Responsibility Environment Innovation Integration People

ESG Strategy

Goal: Achieve operational carbon neutrality and 100% renewable energy usage by 2030.

Our ESG strategy dynamically adjusts according to laws, regulations, regulatory requirements, stakeholder concerns, and the actual development of our business.

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Material Topics and Handling Strategies

MATERIAL ISSUE STRATEGY
1Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Management

Reducing carbon footprint by increasing the proportion of renewable energy usage
2Development of Environmentally Friendly Technologies

Promote green data centers, and optimize design, construction, and operational efficiency to reduce resource consumption and lifecycle environmental impact
3Environmental Impact of Buildings
4Water Resource Management
5Ecological and Environmental Protection
6Resource Recycling and Waste Management
1Science and Technology Innovation Management

Drive organizational innovation through diverse measures
2Reliable and Premium Solutions

Empowering through intelligent infrastructure platform to optimize customer service process management
3High-Quality Service and Customer Experience
4Employee Health and Safety

Promoting diversity, inclusivity, and career advancement while ensuring full protection of occupational health and safety
5Human Capital Development and Talent Attraction
6Employee Rights Protection
7Diversity and Equal Opportunities
8Employee Training and Development
9Supply Chain Management

Drive positive outcomes with our value chain and community
10Community Engagement and Social Investment

Drive positive outcomes with our value chain and community
1Cybersecurity and Data Protection

Rigorously maintain data security and privacy
2Privacy Protection
3Responsible AI

Ensure responsible AI deployment to mitigate ethical and privacy risks
4Intellectual Property Protection

Secure patent rights to strengthen intellectual property protection
5Corporate Governance

Maintain high standards of corporate governance
6Risk Management
7Business Ethics
8ESG Management

Strengthen the continuous tracking and management of ESG goals through accountability

Material Topics Matrix

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SDG Benchmarking

We thoroughly aligned our material topics with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), ensuring our efforts are in sync with the UN Vision 2030 and SDGs.

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Responsibility

100% employee receive anti-corruption and compliance training.

Environment

Building an inclusive and resilient business ecosystem that drives the entire value chain towards green transformation, supporting the sustainable development of the digital economy.

Innovation

Promoting the Smart DC solution to achieve rapid delivery, providing a solid infrastructure support for the development of the digital economy.

Integration

All suppliers adhere to the《GDS Supplier Code of Conduct》and sign the《Sustainable Development Commitment Letter》

People

Foster employee career development pathways, offer competitive benefits packages, and establish a comprehensive training system.

ESG Management Framework

To integrate sustainable development management fully into our corporate governance system, GDS continuously improves the sustainable development management framework at all levels, including the Board of Directors, committees, working groups, and frontline data center operations teams, ensuring efficient internal execution while responding to external stakeholder demands.

Board of Directors

  • The top decision-making body for the company's ESG initiatives
  • Oversee the sustainability strategy, policies and measure
  • Review and approve annual ESG report

Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee

  • Provide the Board with strategic advice on ESG work and report the progress on ESG initiatives
  • Pre-approve annual ESG report

Sustainability Committee

  • Develop and execute the ESG strategy and follow up the implementation of materal issues
  • Responsible for ESG-related risk management
  • Continuously monitor ESG performance indicators

Sustainability Working Group

  • Responsible for the daily implementation of the ESG strategy, regulary gather and submit information and prepare quarterly and annual ESG reports
  • Manage communications with internal and external stakeholders
  • Stay abreast of regulations associated with sustainable development, including climate change responses, and develop and implement sustainability action plans

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

Download 2025 ESG Report