Data center platform awarded Ecovadis Platinum rating and becomes first operator in Southeast Asia to achieve EDGE certification
Singapore, 24 April, 2024
Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Digital Edge) has published its third Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report in which it reveals it has achieved Platinum status in the Ecovadis sustainability assessment, the highest possible rating and placing it in the top 1% of companies across the data center industry. The company has also become the first data center operator in Southeast Asia to achieve EDGE certification, an international green building standard for resource efficiency.
These key sustainability milestones demonstrate the platforms progress towards its ESG goals as it reaffirms its commitment towards carbon neutrality by 2030.In its latest ESG report, Digital Edge states it achieved a score of 81 out of 100 in its first ever Ecovadis sustainability rating, placing it in the 99th percentile of the companies that have been ranked to date. Ecovadis is a globally recognized sustainability ratings company that provides third party assessments of a businesses ESG credentials across four key areas; the environment, ethics, labor and human rights and sustainable procurement. Only a handful of data center operators have attained a Platinum rating from Ecovadis; this is a significant achievement for any company and an exceptional milestone for a business that was founded only four years ago.
Digital Edge also announced its recently opened NARRA1 facility in Manila, Philippines, has become the first data center in Southeast Asia to achieve EDGE certification. EDGE is a green building certification system administered by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. To achieve certification a building must demonstrate 20% or more savings in energy, water and embodied carbon in materials. NARRA1 was recognized for its resource efficient design including its innovative liquid cooling system which has enabled it to achieve a market leading design Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.193, as well as numerous energy conserving features such as a 57% reduction in lighting power density.
The company’s 2024 ESG report centers around the theme of Innovate with Purpose and reports on previously established KPIs across each of its three ESG pillars; Respect for Resources, Respect for People & Communities, and Respect for Transparency. Other key highlights from the report include:
Samuel Lee, Chief Executive Officer at Digital Edge, remarked, Although we are still at the beginning of our ESG journey, we are proud of our recent sustainability efforts which have enabled us to achieve a number of firsts for the data center industry in Asia Pacific. With climate change an ever-pressing issue and the growth of AI requiring power hungry IT deployments, the industry needs to act quickly to address its carbon footprint. For our part, we are continuing to adapt, innovate and evolve our business, setting new standards that pave the way for the sustainable digital infrastructure of the future.
About Digital Edge
Headquartered in Singapore, Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, Digital Edge aims to bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical. Digital Edge was founded by a seasoned senior management team with decades of industry experience and an established track record of value creation in the data center, cloud and telecommunications industries in the Asia Pacific region. Backed by leading alternative investment firm Stonepeak, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1 billion in deployed and committed capital, establishing itself as a market leading pan-Asia data center platform. The company provides data center and fiber services across Asia, with a presence in India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, China and the Philippines.
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Liane Cresswell, Director Corporate Communications
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+852 5503 2522
Asia focused data center platform reports on progress towards its ESG goals
(Singapore, 26 April 2023) Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Digital Edge”) has published the second iteration of its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, reporting for the first time on key metrics to achieve its goal to be a carbon neutral data center organization by 2030. The report also reveals that the company has successfully achieved its target Power Usage Efficiency (PUE) of 1.193 or better at its newly opened NARRA1 facility in Manila.
Digital Edge published its first ESG report in April 2020 which set out a number of ambitious targets aligned to its three key ESG pillars of Respect for Resources, Respect for People & Communities and Respect for Transparency. These included being carbon neutral by 2030 and sourcing 50% of its power from renewable sources by 2025. One year on the company has reported on progress towards achieving these goals, including reporting on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions footprint for the first time and aligning its reporting data to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework for software and IT services.
Most notably the report states that the company’s NARRA1 data center in Manila, which opened in March 2023, has achieved market leading power efficiency metrics in its initial Integrated Systems Testing (IST) phase. The company is the first colocation operator to deploy Nortek’s patented Statepoint® Liquid Cooling technology in Asia. This has enabled the NARRA1 facility to achieve a PUE of 1.15 at 75% load during Phase 1 testing under optimized conditions, better than its ambitious design PUE of 1.193 (against a global average of 1.55[1]) and despite the Philippines’ hot and humid climate. This surpasses the company’s Basis of Design target to achieve a peak PUE of 1.3 or less for all new build facilities, with a target annualized PUE of 1.25 or better at 75% load.
Jay Park, Chief Development Officer for Digital Edge commented, “The results we’re seeing in Manila are truly phenomenal, particularly for a data center in this kind of climate. While it still early days and we need to see how the facility performs as we install more customers and increase the load, it is encouraging to see such great performance from day one. I genuinely believe that by continuing to adopt innovative new technologies and processes we will be able to achieve our ambition to build the most efficient and sustainable data centers in the world.”
The theme of the report is ‘Future Possible’ and emphasises the importance of building the digital infrastructure of the future in a way that is both sustainable and responsible. Other key highlights from the report include:
Commenting on the report, Samuel Lee, Chief Executive Officer at Digital Edge, said, “ESG has been engrained in our company’s values since day one and I am pleased to share the meaningful steps we have taken on the journey so far. We continue to strive to ‘future-proof’ both our infrastructure and our industry; while our company may only be three years old, the investments we are making in ESG ensure we can continue to live up to our values – and meet our customers’ needs – for decades to come.”
About Digital Edge
Headquartered in Singapore, Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, Digital Edge aims to bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical.
Digital Edge was founded by a seasoned senior management team with decades of industry experience and an established track record of value creation in the data center, cloud and telecommunications industries in the Asia Pacific region. Backed by leading alternative investment firm Stonepeak, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1 billion in deployed and committed capital, establishing itself as a market leading pan-Asia data center platform. The company provides data center and fiber services across Asia, with a presence in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
Media Contacts
Digital Edge
Liane Cresswell, Director Corporate Communications
Liane.Cresswell@digitaledgedc.com
+852 5503 2522
[1] 2022 Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey
[2] 2022 Construction Industry Institute (CII) Safety Summary Report
(Singapore, 19 April 2022) Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd. has published its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, marking a significant step towards creating a sustainable data center ecosystem. The report details the company’s mission to foster a sustainable digital future, with a commitment to carbon neutrality by 2030.
As the demand for digital infrastructure grows, Digital Edge is dedicated to responsibly and sustainably bridging the digital divide, while respecting the local communities it serves. The ESG report introduces three key pillars: Respect for Resources, Respect for People & Communities, and Respect for Transparency, each supported by specific key performance indicators.
Highlights include:
Digital Edge’s ESG report also includes an assessment of its 2021 performance against key metrics and commits to an update in early 2023. Samuel Lee, Digital Edge’s Chief Executive, and Jay Park, Chief Development Officer, both emphasized the company’s commitment to ESG excellence and the importance of leading by example in the industry. Andrew Thomas of Stonepeak praised Digital Edge’s ambitious approach to creating a sustainable data center ecosystem in Asia.
