Delivering sustainable solutions and services with care
At Node4, our team emphasises providing ethical solutions that deliver real change for the wider world, not just our customers. Our UK-wide facilities include sustainable data centres, which allow us to achieve our ethical goals.
But we don’t stop there. We believe it’s also vital for us to give back – that’s why we run a range of initiatives, from promoting technology careers in schools to fundraising for our partner charity The Trussell Trust. Over the past few years, we’ve worked closely with The Trussell Trust to support many of their fundraising campaigns, including Christmas present and Easter egg collections. We’re also proud to have worked with Little John’s House and Rainbows, two amazing organisations that provide vital on-the-ground support for refugees, disadvantaged children and young people with terminal illnesses.
Carbon Neutral by 2030
Sustainability has taken on even greater importance, with the UK Government setting organisations ambitious targets for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. But we have set ourselves an even more ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
To support this goal, we have partnered with Carbon Neutral Group, an offsetting partner who specialise in supporting projects in developing countries that not only reduce emissions but also provide jobs and training.
CSR Achievement & Plans
Get insights into Node4’s CSR journey, including our key accomplishments and future objectives. This whitepaper covers our initiatives in ethical practices, environmental sustainability, and employee well-being.
United Nations Sustainability Development Goals
We’re continually working to align our CSR strategy and activities with the United Nations’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at both a local and national level. The SDGs are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve lives and prospects for all by 2030.
Tech Zero
In April 2023, Node4 signed up to Tech Zero, a group of technology companies that have joined together to fight the climate crisis to continue our commitment to reducing emissions by measuring, reducing, and removing our emissions.
At Node4, we’re committed to achieving our Net Zero and helping our client’s reach their net zero by 2050 by calculating the reduction in global emissions and publishing our Net Zero strategy, which describe the extent to which our business activities are based on carbon output for a defined scope and fiscal year and offsetting any remaining emissions.
Our world
We power hundreds of businesses in our Data Centres, from healthcare providers to transportation companies.
Sustainability is very important to us, and we take steps to reduce our carbon footprint every day such as buying REGO energy. 98% of our electricity is used by our Data Centres to deliver essential services to customers. Monitoring our emissions and power usage closely ensures that we deliver any savings directly to our customers, and our data centre efficiency will continue to be improved in line with recommendations and technology innovations.
Hosting IT systems in an energy-efficient location is a great way to reduce the carbon footprint of businesses compared to hosting on-premises. Thanks to our Data Centres, we help companies enable other energy-saving initiatives, remote/hybrid working for employees and video conferencing with customers.
We’re working to become greener and more efficient in two key areas
Data Centres
- Working with customers to ensure good practice in installing equipment
- Carefully selecting our infrastructure for power, cooling, lighting and other areas.
- Maintaining power and cooling infrastructure.
- Ensuring cooling systems meet ASHRAE thermal guidelines.
- Ensuring airflow is well designed.
- Carrying out improvements in a timely manner.
Operations
- Setting policies for the operation, maintenance and performance of infrastructure.
- Considering energy performance as a factor in procurement, product development, process and facility design.
- Encouraging energy efficiency from our workforce, contractors and suppliers.
Our conduct
Exceptional Service as a Standard (ESaaS) is our culture and drives everything we do, whether we’re interacting with colleagues, customers or partners.
It’s about providing a quality-assured service that incorporates all the relevant legislative considerations. It’s also about understanding what our customers need and providing tailored solutions based on our expertise.ESaaS is a cornerstone of our business. Our new starters undergo a detailed training programme on joining us and existing employees undertake annual refresh sessions – all with the aim of providing staff with the tools, techniques and language they need to consistently deliver exceptional service, not just to our customers, but across the business, too.
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