Collective Action
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Collective Action
Maurice Mortell , Managing Director for Ireland at Equinix , is a vocal champion of DCs for Bees , explaining that the initiative gives the country ’ s data centre industry a chance to “ leverage the strength and depth of our business community , and in turn , address Ireland ’ s biodiversity plight head on .” Equinix has already begun , Mortell adds , “ planting orchards , pollinator friendly plants and installing bug hotels where possible at existing sites in Dublin as well as incorporating pollinator-friendly design into the plans of our new sites .”
Keppel Data Centres , which operates two carrier neutral colocation hotels in Dublin , was “ one of the first companies to embrace Host in Ireland ’ s DCs for Bees programme and later also joined up with the Pollinator Plan developed by Ireland ’ s National Biodiversity Data Centre ,” explains the group ’ s Financial Controller and DCs for Bees Ambassador , Brid Saruwatari . Gary Watson , Keppel ’ s country manager for Ireland , adds that “ In recent years , when we upgraded our data centres in Dublin , we also took the opportunity to enhance their landscaping to be more pollinator-friendly . At Keppel DC Dublin 1 , we planted hawthorn shrubs around the perimeter , and sowed more than 800 bluebell bulbs , as these plants are good pollen sources for the bees . Over at Keppel DC Dublin 2 , we planted a wildflower meadow to nurture bees and other insects .”
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