Data centre specialist, LCL, has been awarded a gold medal by EcoVadis. LCL obtained this medal by achieving excellent scores for four sustainability themes: environment, ethics, labour and human rights, and sustainable procurement. The gold medal reconfirms LCL’s leading position in the Belgian data centre sector.
Only the top 5% of companies assessed by EcoVadis are awarded gold medals. LCL achieved an overall score of 71%. This is the average of its scores for four sustainability themes mentioned previously, which were calculated using specific criteria.
The questionnaire is always tailored to the company’s size, location and sector. Consequently, not every company is required to fulfil all 21 criteria. In addition, some criteria are given greater weight than others.
The highest rating that a company can obtain is a platinum medal. To achieve this, a company needs to score between 78% and 100%. The next highest rating is a gold medal, which is awarded to companies that score between 70% and 77%. Companies that score between 59% and 69% are awarded a silver medal. Finally, a score of between 50% and 58% entitles a company to a bronze medal. Companies scoring less than 50% are unable to obtain have an EcoVadis medal.
In total, LCL scored 70% for labour and human rights, 80% for the environment, 70% for ethics and 50% for sustainable procurement. This equates to an average score of 71%, or an advanced level, which means the data centre company is entitled to a gold medal.
“We are extremely proud that we obtained a gold medal in our first ever assessment by EcoVadis,” said Laurens van Reijen, Managing Director, LCL Data Centers. “This demonstrates once again how committed we are to sustainability at every level within our five data centres. The fact that we were awarded a gold medal does not, however, mean that our work in this area will now end. We can certainly improve our scores for some aspects.
“For example, in the near future we will start to devote more attention to the theme of sustainable procurement in the context of Scope 3 carbon emissions. We will accomplish this by preparing an action plan, asking our suppliers about their sustainability goals and defining those goals in the form of achievable action items. In this way, we will continue to challenge ourselves to move forward in the area of sustainability. Only by innovating and investing can we ensure that our data centres remain state-of-the-art and that our goal of becoming climate neutral by 2030 is achieved.”
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