Supply Chain Decarbonization Webinar: Focus on Equipment
To say that supply chain decarbonization in data centers is a challenge is an understatement.
Equipment WG
Equipment WG
How To Engage Equipment Suppliers On Decarbonization
In this paper the iCA-EWG describes industry decarbonization efforts underway to engage our shared supply chain including the types of data that operators should request and how to evaluate the data provided by suppliers.
The Climate Accord Maturity Model – A Guide to Emissions Reduction in Digital Infrastructure
This inaugural iCA Maturity Model is a roadmap for decarbonizing the digital infrastructure industry. The focus is on global carbon accounting for each unique data center location over its lifetime, aiming to net zero carbon emissions for our industry.
Spend-Based Embodied Carbon Accounting
This case study by the Equipment Working Group is an overview and analysis of spend-based accounting methodologies globally available to calculate a product’s life cycle embodied carbon impact.
Rehlko’s Market-First EPD for Mission-Critical Generator
Rehlko announced that they have issued the industry's first ever Environmental Product Declaration for a mission critical generator, providing data center customers with information about environmental impacts.
DCD>Talks Responding to New Sustainability Forces with Alexander Rakow | Schneider Electric
DCD talks to Alexander Rakow, Schneider Electric about the evolving sustainability landscape.
iMason Climate Accord & OCP: Carbon Disclosure Project Update
Scope 3 emissions make up the vast majority of the carbon footprint of most data center operators, many of which are upstream and take the form of embodied carbon in the materials and equipment of a data center.
CIBSE TM65 Material Disclosure Method
This case study is an overview of the CIBSE TM65 Embodied Carbon Calculation Methodology for the digital infrastructure industry, highlighting the background, step-by-step guidance on how to use the methodology to calculate a product's life cycle embodied carbon impact, and benefits and limitations from the perspective of the iMason Climate Accord's Equipment Working Group.
Environmental Product Declarations & Lifecycle Assessment
This case study provides an overview of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for equipment, including the benefits and limitations from the perspective of the iMason's Climate Accord Equipment Working Group.
Introduction to Case Studies in Sustainable Infrastructure
Digital infrastructure has experienced unprecedented growth, becoming the backbone of today’s interconnected world. As attention shifts beyond efficiency and towards more holistic sustainable practices, understanding the carbon impact of power,
Working Group Chairs Appointed
To better accomplish and define how we will measure these objectives, we are delighted to welcome our new Equipment, Materials, and Power Working Group Chairs: Alexander Rakow Schneider Electric