Data Center News Q4 | ABB Electrification Business

Sustainability Progress and Innovations

ABB's commitment towards decarbonizing digital infrastructure

As the digital landscape continues to expand, the data center industry is witnessing unprecedented growth. With this expansion comes great responsibility to the environment and surrounding communities to stay committed to our sustainability agendas. To close out 2024, we want to reflect on the progress made by our teams to continue along our sustainability journey as an organization and stay at the core of accelerating the energy transition.

These are a few key highlights our teams accomplished this year:
ABB signed on to the iMasons Climate Accord™ pledging to do our part to drive the reduction of carbon within digital infrastructure. The iMasons Climate Accord™ coalition works towards the industry adoption of an open standard to report carbon in data center power, materials, and equipment and a maturity model to report participant progress. This pledge was timely as our teams recently announced updated sustainability targets for 2030 and 2050 highlighting a shift from achieving carbon neutrality to net zero across our business areas. In parallel, our teams worked diligently to achieve third-party acceptance on these new targets. As a result, these targets were officially approved by the Science Based Target Initiative, SBTi, as of June this year.

The importance of sustainability in the data center industry cannot be overstated. We are committed suppliers and partners and aim to work collectively towards a more sustainable model to support industry growth without sacrificing planet.

Data Centers Deserve Full Transparency on Carbon Emissions from Suppliers

As global demand for data centers grows, sustainable solutions are increasingly vital. Emissions data, particularly related to Scope 3 emissions, plays a significant role in managing environmental impact. The responsibility for reducing emissions doesn’t fall solely on data center operators. Equipment suppliers must also take a proactive approach in measuring, tracking, and sharing emissions data.

Net-Zero Targets Validated by the SBTi

Committed to net-zero

ABB’s 2030 and 2050 science-based targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

iMasons Climate Accord

Let’s pledge to reduce carbon in the digital infrastructure, together

ABB joined the iMasons Climate Accord (ICA). ICA is a historic coalition designed to govern a methodology to measure and reduce carbon in the infrastructure through products, power, and materials. We are joined by the leaders the industry who all agree the key to achieving carbon neutrality is by uniting together.

Emission Reduction Targets

Accelerating the energy transition

Our targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in June. The SBTi Net-Zero Standard is the world’s only framework for corporate net-zero target setting in line with climate science. It provides the guidance and tools companies need to set science-based net-zero targets.

ANSI MV Digital Metal-clad Switchgear

Increase reliability with a smaller footprint

Digitalization simplifies construction while increasing safety and versatility

MegaFlex UL UPS

Best-in-class energy efficiency

The MegaFlex UL UPS solution combines the highest efficiency ratings available with the smallest footprint, yielding significant cost savings and a reduction in CO2 emissions.

TLE Series 160-1000kW UL UPS

Reduce energy loss and operational costs

TLE Series UL UPS utilizes ABB's eBoost technology to provide considerable energy cost savings. With eBoost, organizations can reduce energy costs without sacrificing system reliability.

Environmental Product Declarations

Now available for download

You can easily view or download available EPD’s by visiting the product web pages.

Sustainability Progress and Innovations