Our approach to Environmental sustainability
ESG by design shapes how we develop and provide our products and services and handle our impact on the environment. This commitment is not limited to our own operations - we work across our value chain to create a more sustainable future, supporting our suppliers and customers to improve their ESG performance.
Ambitious science-based targets
Our journey to net zero
Our de-carbonisation strategy focuses on improving energy efficiency, investing in renewable energy, and transforming supply chain practices as we continue to reduce our environmental impact and decrease our GHG emissions. In 2024, we continued to enhance our de-carbonisation strategy by incorporating Lumen EMEA activities and maintaining our ambition in the fight against climate change. This included developing a robust plan to achieve our near- and long-term targets and map out the associated financial impacts.
Following the GHG Protocol best practices and Colt Group’s rebaseline policy, we performed a comprehensive rebaselining exercise to accurately account for our expanded operational footprint due to the acquisition of Lumen EMEA. In 2025, we have engaged with the SBTi to communicate the increase in our emissions following the acquisition and to ensure that our SBTs hereafter will be reflective of our current operation and structural changes.
47%
Absolute reduction in Scope 1+2 emissions by 2030 vs 2019
28%
Absolute reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030 vs 2019
90%
Absolute reduction in scope 1,2+3 by 2045 vs 2019
Innovating for a sustainable future
Our role as a digital infrastructure provider gives us a platform to accelerate sustainability transformations through innovation and the application of technological solutions, becoming the sustainable supplier of choice and helping customers improve their ESG performance.
We aim to advance our full value chain towards a more sustainable future by driving pioneering solutions and by creating a more agile, energy-efficient and modular digital infrastructure platform. Our innovation efforts steer cutting edge advancements, such as the ability to deliver on-demand solutions, reduce customer hardware requirements, and develop new smart building services, while continuing to lead in high-performance networking technology.
As our ESG strategy evolves, our product and operations teams collaborate with our ESG and marketing teams in a cross-functional forum to ensure the integration of sustainability across all aspects of our business.
Our progress against our 2019 baseline
In 2024, Colt’s Group total market-based carbon footprint was 352,635 tonnes of CO2e, a reduction of 35% in emissions compared to our baseline year 2019.
This is a reduction of 10% compared to the year prior. The emissions figures include the Lumen EMEA business which has been integrated into Colt Group’s carbon footprint through a rebaselining exercise.
As part of our carbon roadmap, we continue to focus on the decarbonisation of our value chain. In 2024, we have increased the percentage of renewable power that we procure by and have worked on increasing the accuracy of emissions related to our supply chain by incorporating more emissions-based data to replace some spend-based data.
Our achievements
EcoVadis platinum rating
In 2024, we were awarded the EcoVadis platinum rating for the third consecutive year. This is the highest rating and places us in the top 1% with regards to how well we have integrated sustainability principles into our business and management systems.
This year's ranking positions Colt in the 99th percentile, with an overall score of 81 out of 100 - an increase from 79 in 2023.
Carbon disclosure project (CDP)
In 2024, we received an A- from CDP for our carbon change disclosure, acknowledging our outstanding environmental performance for the second consecutive year.
Additionally, we obtained an A rating for the 2024 CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment for the third year in a row, highlighting our proactive efforts in reducing supply chain emissions.
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