NEXTDC launches first of its kind carbon neutrality program 18 Mar 2021
Australian data centre provider NEXTDC has launched a carbon neutrality program, the likes of which have been called the first of its kind in the local market.
The NEXTNeutral data centre program encourages organisations to advance their own sustainability priorities, and to work with NEXTDC with the aim of using carbon offsets to ‘decarbonise the digital economy’.
NEXTDC currently operates as a 100% carbon neutral company under the Australian Government’s Climate Active Program, while the NEXTNeutral solution has also been certified as a Climate Active colocation solution.
The company states that it is moving forward with its commitment to sustainability by encouraging its entire ecosystem to operate at zero net carbon emissions within the NEXTDC data centre space.
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Fujitsu Australia offers its data centre customers the opportunity to offset emissions from their electricity consumption.
Fujitsu Australia uses offsets sourced from Qantas Future Planet that meet Australian and international standards, including the Verified Carbon Standard and the Gold Standard.
Fujitsu will also offset direct emissions from fuel consumed by its Australian and New Zealand corporate fleet of nearly 200 cars.
The action is part of Fujitsu’s climate and energy strategy, aligned with its science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Sydney, March 16, 2021 - Fujitsu Australia today announced it is making carbon offset options available for customer electricity use across its six Australian data centres as part of its continued commitment to sustainability.
NEXTDC debuts carbon-neutral colocation service
Australian datacentre operator will buy carbon offsets to help organisations reduce their carbon footprint through a new colocation service
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Australian datacentre provider NEXTDC has unveiled the country’s first carbon-neutral colocation service to help organisations reduce their carbon footprint.
Dubbed NEXTneutral, the service involves the purchase of carbon offsets under NEXTDC’s partnership with Qantas Future Planet, a sustainability initiative spearheaded by Qantas and Tasman Environmental Markets.
The carbon offsets will be used to fund ecological projects, such as restoring wetlands and rainforests impacted by commercial development, protecting pristine habitats such as the Great Barrier Reef, and supporting indigenous culture and traditional sustainable land management practices such as cool fire burning.
Australian data centre solutions provider NextDC has launched NextNeutral, the first carbon neutral colocation solution available in the local market, according to a statement.
The solution aims to reduce the carbon footprint of data centres, which account for 3 percent of global energy consumption, through investment in carbon offsetting.
Thanks to this, NextDC is accredited as 100 percent carbon neutral under the Australian Federal Government’s Climate Active program. NextNeutral offers the chance for colocation customers to also offset their carbon emissions.
Carbon offsets purchased through NextNeutral fund ecological projects, including the restoration of wetlands and rainforests, the protection of Australian habitats such as the Great Barrier Reef, and supporting Indigenous culture and traditional sustainable land management practices such as cool fire burning.