SUSTAINABILITY
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The company operates more than 50 data centres around the world , with five in London and Frankfurt , as well as additional facilities sited in Paris , Dublin , Madrid and Amsterdam .
As of June 2021 , CyrusOne ’ s European facilities met their 2030 carbon reduction commitments to the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact 8 years early , achieving 100 % renewable electricity and offsetting the small amount of diesel used for backup generation .
“ The future is coming quickly , and we are doing our best to make it a more just and sustainable one . To respond to ongoing changes and achieve the future we hope for , the world requires resilience – a practice we in the data centre industry pursue daily ,” said David Ferdman , President and CEO of CyrusOne .
The company achieved a seven-fold , year-on-year increase in the amount of renewable energy it purchased in 2021 , while also achieving net positive water status at its growing data centre in Allen , Texas – the third data centre in its net positive water portfolio . Initially , this began with water-free cooling at the facility and then developed into restoring water using BEF Water Restoration Certificates to exceed the remaining consumption , providing benefits to regional wildlife and the local community .
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