Aaron Binkley,
Vice President of Sustainability, appointed Chair of Nareit Real
Estate Sustainability Council for 2025
AUSTIN,
Texas, Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital
Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and
carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection
solutions, today announced that is has been awarded the National
Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit) "Leader in
the Light" award for data center sustainability for the eighth
consecutive year. The award recognizes Nareit member companies that
demonstrate leadership in implementing sustainable and socially
responsible investment and operating practices, good governance,
and transparency.
"We are honored to receive this award from Nareit for the eighth
consecutive year," said Andy Power,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Digital Realty. "As data
centers have become increasingly central to our lives and power
needs have grown, sustainable data center solutions have become
ever more important. As the world's largest data center
operator, we recognize our responsibility to lead the industry
toward a long-term goal of powering our data centers with 100%
renewable energy."
In addition to being awarded Nareit's "Leader in the Light"
award, Digital Realty's Vice President of Sustainability,
Aaron Binkley, has been elected as
the incoming Chair of the Nareit Real Estate Sustainability Council
(RESC) for 2025. Binkley, who served as Vice Chair last year, will
now lead the council alongside a distinguished group of
industry leaders, driving Nareit's sustainability initiatives
forward and building upon the organization's existing work.
"I am excited to serve as the incoming Chair of the Nareit Real
Estate Sustainability Council for 2025. Building on the remarkable
work done by the council thus far, I look forward to collaborating
with this distinguished group of ESG professionals as we continue
to set the standard for environmental stewardship in the real
estate sector, fostering innovation and best practices that create
a more sustainable future for all."
Further underscoring its commitment to sustainability, Digital
Realty has been recognized as one of the top corporate solar
adopters by the Solar Energy Industries Association. The
recognition highlights Digital Realty's dedication to sourcing
high-quality renewable energy globally. With over 150 data centers
worldwide now matched with 100% renewable electricity and 1.5
gigawatts of renewable energy under contract, Digital Realty
continues to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable growth.
Additional recent examples of Digital Realty's sustainability
accolades include:
- Commenced construction on a 120 megawatt utility-scale solar
plant in South Africa
- Became the first company in Switzerland to be awarded the prestigious
"Gold+" certification from the Swiss Datacenter Efficiency
Association (SDEA)
- Recognized as one of the World's Most Sustainable Companies
2024 by TIME
- Completed the sale of €850 million in green notes, solidifying
Digital Realty's spot as the largest US REIT issuer of green
bonds
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty brings
companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data
center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®,
the company's global data center platform, provides customers with
a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter
Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation
and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty
gives its customers access to the connected data communities that
matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+
facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents. To
learn more about Digital Realty, please visit
digitalrealty.com or follow us on
LinkedIn and X.
For Additional Information
Media Contacts
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Reynolds
Digital Realty
+44
7469 695775
wreynolds@digitalrealty.com
Investor Relations
Jordan Sadler / Jim Huseby
Digital Realty
+1 415 275
5344
InvestorRelations@digitalrealty.com
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including statements related to the Leader in the Light award, our
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