TelecityGroup Achieves Carbon Trust Standard

Data Center Knowledge (Jul 29 2010) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Fossil Fuel

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Policy: Cap and Trade, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Reduction Commitment, Carbon Tax, Emissions
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Colleen Miller

TelecityGroup, a European data center provider headquartered in the United Kingdom, has become the first provider to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard for its UK operations. The company also earned an ISO 14001 certification for environmental management. The Carbon Trust Standard is a carbon award that requires organizations to measure, manage and reduce carbon emissions across their own operations. By improving its carbon efficiency from January 2007 through to December 2009 across the company’s UK operations and subsidiaries, TelecityGroup achieved the Carbon Trusts Standard. The company has committed to delivering ongoing year-on-year improvements. (Read Full Article)

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