Digital Realty | Sustainability Performance
Digital Realty Trust owns and operates data centers, providing colocation and interconnection services globally.
1970
United States
1,001 - 5,000 employees
Real Estate
$1B - 10B in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#11384
Overallⓘ#2579
in United Statesⓘ#537
in Real EstateⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Aligned
Critical
Laggard
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
788.9
B/M 206.3
914.9
B/M 618.7
2.4
B/M 1.2
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Controversy level
- Digital Realty Trust's massive data center portfolio generates significant scope-2 emissions from electricity consumption (estimated 15+ TWh annually), with sustained ESG investor scrutiny over PUE efficiency claims and the broader US data center industry's water consumption impacts on regional water-stressed jurisdictions.
Sustainability employees
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1
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