Leadership About Vision How We Operate What We Create How We Collaborate Looking Ahead Data Index Setting the standard for data center sustainability Meta’s top 10 sustainability 4. Eliminate waste. Use less 7. Support electric vehicles. conserve energy and water, priorities for data centers stuff to begin with and Provide infrastructure to reduce waste, treat our land promote a zero-waste encourage carbon-free and communities with respect, 1. Push efficiency first. culture by reusing and transportation. responsibly source materials, Aim to drive energy recycling as much as we and provide healthy workspaces and water efficiencies can. 8. Measure and report for our people. Together, this with advanced IT and our impact. Track and comprehensive approach has mechanical, electrical and 5. Buy better products. report our environmental led to 100% of our operational plumbing design. Improve visibility into our impacts linked to data data center buildings earning, construction materials center construction and at minimum, LEED Gold 2. Use renewable energy. supply chain and source operations. certification. Continue supporting our building products that Meta's data centers are part of GHG emissions. Also responsible data centers with 100% have a low GHG footprint 9. Drive innovation. the global infrastructure that for the highest percentage of As we look to the future, we renewable energy. and safe chemistry. Experiment with new brings our current technologies Meta water use, operational have streamlined our approach technologies and build to life and supports immersive data centers rely on water for to data centers to a new 3. Be a good neighbor. 6. Boost wellness. Create social value by sharing experiences in the metaverse. evaporative cooling during architecture that we believe Minimize our impact to healthy, delightful our successes with the And, supported by 100% summers and humidification will be more cost-efficient and the land, air, water, noise workspaces that foster world. renewable energy, they are during winters. more flexible. This pivot in and atmosphere, and employee wellness and among the most advanced and design will set us up to support prioritize sustainability productivity. 10. Focus on impact. Stay efficient in the world. Our data We have a strong track record both artificial intelligence (AI) strategies most true to these principles. centers generate the highest incorporating design and and non-AI workloads at our important to a region’s percentage of our energy use and construction strategies that data centers. unique character. 2023 Meta Sustainability Report 22
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