The report serves as a key milestone in Hitachi Vantara’s journey to sustainability, providing insight into the company’s efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and promote responsible business practices. As businesses increasingly rely on AI and data-intensive workloads, the demand for power continues to grow, leading to higher energy costs and greater environmental impact. This challenge necessitates solutions that balance performance with efficiency – helping organisations manage growing data needs while keeping costs and carbon footprints in check. Hitachi Vantara addresses these pressures by delivering energy-efficient infrastructure that not only reduces environmental impact but also drives measurable cost savings for customers. In the FY2024 Sustainability Report, Hitachi Vantara highlights its progress in energy-efficient infrastructure, reductions in carbon emissions, and responsible business practices. The report showcases key achievements, including:
- ENERGY STAR certification for multiple storage solutions
- Expansion of global greenhouse gas (GHG) management
- Introduction of new sustainability tools to track energy and carbon usage
These initiatives demonstrate Hitachi Vantara’s commitment to sustainability, highlighting advancements in energy-efficient infrastructure, reductions in carbon emissions, and responsible business practices. According to a 2024 Department of Energy report, data centres consumed 4% of U.S electricity last year and could reach up to 12% by 2028. Navigating this challenge requires solutions that balance performance with efficiency – helping organisations manage growing data needs while keeping costs and carbon footprints in check. Hitachi Vantara’s focus remains on highlighting how sustainability, particularly in the data centre, can be both a key driver of innovation and a business differentiator – from reducing carbon emissions to helping businesses achieve energy savings, enhance operational efficiency and meet their broader sustainability goals. Key highlights from the report include ENERGY STAR Rankings, solar-powered distribution centres, recycled materials, energy consumption and management, and carbon neutrality goals. These initiatives showcase Hitachi Vantara’s commitment to sustainability, driving meaningful change in the data centre industry. Hitachi Vantara’s state-of-the-art solar-powered distribution centre in the Netherlands generates approximately 30% of the electricity consumption from on-site solar production. The remaining electricity is sourced through verified Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs), ensuring the centre operates entirely on renewable energy. The company’s focus on sustainability extends beyond its own operations. Through its engineered products and solutions, Hitachi Vantara helps enterprise customers and data centre operators reduce their carbon footprints while lowering operational costs and complexities. Recent examples of this include the implementation of VSP One Block by La Molisana, a 30% reduction in energy consumption and a 2.5x improvement in response times. Another example is the modernisation of data infrastructure with Hitachi Vantara’s Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) by Elisa Eesti, tripling energy efficiency and significantly reducing its carbon footprint. “Sustainability was an important factor in our selection of VSP One Block,” said Maurizio Maio, CIO of La Molisana. “Although the energy consumption of our data centre is relatively low compared to our manufacturing operations, we are keen to implement eco-friendly IT solutions. The energy-efficient VSP One Block aligns perfectly with our vision.”
Hitachi Vantara recently introduced its first key sustainability commitment of FY2025: a new Sustainability Guarantee that will be offered as part of its storage platform going forward. Available with VSP One, the guarantee empowers businesses to track and optimise energy consumption. It also guarantees a maximum power consumption target, making it easier for organisations to achieve their sustainability goals. The FY2024 Sustainability Report serves as a milestone in Hitachi Vantara’s journey to sustainability, providing insight into the company’s efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and promote responsible business practices. The report highlights the company’s commitment to sustainability, driving meaningful change in the data centre industry and showcasing its dedication to energy-efficient infrastructure and carbon reductions.
