SAN FRANCISCO, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty
(NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation
and interconnection solutions, announced today the U.S. Department
of Energy's (DOE) Better Buildings Alliance and the Institute for
Market Transformation (IMT) have recognized Digital Realty as a
2020 Green Lease Leader. Green Lease Leaders set national
standards for what constitute a green lease and include building
owners and customers who modernize their leases to spur
collaborative action on energy efficiency, cost savings, air
quality and sustainability in buildings.
Digital Realty has achieved GOLD Recognition for its green lease
provisions across its portfolio of 275 data centers around the
world. As part of the company's long-term sustainability
vision of building a greener future, Digital Realty launched its
green leasing initiatives in 2017 and has since seen a 78% adoption
rate among eligible new customer leases. In addition, leases
encompassing an additional 3.9 million square feet have a
standalone energy efficiency capital expense cost-recovery
clause.
"As a leader in the data center industry, we recognize the
important responsibility we have to provide our customers with
best-in-class energy efficient and sustainable solutions," said
Digital Realty Chief Executive Officer A.
William Stein. "We are proud to be the first data
center provider to incorporate green lease provisions across our
portfolio and we are committed to continuing our efforts to enact
environmental, social and governance initiatives that create a
positive impact for our partners, customers and employees."
Digital Realty also recently announced it has joined the
Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), a group of more than 860
global companies committed to setting carbon emission reduction
targets backed by climate science. Digital Realty expects to
partner with SBTi to develop specific targets by year-end.
This year's Green Lease Leaders represent portfolios totaling
more than one billion square feet and comprise a diverse range of
buildings from large and small commercial offices to industrial
buildings to data centers. Green Lease Leaders manage nearly
three billion square feet of commercial and government space across
North America, representing a huge
potential for growth in green leases. IMT estimates that
green leases can help reduce utility bills by up to about
50 cents per square foot in U.S.
office buildings alone, and if all leased office buildings executed
green leases, the market could reap over $3
billion in annual cost savings.
To learn more about Digital Realty's sustainability initiatives,
please visit: https://www.digitalrealty.com/about/sustainability.
Learn more about Green Leasing by visiting
GreenLeaseLeaders.com or reading Green Lease Leaders' case
studies.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty supports the data
center, colocation and interconnection strategies of customers
across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, ranging from cloud and
information technology services, communications and social
networking to financial services, manufacturing, energy, healthcare
and consumer products. To learn more about Digital Realty,
please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and
Twitter.
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Digital Realty
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Stewart
Digital Realty
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InvestorRelations@digitalrealty.com
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