Colt's Sustainability Report 2022

Hello and welcome to this month’s sustainability-focused Colt Bytes.

As we’ve just published our second Sustainability Report, I couldn’t pass on the opportunity of opening this newsletter to share this milestone in our environmental, social and governance (ESG) journey.

Earlier this year, we updated our brand story with ESG as one of its defining pillars. Ensuring the future of our planet for our customers, our people and our partners is now at the heart of everything we do.

Our first report, published in 2022, set a benchmark from which to improve; this year’s shows us where we’re heading. We’ve still got a long way to go but I’m pleased to say we’re steering in the right direction.

I hope you enjoy reading this month’s newsletter, filled with just some of the sustainable and inclusionary initiatives we have taken part in this year.

Caroline Griffin Pain,

General Counsel at Colt Technology Services

Sustainability Report 2022

Colt Group has achieved a -30% variation in GHG emissions as well as a -20% total electricity consumption reduction since we first started reporting.

As well as this promising progress, this second report contains all the important details of our ESG commitments, targets and strategy.

2022 round-up

Kelsey Hopkinson, Vice President of ESG, highlights all the work that has gone into creating this year’s report.

From Colt supporting an expedition to the South Pole to International Women’s Day, you can find out what everyone at Colt has been up to in supporting our ESG goals.

Digital infrastructure, customer experience and ESG

ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are now business imperatives across all industries, regions, and verticals.

IT industry expert Professor Sally Eaves sat down with Colt’s Senior Director of Sales, Malcolm Puddefoot, to discuss how ESG now comes part and parcel with customer experience and digital infrastructure in our ongoing content series.

Accessibility Awareness Week

Accessible Awareness Day focuses on the inclusive practice of making digital products and services accessible, regardless of ability or disability.

Rachel Collins, Head of DEI, decided to turn it into a week-long celebration filled with workshops, webinars and events that promote digital inclusion.

Cloud strategies must support ESG ambitions

Cloud technology is a prime enabler for supporting sustainable strategy, and can even reduce your carbon footprint if done with the right partner.

Our annual Cloud Research Report found that more than 70% of the IT decision-makers we spoke to cited sustainability as a primary concern.

Where Women Work recognition

The FTSE Women Leaders Review is an independent, business-led framework supported by the government which sets recommendations for Britain’s largest companies to improve the representation of women in leadership positions.

We’re proud that Colt has been named as one of the 50 companies that champion women’s success in these roles.

Extraordinary connections

Colt Technology Services (Colt) is a global digital infrastructure company which creates extraordinary connections to help businesses succeed. Powered by amazing people and like-minded partners, Colt is driven by its purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of its customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

The powerful Colt IQ Network connects 222 cities and 32 countries with more than 1000 data centres, 51 Metropolitan Area Networks and over 31,000 buildings across Europe, Asia and North America’s largest business hubs. Privately owned, Colt is one of the most financially sound companies in the sector.