Equinix Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Datacenter Services Sustainability 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment

 MUMBAI, Dec 10:  Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure company, today announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders category in the first IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Datacenter Services Sustainability 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment. According to the report, “Equinix is distinguished by its strong commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.”

“Equinix has demonstrated leadership in sustainable datacenter operations,” said Olga Yashkova, Research Manager, Enterprise Workloads and Datacenter Infrastructure, IDC. “Its comprehensive strategy—from renewable energy sourcing and water stewardship to circularity, heat export and green financing—positions Equinix as a Leader and a trusted partner for organizations seeking to decarbonize their digital infrastructure and address business and regulatory requirements.”

Serving as critical connectivity hubs for enterprises, cloud providers and AI ecosystems, Equinix’s more than 270 data centers span 77 metropolitan areas in 36 countries. The report states that “Equinix implements sustainability initiatives and innovative approaches to energy and water management across its global colocation network.”

Manoj Paul, Managing Director of India, Equinix said

“We believe being named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape reflects Equinix’s consistent focus on building digital infrastructure that combines performance, efficiency, and sustainability. In India, we have strengthened this commitment through initiatives such as implementing advanced water-optimized cooling systems and air cooled chillers, enhancing renewable and low-carbon energy portfolio with our solar farm in Yavatmal going live in Nov 2025, improving PUE and enhancing energy efficiency across our IBX facilities, and integrating AI-ready design principles into our new builds. As the country moves into a new phase of digital and AI-led growth, our priority is to ensure that businesses have access to infrastructure that is globally benchmarked, sustainable at scale, and ready for the opportunities of the future.”

The IDC MarketScape report recognized Equinix for its strengths across a range of initiatives, including:

  • Waste Heat Reuse: In 2024, Equinix reported the export of 14.5 GWh of residual heat from its datacenter operations—a substantial 245% increase compared to the previous year. Equinix’s heat export initiatives are particularly notable in cities such as Helsinki, Toronto, and Paris, where the company’s datacenters actively supply excess thermal energy to municipal district heating networks and community facilities.
  • Water Management Innovation: Equinix’s water focus program drives best practices in water management for cooling, with a reported annual average Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) of 0.95 in 2024. Customer-facing water reports and advanced engineering solutions (e.g., water-free energy sources, thermal storage, and aggressive reuse) reinforce operational accountability in water-constrained markets.
  • Low Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE): Equinix achieved a global annualized average PUE of 1.39 in 2024 (a 6% YoY improvement), with select sites showing a significantly lower number. The company aims for a global average PUE of 1.33 by 2030.
  • Achieving Sustainability Goals: Equinix is committed to achieving net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2040, validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative, aiming to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 90% and absolute Scope 3 emissions by 90% (compared to the 2019 baseline).
  • Renewable Energy Commitment: Equinix was early to commit to 100% clean and renewable energy coverage by 2030, achieving 96% global coverage in 2024 (including 100% in the Americas and EMEA).
  • AI Infrastructure & Sustainability Innovation: Equinix’s edge AI infrastructure leverages its renewable energy coverage, enabling AI workloads and turnkey distributed AI solutions that benefit from sustainability innovations.
  • Green Financing: Since 2020, Equinix has issued over US$9 billion in green bonds, with approximately $4.9 billion allocated to green buildings, renewable energy, energy efficiency, the development of sustainable datacenter facilities, and investments in next-generation technologies, such as fuel cells for onsite power generation.
  • Customer Decarbonization Instruments: Equinix offers customized sustainability reporting for customers that includes granular data on electricity consumption, renewable energy coverage, carbon emissions, and water consumption.