environmental focus, and in 2020 invested $14 million to stand up a global Energy
Efficiency Center of Excellence dedicated to driving improved
efficiencies across its sites.
Quote
- Raouf Abdel, EVP Global
Operations
"Equinix is proud to accept this recognition by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for our sustainability
efforts and green power use. As the world's digital infrastructure
company, we take our responsibility to build a more sustainable
future seriously. Through our use of green power and pledge to
become climate-neutral by 2030, we are committed to addressing the
impacts of global climate change and promoting a more sustainable
digital future."
Additional Resources
- 2020 Sustainability Report
About Equinix
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the
world's digital infrastructure company, enabling digital leaders to
harness a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the
foundational infrastructure that powers their success. Equinix
enables today's businesses to access all the right places, partners
and possibilities they need to accelerate advantage. With Equinix,
they can scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services,
deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value.
About EPA's Green Power Partnership
The Green Power
Partnership is a voluntary program that helps increase green power
use among U.S. organizations to advance the American market for
green power and development of those sources as a way to reduce air
pollution and other environmental impacts associated with
electricity use. In 2020, the Partnership had more than 700
Partners voluntarily using nearly 70 billion kilowatt-hours of
green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading
organizations such as Fortune 500® companies; small and medium
sized businesses; local, state, and federal governments; and
colleges and universities. For additional information, please visit
www.epa.gov/greenpower.
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,
a failure to achieve Equinix's targets and commitments related to
climate and sustainability, and other risks described from time to
time in Equinix filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In particular, see recent Equinix 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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