WIOCC / OADC
Our passion is not for the short-term sale , but for the long-term relationships forged through outstanding client experience ” explains Coker .
Coker does , however , recognise that there will always be scope for improvement and that mistakes may be made for OADC to improve in supporting to the best of its ability Africa ’ s transformation : “ It ' s a constant learning experience . When it doesn ' t go right the first time , we also have to be good at fixing issues very , very quickly . Sometimes , when things don ' t go right , the speed and quality of your response can result in an outstanding client experience . It ’ s important to learn and build a virtuous cycle of that learning . In fact , the next innovation might come out of lessons learned from what didn ' t go right the first time . We must also understand that was acceptable yesterday is no longer good enough today . A spirit of learning and striving for relentless continuous improvement is how we will achieve the bar of excellence we are setting for ourselves .”
At the heart of OADC ’ s ambition is the organisation ' s sustainability ambitions . With many organisations across the world planning to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 , the data centre industry must increasingly design facilities that conserve energy , are energy efficient and use renewable energy sources .
“ There are some things all companies can do to become more sustainable – take online meetings , for example , which can drastically reduce carbon emissions otherwise generated by travel - but that ’ s not enough by itself ; we have to go beyond that .”
“ We are recruiting a Head of Environment , Sustainability & Governance ( ESG ) to be primarily responsible for ESG and the sustainability agenda at OADC ,” adds the CEO . “ This will give us focus at the senior level , as well as providing us with a focal point for our engineering , innovation and processes in terms of sustainability . We plan to fully embed the resulting principles in our culture to ensure that what we do is inherently sustainable .”
He concludes : “ Sustainability also gives us the opportunity to continuously innovate . A lot of what we will do , and the technology we use to implement our sustainability agenda , has yet to be invented or put into full production , particularly in the environment in which we operate . Our key opportunity is to optimise everything we do for the benefit of our clients and the environment in which we operate ; it ' s an exciting time for OADC .”
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