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LONDON, Feb. 8, 2021 29 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Working together with sister company Colt Technology Services, the

organisations are striving to reduce not only their emissions but also assist

customers on their sustainability journeys.

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) [https://www.coltdatacentres.net/] today

announced that its operations across the UK and Europe are fully powered by

100% renewable power. Colt DCS has also committed to providing green power to

sister company Colt Technology Services and its customers using DCS data

centres in the region, in an effort to help them also reduce their own carbon

emissions. Across the UK and Europe, Colt DCS currently operates 17 carrier

neutral data centres, with three in London.

These pledges align with Colt DCS and Colt Technology Services’ joint

commitment to becoming a market leader in sustainability, as both companies

begin their transitions to support a zero-carbon economy. The data centre

provider has also committed to setting ambitious, science-based emission

reduction targets which will be finalised in 2021.

Colt DCS Director of Energy and Sustainability, Scott Balloch said: “Our

accelerated transition to renewable energy is just the first step in our

journey to becoming more sustainable as a business and industry, with much more

to come. At Colt DCS, we believe the responsibility lies with us as an industry

to lead the way, generate our own high standards for sustainability, and

present these to governments. That is why we are currently developing

impactful, science-based metrics that we can hold ourselves accountable to.”

Colt DCS and Colt Technology Services are developing an ambitious

sustainability strategy underpinned by both companies' visions on becoming the

most customer-focused across the industry. Colt wants to enable its customers

to reach their own sustainability goals by being a strategic partner of choice

who is passionate and proactive in driving change across the industry.

Within its existing workforce Colt has already established a global ‘Green

Team’ who have already implemented several initiatives including minimising the

use of plastic bottles and cups across its entire estate, the use of more

efficient LED lighting within its data centres and offices as well as promoting

cycling initiatives for its employee base.

“We want to be leaders in changing the way the industry thinks about becoming

more sustainable, and it’s something that is becoming increasingly important to

people making informed decisions about what organisations they want to build

and progress their careers with. It is something that is important to a lot of

the millennial workforce, so force is crucial to embed within our organisation

in order to attract future talent,” added Balloch.

Caroline Griffin Pain, General Counsel for Colt, adds: “We couldn’t be prouder

that Colt DCS is transforming the way that we operate by ensuring we are using

renewable power across all our European and UK sites. Together we are embarking

on a critical journey to become more sustainable. As an industry who has a

significant impact on the environment, we have to make the changes to ensure we

are doing everything we can to ensure our carbon footprint is reduced and we

are creating a future we can be proud of.”

For more information about Colt DCS, please visit

http://www.coltdatacentres.net.

About Colt DCS

Colt Data Centre Services provide true service and operational excellence in

the design, build, delivery and operational management of hyperscale data

centres and hybrid cloud solutions to our customers across Europe and Asia

Pacific.  

We have over 25 years of experience in operating 26 state-of-the-art carrier

neutral data centres across 18 cities, offering 24/7 security and local

language support.    

Our connectivity and colocation solutions allow our customers freedom to plan

effectively for the growth of their business, knowing that their data centre

strategy is ready for the demands of tomorrow. http://www.coltdatacentres.net/

About Colt

Colt strives to transform the way the world works through the power of

connectivity, taking what’s always been in its DNA to enable customers’

success. The Colt IQ Network connects more than 900+ data centres and over

29,000 on net buildings across Europe, Asia and North America’s largest

business hubs.

Colt understands today’s shifting connectivity requirements and provides agile,

on-demand and secure high bandwidth networking and voice solutions to ensure

enterprises can thrive. Customers include data-intensive organisations spanning

over 210 cities in more than 30 countries. Colt is a recognised innovator and

pioneer in Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation

(NFV). Privately owned, Colt is one of the most financially sound companies in

the sector, and because of this, it’s able to put its customers’ needs at its

core. For more information, please visit www.colt.net.

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Source: Colt Data Centre Services (DCS)