Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance

The Roadmap to Sustainable Digital Infrastructure by 2030

To reach our Sustainability Goals by 2030 we need to systematically embed sustainability across the sector. This roadmap enables every industrial actor to connect, benchmark, and deliver sustainability within their segment of the Digital Infrastructure value chain. Through universal reporting, and an industry-led action plan, the roadmap is simultaneously a reporting and collaboration vehicle that ensures we achieve Sustainable Digital Infrastructure by 2030.

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Emissions (CO2-eq) 80 Mt/year (e) CO2 equivalents measure the global warming potential of a substance. This allows to assess all kind green house gases under one metric.
	Digital Carbon Footprint
	Consume Renewable Energy
							Increase Utilization Rate of IT Hardware
Energy Consumption (kWh) 104 TWh/year (e) Energy consumption across the value chain is a main driver of emissions.
	Leaner Cooling System/Data Center Heat Utilization
											NZEB Building
													Leaner Architecture/Design for Software
Electronic Waste (WEE) 12.3 Mt/year (e) Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) includes ten different categories of waste including IT and telecommunications equipment
	Circular Design
						Standardization of IT Hardware
									Extended Life Hardware
											Recycling of Parts
																			Secondhand Hardware Markets
Resource Consumption (ADP) Not Available Abiotic depletion potential is a factor that is assessed in LCAs. It sets the quantity of resource used per functional unit into relation with the globally estimated reserves.
	Digital Resource Footprint
					Zero-(Fresh) Water Cooling System
											Zero Rare Materials Consumption
Pollution Not Available Pollution can occur in many ways through a variety of pollutants. The measurement of the most common pollutants in ICT is critical for further progress in sustainability.
	Digital Pollutant Footprint
	Zero-Pollution Backup Power and Cooling Systems
													Zero-Pollution Manufacturing
Socioeconomic (Cost of Digital Power) Not Available The socio economic metric evaluates the price of digital power. A lower price enables better access to digital power for new technolgies.
	Unbundling IT Hardware & Software
									Defining a Standardized Framework for Quantifying Digital Power
																	Efficient Future Digital Infrastructure Architectures

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The Roadmap to Sustainable Digital Infrastructure by 2030

Digital Carbon Footprint

Consume Renewable Energy

Increase Utilization Rate of IT Hardware

Leaner Cooling System/Data Center Heat Utilization

NZEB Building

Leaner Architecture/Design for Software

Circular Design

Standardization of IT Hardware

Extended Life Hardware

Recycling of Parts

Secondhand Hardware Markets

Digital Resource Footprint

Zero-(Fresh) Water Cooling System

Zero Rare Materials Consumption

Digital Pollutant Footprint

Zero-Pollution Backup Power and Cooling Systems

Zero-Pollution Manufacturing

Unbundling IT Hardware & Software

Defining a Standardized Framework for Quantifying Digital Power

Efficient Future Digital Infrastructure Architectures

Our roadmap priorities:

Impact Category: Emissions (CO2-eq)

Impact Category: Energy Consumption (kWh)

Impact Category: Electronic Waste (WEE)

Impact Category: Resource Consumption (ADP)

Impact Category: Pollution

Impact Category: Socioeconomic (Cost of Digital Power)