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Connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all.
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.
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GOVERNING BODY
MANAGEMENT TEAM
FAQ
1. What is the iMasons Climate Accord?
- The iCA is a coalition united to achieve global carbon reduction of digital infrastructure to achieve the Paris Climate Accord.
- The ultimate target for signatories of the iMasons Climate Accord is Net Zero Carbon as defined by the Paris Agreement.
- The iMasons Climate Accord is here to provide tools and resources to every company in the pursuit of this goal. These tools will be focused on leveraging industry buying power to achieve it.
2. What are the Key Themes?
- Industry alignment on carbon reduction
- Common methodology for carbon accounting
- Collaboration to compound our impact
- Buyers drive market behavior
- Transparency across all
3. Who is involved?
- There are over 250 member companies committed to reaching Net Zero carbon. Members represent a variety of diverse backgrounds, from one person startups, hyperscalers, colo providers, services, consultants, AEC and trade associations. Examples include:
- Hyperscalers: AWS, Google, Meta, Microsoft
- Colocation: Equinix, CyrusOne, Stack Infrastructure
- Manufacturers: Kingspan, Kohler, Schneider Electric, Trane Technologies
- Service: Bloomberg, CBRE, Jacobs, JLL
- Finance: GI Partners, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners
- Partnerships: Open Compute Project (formal), CEBA, DCD
- General Contractors: Fortis, Bird Construction, DPR
- Architecture & Engineering Firms: HED, ARUP, HDR, Page Architects, Henderson
- iMasons Global and Regional Partners
- Starting this year, Global and Regional Partners of the iMasons are recognized by the Climate Accord as Movers – a designation for companies who have contributed financially to the organizations.
- For more information on the Movers Program: https://climateaccord.org/movers/
4. What is the role of the Working Groups? What content has been produced thus far?
- iCA has three Working Groups
- Each working group has a goal to decarbonize the data center industry by enabling transparent communication of embodied carbon and building market-based incentives in alignment with the Paris Agreement.
- The working groups have published three case studies.
- Introduction to Case Studies in Sustainable Infrastructure
- Two case studies provide overviews of carbon accounting methodologies currently used for equipment (e.g., CIBSE TM65, EPDs and LCAs).
- The third case study dives into one organization’s Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment approach.
5. How can I get involved?
- Join the Climate Accord Movers program and raise your profile with a Mover’s page to showcase your sustainability efforts. As a non-profit, iCA relies on generous funding from members to move our initiatives forward and believe sharing our successes is one of the many ways we actively participate in this dialogue together.
- Similarly, if your company joins the iMasons at the Global or Regional level, you will be deemed an iCA Mover – see above
- Similarly, if your company joins the iMasons at the Global or Regional level, you will be deemed an iCA Mover – see above
- Follow iCA on LinkedIn for updates and thought leadership insights, including ways to participate on our Working Groups
- Meet the iCA and other members at an upcoming event
- Case studies, publications, presentations/events – open to suggestion on partnerships