Both companies and data centers consume a significant amount of energy every day, and this consumption, driven by new technologies and the digital transformation of companies, is expected to increase significantly in the coming years.
All this energy consumption also leads to an increase in CO2 emissions, and it would be beneficial for both companies and data centers to implement actions to minimize this CO2 increase as much as possible.
Many countries and companies have been engaged in international meetings with the aim of working towards environmental improvement.
A clear example of such work and meetings is the significant initiative promoted by the United Nations Global Compact, with more than 19,000 signatory entities from 170 countries. They focus on Corporate Social Responsibility, enhancing their efforts to make the private sector more sustainable and increasingly environmentally conscious.
This Global Compact includes several sections, one of which relates to the environment and outlines three clear principles:
Principle Nº7: Companies should maintain a preventive approach that benefits the environment.
Principle Nº8: Companies must promote initiatives that encourage greater environmental responsibility.
Principle Nº9 Companies should support the development and dissemination of environmentally friendly technologies.
It's worth noting that Spain, with over 2,000 companies, leads the rankings in this Global Compact, followed by French companies with more than 1,500 and Brazilian companies with around 1,400. .
On the other hand, there's another initiative that is more focused on green IT, which emerged in 2008. This initiative, the European Code of Conduct for Data Centres' Energy Efficiency, aims to reduce environmental, economic, and security impacts.
Its goal is to encourage European data centers to invest in and implement plans that reduce energy consumption without endangering their critical infrastructure and business.
The Code of Conduct, supported by the European Union Joint Research Centre, is a voluntary initiative that involves a wide range of stakeholders, including manufacturers, suppliers, consultants, public bodies, and clients.
It is governed by a set of standards and is entirely voluntary. As we mentioned, its objective is to raise awareness among data center operators and owners about key aspects of green IT.
I want to mention that there are around 1,750 data centers in Europe.
18.5% belong to the United Kingdom - 15.2% are in Germany - 10.7% are in France
Additionally, 20% of all these data centers are already participating in the European Code of Conduct for Data Centres' Energy Efficiency.
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It's important that more and more companies join either of these two initiatives.
Focusing on the European Code of Conduct, it covers two main areas:
IT Load: Relates to the consumption of IT equipment in data centers.
Facility Load:Relates to the mechanical load and electrical systems supporting the IT electrical load.
To participate, companies and data centers must complete an entry form in which they commit to:
An initial energy measurement and an energy audit to identify primary energy-saving opportunities.
Develop and submit an Action Plan for subsequent implementation upon approval.
Regularly monitor energy consumption to track progress over time.
Although the costs are borne by the companies, the organization provides support to all partners with valuable resources such as documentation and public recognition of their efforts through announcements, awards, plaques, etc
As you can see, the EU recognizes and promotes all these data centers that, through their effort and dedication, make it possible for their businesses to become more environmentally sustainable while maintaining and increasing their service levels.
I take this opportunity to mention that at Bjumper, we are contributing to help significant data centers, not only in Europe but also from other places in America, achieve a reduction in their energy consumption without reducing their service levels through various applications like: (Click on the link)
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