Digital Realty

Digital Realty's most recent reported emissions data is for 2025, with Scope 1 emissions at approximately 52,222,000 kg CO2e and market-based Scope 2 emissions at about 463,239,000 kg CO2e. Location-based Scope 2 emissions for the same year were approximately 3,616,208,000 kg CO2e. The company did not disclose Scope 3 emissions for 2025, 2024, or 2023.

In 2024, Digital Realty reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 51,745,000 kg CO2e and market-based Scope 2 emissions of about 948,175,000 kg CO2e. Location-based Scope 2 emissions for 2024 were approximately 3,311,323,000 kg CO2e.

For 2023, Scope 1 emissions were around 55,773,000 kg CO2e, and location-based Scope 2 emissions were approximately 3,451,583,000 kg CO2e.

In 2022, Digital Realty reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 39,030,000 kg CO2e. Market-based Scope 2 emissions were about 1,567,223,000 kg CO2e, and location-based Scope 2 emissions were around 3,426,701,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions totalled approximately 2,059,753,000 kg CO2e, which included categories such as capital goods (around 1,227,970,000 kg CO2e), purchased goods and services (approximately 206,184,000 kg CO2e), and fuel and energy related activities (about 322,413,000 kg CO2e).

Digital Realty has committed to several climate targets. As an SBTi member, the company aims to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 68% per square foot by 2030 from a 2018 base year. This target is classified as 1.5°C aligned. 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 (2018 base year, by 2030).

More recently, Digital Realty committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2023 base year. They also committed to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, downstream leased assets, and investments by 25% within the same timeframe (2023 base year, by 2030).

The company aims to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to near zero by the middle of this decade (2023-2025). Digital Realty is also a signatory to the EU Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, committing to climate neutrality by 2030 for its EU data centres. Its data centre portfolio in France achieved carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2020 and 2021 and has committed to maintaining this through 2030.