Green

In 2024, VIRTUS saved around 210,000,000 kg of CO2 by only utilising 100% renewable energy. What's more, VIRTUS is dedicated to achieving net zero emissions on all reportable activities by 2030.

Because we know that data centres consume vast amounts of power, we know it's our responsibility to minimise the environmental impact from all of our sites. That's why since 2012 we've been procuring our power from 100% renewable sources. This means we are completely carbon neutral on power consumption for our entire data centre portfolio.

Our energy is only sourced from wind, hydro and solar energy. There is absolutely no biomass energy involved, making our fuel mix 100% green.

VIRTUS is proud to share a major sustainability achievement: every one of our sites is now certified Zero Waste to Landfill.

What Does This Mean?
This certification confirms that none of our operational waste is sent to landfill. Instead, materials are carefully sorted and directed towards recycling, reuse, or energy recovery, supporting a circular approach to resource management and reducing our environmental impact.

Why It Matters

This milestone reflects VIRTUS’ ongoing commitment to responsible business practices and environmental leadership. By reaching Zero Waste to Landfill, we’re:

• Driving Waste Reduction: Through smarter processes and collaboration, we’ve significantly cut down on waste generation throughout the full life cycle
• Avoiding Landfill Use: All residual waste is diverted through sustainable channels, helping lower emissions and protect natural habitats
• Championing Circularity: We’re turning waste into value - whether through recycling, repurposing, or recovery to support a more resilient supply chain
• Preserving Resources: By keeping waste out of landfill, we’re helping conserve land, reduce pollution, and contribute to a cleaner future
• Recycle Rate: By have good on site practice and segregation, this plays a big part in maintaining this

This achievement is the result of collective effort across our teams, partners, and sustainability leads. It’s a meaningful step in our journey to operate with integrity and care for the world around us.

VIRTUS is proud to have been ISO50001 accredited at every one of our sites to showcase our commitment to the very best environmental standards and not all London data centre providers have achieved this high standard.

VIRTUS is also a member of key environmental bodies and schemes, such as the European Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, the Climate Change Agreement for data centres and the leading data centre body, techUK. This means we're held accountable for not only maintaining the standards we hold now, but that we're also on track to further improving efficiency in the future.

VIRTUS has 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.

Join us in the pledge to work together to reduce carbon in the digital infrastructure.