Digital Realty

Digital Realty's most recent disclosed emissions data for 2025 indicates Scope 1 emissions of 52,222,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions of 463,239,000 kg CO2e. The location-based Scope 2 emissions for the same year were 3,616,208,000 kg CO2e. For 2024, the company reported Scope 1 emissions of 51,745,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions of 948,175,000 kg CO2e. Their location-based Scope 2 emissions for 2024 stood at 3,311,323,000 kg CO2e. In 2023, Digital Realty's Scope 1 emissions were 55,773,000 kg CO2e, and location-based Scope 2 emissions were 3,451,583,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back to 2022, Digital Realty reported total Scope 1 emissions of 39,030,000 kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions of 1,567,223,000 kg CO2e, and location-based Scope 2 emissions of 3,426,701,000 kg CO2e. Their Scope 3 emissions for 2022 amounted to 2,059,753,000 kg CO2e. This included significant contributions from capital goods (1,227,970,000 kg CO2e), downstream leased assets (228,399,000 kg CO2e), purchased goods and services (206,184,000 kg CO2e), and fuel and energy-related activities (322,413,000 kg CO2e).

Digital Realty has set several ambitious climate commitments. As part of the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), they committed to reducing Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 68% per square foot by 2030, using a 2018 base year. Additionally, they aim to reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and fuel and energy-related activities by 24% per square foot within the same timeframe. They also have a more recent commitment (as of 2025 via SBTi) to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2023 base year, and to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, downstream leased assets, and investments by 25% within the same period.

Furthermore, Digital Realty is a signatory to the EU Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, committing to climate neutrality across all scopes by 2030. They specifically aim to reduce their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to near zero by the middle of this decade (2023-2025). The company's 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 to 2030.