GDS Releases Inaugural ESG Report and Sets Carbon Neutral Target – GlobeNewswire

GDS Releases Inaugural ESG Report and Sets Carbon Neutral Target GlobeNewswireGDS Releases Inaugural ESG Report and Sets Carbon Neutral Target GlobeNewswire

SHANGHAI, China, November 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE), — GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings,” or “GDS”) (NASDAQ: GDS, HKEX: 99698), a leading developer and operator in China of high-performance data centres, today announced publication of its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report outlines the Company’s vision of “Connecting smart infrastructure platforms to a sustainable future” as well as its commitment to 100% renewable energy usage by 2030.
“Our mission is provide the world’s top innovators with a unique open and sustainable smart infrastructure platform,” stated Mr. William Huang, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. “To achieve this goal, we strive to incorporate sustainability into all that we do. GDS has set a goal to become carbon neutral by 2030. We are well on our way to achieving this goal. We are a market leader and have the responsibility of leading our industry towards a more sustainable future. “We will continue to shift to renewable energy, create green data centers and optimize operational efficiency,” stated Mr. Dan Newman (CFO). “Our first ESG report shows that we are serious about transparency and taking initiative. We have set ambitious but achievable targets. The report describes GDS’s ESG performance and introduces the Company’s long-term ESG obligations. These include minimizing environmental impact, creating value for all stakeholders and engendering trust through strict adherence to corporate governance. Highlights of the report include: 22.6% of the Company’s energy consumption was from renewable sources in 2020. The Company committed to carbon neutrality by 2030. In 2020, 22.6% of the Company’s energy consumption came from renewable sources.

You can view the entire report by visiting the ESG section of the GDS corporate website.

https://www.gds-services.com/esg2020/docs/GDS_ESG_Report_2020.pdf. GDS Holdings Limited GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ; GDS; HKEX 9698: 9698), is a leading developer of and operator high-performance data center in China. The Company’s facilities are strategically placed in China’s main economic hubs, where high-performance data center services are highly sought after. To meet customers’ larger needs, the Company also operates and transfers data center facilities at other locations. The data centers are large in size, have high power capacity, density, efficiency, and offer multiple redundancies to all critical systems. GDS is carrier- and cloud-neutral. This allows its customers to access all major PRC telecommunications networks as well as the largest PRC public clouds and global public clouds that are hosted at many of its facilities. The Company offers managed and co-location services. This includes direct private connections to public clouds. It also provides an innovative platform for managing hybrid clouds, and, where necessary, the resale and re-selling of public cloud services. The Company has a 20 year track record of service delivery and has successfully fulfilled the needs of some of China’s most demanding customers for outsourced cloud services. The Company’s customers include large multinational corporations, large internet service providers, financial institutions, telecommunications providers, IT service providers, large domestic private sector companies, and large international corporations. GDS Holdings Limited is available for media and investor inquiries.

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