Overview

Realizing a sustainable future

At NTT DATA Global Data Centers (NTT GDC), we’re mindful that technological innovation and business growth must be balanced with care for the planet and everyone on it. We want all our stakeholders — our employees, clients, partners and communities — as well as the earth itself to benefit and thrive. Now, we’ve set a bold course: achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. We’ve compiled this Sustainability Report to share our goals, establish our baseline, highlight our planet- and people-first practices, and track our progress.

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Goals

Our net-zero goals

To achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, we’ve defined several task forces to evaluate and implement the following emission-reduction levers.

Scope 1: Direct emissions — fuel and refrigerants

Goals: minimize generator-testing and evaluate alternative fuels; reduce refrigerant leakages; switch to refrigerants with lower global-warming potential, where technically and commercially feasible; transition to electric vehicles for onsite operations.

Scope 2: Indirect emissions — purchased energy (non-IT load) and operational energy use

Goals: Procure renewable energy for non-IT power; invest in power purchase agreements (PPAs); generate renewable energy onsite, where feasible; improve power usage effectiveness (PUE) through energy-efficiency measures and AI-driven cooling optimization.

Scope 3: Value chain emissions — supply chain; energy used by clients (IT load)

Goals: develop innovative data center design practices; engage suppliers in decarbonization initiatives; purchase lower-carbon materials and services; influence clients to adopt renewable energy; reduce energy consumption for IT loads.

Impact

At a glance: FY24 accomplishments

28%

emissions reduction compared to FY21 baseline, 4% reduction from FY23

60%

renewable energy, 18% increase from FY23

1.38

average annual PUE(1)

11MW

external heat recovery contracted

0.72/1.42

average annual WUE(1,2)

$15.3M

equity investment for renewable energy additionality

1 Considering sites with 24 months of continuous electricity consumption and IT utilization greater than or equal to 20%.

2 Entire data center portfolio/evaporative sites only (both in l/kWh).

Success stories
Recognition

Industry recognition

CDP | 2024

NTT DATA Group was selected as a 2024 CDP Climate Change “A List” company, for the third consecutive year, in recognition of our transparency in climate, deforestation and water security.

EcoVadis | 2025

In 2025, NTT DATA received the EcoVadis Silver Medal Sustainability rating (score: 71/100), placing us in the top 15% of rated organizations.

Science Based Targets | 2025

NTT DATA once again obtained SBTi approval for our net-zero targets after updating our Net-Zero Vision 2040 in 2024.

Services

A holistic framework for decarbonization

NTT GDC has defined a holistic framework for decarbonization to help us reduce emissions and improve our environmental footprint.

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