Digital Realty

Digital Realty's reported carbon emissions

Digital Realty, headquartered in the US and operating in the office machinery and computers industry, has reported its carbon emissions and set ambitious climate commitments. In 2024, Digital Realty's total global emissions were approximately 2.52 billion kg CO2e. This comprised of approximately 51.7 million kg CO2e for Scope 1 emissions, approximately 948.2 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 market-based emissions, and approximately 1.46 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3 emissions. For the reporting year 2023, the company's total global emissions were approximately 2.46 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at approximately 55.8 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions at approximately 1.55 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions at approximately 1.25 billion kg CO2e. In 2022, Digital Realty reported global emissions of approximately 3.63 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions around 39.0 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions at approximately 1.57 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 2.06 billion kg CO2e. The company has made significant commitments through the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Digital Realty aims to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by area by 68% and its Scope 3 emissions by area by 24% by 2030, using a 2018 baseline. Furthermore, Digital Realty aims to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions to near zero by the middle of this decade. Digital Realty is also a signatory to the EU Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, committing to climate neutrality for its EU data centres by 2030. In 2023, the company received a certificate of conformity with this pact. Additionally, their data centre portfolio in France achieved carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2020 and 2021 and is committed to maintaining this status through 2030.