About CyrusOne
SUSTAINABILITY
About CyrusOne
CyrusOne has a forwardthinking mindset when it comes to sustainability – especially ESG . The company ’ s sustainability mindset is guided by a qualitative , quantitative and meaningful sustainability plan that includes its goal to become climate-neutral by 2030 .
In addition to reducing its impact on the environment , CyrusOne ’ s progress is being measured and judged by its progress in social responsibility and corporate governance .
Overall , its targets are set to contribute to staying below 1.5 ° C warming . To achieve this , CyrusOne will upgrade the efficiency of its existing facilities , build new facilities with higher efficiency and start new facilities with renewable electricity . emissions , with hope to do this through smart operational practices and facility upgrades including using building management systems , airflow modelling and balancing cooling delivery with server needs .
Moloney explains that the company is wanting to prioritise upgrades for its least efficient facilities , as well as in regions that have the highest carbon intensity of the local grid . In the same vein , CyrusOne is working to maintain a commitment towards institutional integrity and ethics throughout the organisation .
Speaking on the importance of transparent governance practices , Moloney says : “ CyrusOne is committed to institutional integrity and ethics throughout our organisation . We seek to ensure the highest standards of business conduct while maintaining transparency with our employees , customers , and communities in which we operate .”
He continues : “ We treat transparency as our guiding principle in an attempt to honestly analyse our sustainability programmes and report the areas that need improvement along with our successes .
“ We promote the water-saving cooling we use at many facilities , but we also disclose the number of facilities in our portfolio that still consume large amounts of water . Reporting water consumption in our industry is rare , despite the substantial amounts of water that is used in traditional
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