The company said it has also committed to providing green power to sister company Colt Technology Services and its customers using DCS data centres in the region, in an effort to help them reduce their own carbon emissions.
Across the UK and Europe, Colt DCS currently operates 17 carrier neutral data centres, with three in London.
Colt DCS Director of Energy and Sustainability, Scott Balloch said, “Our accelerated transition to renewable energy is just the first step in our journey to becoming more sustainable as a business and industry, with much more to come.
“At Colt DCS, we believe the responsibility lies with us as an industry to lead the way, generate our own high standards for sustainability, and present these to governments.
“That is why we are currently developing impactful, science-based metrics that we can hold ourselves accountable to.”
The data centre provider has also committed to setting science-based emission reduction targets which will be finalised in 2021.
“We want to be leaders in changing the way the industry thinks about becoming more sustainable, and it's something that is becoming increasingly important to people making informed decisions about what organisations they want to build and progress their careers with,” added Balloch.
“It is something that is important to a lot of the millennial workforce, so force is crucial to embed within our organisation in order to attract future talent.”
The company revealed that it has established a global 'Green Team' who have already implemented several initiatives including the use of more efficient LED lighting within its data centres and offices.
“We couldn't be prouder that Colt DCS is transforming the way that we operate by ensuring we are using renewable power across all our European and UK sites,” said Caroline Griffin Pain, General Counsel for Colt.
“Together we are embarking on a critical journey to become more sustainable. As an industry who has a significant impact on the environment, we have to make the changes to ensure we are doing everything we can to ensure our carbon footprint is reduced and we are creating a future we can be proud of."
