Equinix has announced that Cardiff-based eLINIA has become one of the first four companies to take space at its environmentally friendly data-center in Slough.
Power for the datacenter is supplied by Slough Heat and Power Energy Centre, a converted coal-fire power station, which generates hot water and electricity for local businesses by burning wood chips and fibre cubes made from used paper and cardboard.
"Failure to curb emissions will soon be as damaging to a company's reputation as losing their personal information is today," said James Carnie, technical architect of eLINIA.
"Managed hosting is all about giving customers peace of mind, and we see our environmental policy as an extension of that. That's why it was so important to opt for a service that is technically sound and sustainable for our customers in the long-term."
With recent research suggesting 94% of businesses plan to add carbon friendly clauses in contract negotiations with suppliers, eLINIA's carbon-neutral service comes at a time when companies are beginning to look seriously at their emissions policies, particularly at a supplier level.
Sharon Pfleger-Taylor, operations manager at CCI Solutions, an eLINIA customer hosted at the Equinix datacenter, said "Environmentally-friendly suppliers are becoming incredibly valuable as they can take away a lot of the hassle when reducing a company's overall carbon emissions. eLINIA's carbon-neutral hosting service means we can reduce the carbon footprint of our business in a cost-effective way, without disrupting our existing processes."