Aaron Binkley, Vice President of Sustainability, appointed Chair of Nareit Real Estate Sustainability Council for 2025

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, today announced that is has been awarded the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit) "Leader in the Light" award for data center sustainability for the eighth consecutive year. The award recognizes Nareit member companies that demonstrate leadership in implementing sustainable and socially responsible investment and operating practices, good governance, and transparency.

"We are honored to receive this award from Nareit for the eighth consecutive year," said Andy Power, President and Chief Executive Officer, Digital Realty. "As data centers have become increasingly central to our lives and power needs have grown, sustainable data center solutions have become ever more important. As the world's largest data center operator, we recognize our responsibility to lead the industry toward a long-term goal of powering our data centers with 100% renewable energy."

In addition to being awarded Nareit's "Leader in the Light" award, Digital Realty's Vice President of Sustainability, Aaron Binkley, has been elected as the incoming Chair of the Nareit Real Estate Sustainability Council (RESC) for 2025. Binkley, who served as Vice Chair last year, will now lead the council alongside a distinguished group of industry leaders, driving Nareit's sustainability initiatives forward and building upon the organization's existing work.

"I am excited to serve as the incoming Chair of the Nareit Real Estate Sustainability Council for 2025. Building on the remarkable work done by the council thus far, I look forward to collaborating with this distinguished group of ESG professionals as we continue to set the standard for environmental stewardship in the real estate sector, fostering innovation and best practices that create a more sustainable future for all."

Further underscoring its commitment to sustainability, Digital Realty has been recognized as one of the top corporate solar adopters by the Solar Energy Industries Association. The recognition highlights Digital Realty's dedication to sourcing high-quality renewable energy globally. With over 150 data centers worldwide now matched with 100% renewable electricity and 1.5 gigawatts of renewable energy under contract, Digital Realty continues to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable growth.

Additional recent examples of Digital Realty's sustainability accolades include:

• Commenced construction on a 120 megawatt utility-scale solar plant in South Africa
• Became the first company in Switzerland to be awarded the prestigious "Gold+" certification from the Swiss Datacenter Efficiency Association (SDEA)
• Recognized as one of the World's Most Sustainable Companies 2024 by TIME
• Completed the sale of €850 million in green notes, solidifying Digital Realty's spot as the largest US REIT issuer of green bonds

About Digital Realty
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

For Additional Information

Media Contacts
Will Reynolds
Digital Realty
+44 7469 695775
[email protected]

Investor Relations
Jordan Sadler / Jim Huseby
Digital Realty
+1 415 275 5344
[email protected]

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially, including statements related to the Leader in the Light award, our sustainability program and achievements and our sustainability goals. For a list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports and other filings by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE Digital Realty