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Equinix Releases Annual Sustainability Report, Highlighting Advancements in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Goals
As Demands on Digital Infrastructure Increase, Equinix Continues to Rise to the Challenge, Uniting Innovation and Sustainability; Report Highlights Company
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[{"type":"text","content":"As Demands on Digital Infrastructure Increase, Equinix Continues to Rise to the Challenge, Uniting Innovation and Sustainability; Report Highlights Company Being Among Top 2% Climate Change Corporate Performers\n\n\nREDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, has released its 2023 Integrated Sustainability Report reflecting progress towards its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Equinix's approach to sustainability is rooted in ambitious targets, transparency in reporting progress, upholding ethical principles and integrity, and actively collaborating with stakeholders to foster transformative change.\nThe world's digital economy is generating larger volumes of data across sectors like healthcare, finance and manufacturing, resulting in increasingly complex data sets that necessitate higher-performance computing, increased power demands, and a greater focus on global accessibility and enhanced security measures. The data center industry is under pressure to deliver unprecedented levels of performance while minimizing its environmental impact. Equinix is addressing these ever-increasing demands with a commitment to sustainability-guided innovation, improving efficiency, increasing its use of renewable energy, optimizing performance in its supply chain, and reducing emissions. At the same time, Equinix continues to nurture an inclusive culture and workforce.\n\"The advancements in the digital world are quickly outpacing the world's existing power grids required to support it,\" stated Christopher Wellise, VP of Sustainability, Equinix. \"We need to remain focused on delivering the digital infrastructure to meet the demands of society while not compromising sustainability goals. As the world's digital infrastructure company, Equinix views every aspect of its operations through the lens of sustainability. If we expect digital infrastructure to continue to meet performance expectations of rapidly evolving technologies such as AI, we should not compromise sustainability in the process.\" \nEquinix continues to make meaningful progress toward its long-term goal to achieve 100% renewable energy coverage by 2030. For 2023, it maintained 96% renewable energy coverage across its portfolio, marking the sixth consecutive year of greater than 90...