ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), a leading data centre service provider headquartered in Singapore, has published its 2024 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.
The report details progress toward STT GDC’s ESG targets, as well as its three main ESG pillars – carbon-neutral data centre operations by 2030; a safe, secure, diverse and inclusive workplace; and ethical & responsible business.
With the growing demand for digital infrastructure, sustainability has become a critical priority for organisations worldwide. Bruno Lopez, President and Group Chief Executive Officer, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, said: “As the digital economy accelerates, our responsibility as infrastructure providers extends beyond simply supporting growth; we must lead with purpose and innovation. In 2024, STT GDC made remarkable progress on our sustainability journey, from securing S$500 million in sustainability-linked financing to implementing initiatives such as AI-driven cooling optimisation and pioneering the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil in Singapore.”
Notable achievements in the sustainability journey in 2024 include:
- Achieved 78.5% renewable energy usage, ahead of targets.
- Achieved a 22.9% year-on-year reduction in carbon emissions across the group in 2024, progressing towards the goal of carbon neutral data centre operations by 2030.
- Issued S$500 million of Sustainability- Linked Perpetual (SLP) securities: Maiden perpetual securities issuance is the first-ever Singapore dollar denominated SLP, the first public benchmark SLP in Asia and the first public SLP by a data centre company globally.
- Enhanced sustainability-linked financing framework: An expanded and enhanced sustainability-linked financing framework, setting ambitious targets. These include increasing the use of renewable energy to 85% by 2028 and achieving a 70% reduction in carbon intensity from a 2021 baseline by 2028.
- First data centre operator in Singapore to deploy HVO for backup generators: This pioneering move sets a new benchmark for greener energy solutions within the industry.
- First data centre operator in Asia to pilot AI-based autonomous control system for optimising data centre cooling in STT GDC’s facilities in Singapore, setting a unique precedent by testing the technology in a hybrid cooling environment that is technically more challenging than traditional air-cooled data centres.
Environmental Impact:
- Achieved an 66.2% reduction in carbon intensity, from the 2021 baseline.
- Improved power usage effectiveness (PUE) by 11.2% from the 2020 baseline.
- Realised a 34.5% improvement in water usage effectiveness (WUE) from 2020 baseline.
STT GDC’s ESG Report is based on a full year’s data from 1 January to 31 December 2024, focusing primarily on STT GDC’s operating entities (data centres and offices) during the year.
