BEIJING, July 31,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chindata Group, ("Chindata" or
the "Company") (Nasdaq: CD), an industry leader in
carrier-neutral hyperscale data center solutions, recently released
its 2022 Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report, showing
the Company's impressive achievements in ESG management and green
transformation. Most notably, Chindata's annual operating power
usage effectiveness (PUE), a standard efficiency metric for power
consumption in data centers, reached 1.21, significantly better
than the industry average. The Company also announced the
enterprise's supply chain carbon emissions for the first time.
Chindata is fully committed to the goal of zero carbon,
integrating green concepts into the entire lifecycle of data center
site selection, planning, design, construction, and operations, and
continues to achieve carbon reduction goals. Highlights from the
2022 ESG report include:
Environmental: Chindata adheres to a zero-carbon
principle and fully implements the concept of green environmental
protection, while striving to achieve green development through
technological innovation. According to the report, the Company's
annual operating PUE showed a 1.21 energy efficiency level which is
a significantly better number than the industry average.
Additionally, by the end of 2022, Chindata had obtained and applied
for 423 patents, representing a year-on-year increase of more than
50 percent, and its proprietary waterless cooling technology which
can reach a water use efficiency (WUE) of zero had been put into
use. From a green electricity standpoint, 220 million
kilowatt-hours of green electricity were purchased in 2022, and
accumulated green electricity obtained through transactions has
reached almost 770 million kilowatt-hours.
Social: Chindata is committed to creating an era of value
sharing that is inclusive, reciprocal, and beneficial, adheres to a
diverse, open, and inclusive corporate culture, provides equal
opportunities for employees, and builds a fair talent training
system and believes that corporate development dividends can
benefit employees, customers, value chain partners, and local
communities. Women filled one-third of the Company's senior
management roles in 2022, and close to 40 percent of employees saw
promotion in the same year. Additionally, Chindata actively
promotes sunlight capture and conversion and promotes the improved
sustainable performance of its supply chain. In 2022, the company's
overseas subsidiary Bridge Data Centres (BDC) received the esteemed
'Malaysia Digital Status' award, acknowledging significant
contributions to Malaysia's
digital economy.
Governance: Over the past year, Chindata has taken solid
steps toward sustainable development by optimizing its governance
structure, promoting technological innovation, and expanding the
use of clean energy. Its ESG value model places stability and
transparency, creative excellence, a mutually beneficial future,
and green development as cornerstone elements. Moving forward, the
Company will continue to build a new regional ecosystem and will
also evolve the green gene in its DNA, drive low-carbon computing
through technological innovation, and lead and promote the
technological development of green data centers throughout the
industry.
Huapeng Wu, Chief Executive Officer of Chindata Group,
said, "The thriving global digital economy is witnessing an
unprecedented surge, driven by rapid advancements in cutting-edge
technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, and artificial
intelligence (AI). This growing focus on environmental
sustainability has led to stringent green norms in data center
construction. Consequently, the Internet Data Center (IDC) industry
finds itself at the forefront of a transformative industrial shift,
where the principles of eco-friendliness, low carbon footprint,
resource efficiency, and operational intensity are paramount. By
adhering to these principles, Chindata is fostering a symbiotic
alliance between the green and digital economies, propelling a new
era of green sustainable development."
At this pivotal juncture of digital economy advancement and
energy transformation, Chindata leverages its core values of
Stable, Advanced, Forward, Eco-friendly (SAFE) to enhance its ESG
strategy. With a strong foundation in arithmetic and data, these
four elements are ingrained in the Company's DNA, empowering
Chindata to offer abundant computing power in a reliable,
environmentally friendly, and high-quality manner. This
transformation of electricity into superior computing power ensures
Chindata's pivotal role in fueling the digital economy and shaping
a promising digital future.
About Chindata Group
Chindata is a leading carrier-neutral hyperscale data center
solution provider in Asia-Pacific emerging markets and a
first mover in building next-generation hyperscale data centers
in China, India, and Southeast
Asia markets, focusing on the whole life cycle of facility
planning, investment, design, construction and operation of
ecosystem infrastructure in the IT industry. Chindata provides its
clients with business solutions in major countries and regions
in Asia-Pacific emerging markets, including asset-heavy
ecosystem chain services such as industrial bases, data centers and
network services.
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