Climate Change Data

Hostinger, UAB

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:8,284 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:0.2 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:1,522.3 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:6,761.5 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:42% (data centers)
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Circular Economy
  • Socioeconomic Impact
  • Health and Safety
  • Well-being
  • Diversity and Equal Opportunities
  • Training and Education
  • Social Responsibility
  • Data and Cyber Security
  • Content Safety
  • Business Ethics
  • Supply Chain

Environmental Achievements

  • Total renewable energy share in data centers grew by 7% from 35% to 42%
  • Optimized HVAC system in Kaunas office, decreasing electricity usage by approximately 44% year-over-year
  • Moved to a more energy-efficient Vilnius office
  • Purchased renewable electricity certificates (RECs) for Yogyakarta office covering 60 MWh of energy consumption
  • Signed an agreement to convert Vilnius office food waste into renewable electricity

Social Achievements

  • Average Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) was 65
  • Women held approximately 52% of leadership positions
  • Introduced Recharge Leave (30 extra paid days off for employees with over 5 years of tenure)
  • Average employee dedicated 21.2 hours per year to learning and development

Governance Achievements

  • Developed a Third Party Code of Conduct
  • Initiated development of an anti-corruption policy (to be implemented in 2024)
  • Prepared a Procedure for Avoiding and Declaring Conflicts of Interest

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Data centers account for the majority of Scope 2 emissions (limited influence on energy efficiency practices)
  • Need to lessen electricity consumption and enhance efficiency in offices
Mitigation Strategies
  • Redirecting new server deployments to DCs powered by renewable electricity
  • Setting new selection criteria for future DCs (requiring 100% renewable electricity)
  • Using power usage effectiveness (PUE) as a metric to measure data center efficiency
  • Working with DC providers to improve PUE
  • Engaging with key suppliers to gather accurate emission data and develop emission reduction strategies

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Third Party Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: Green Web Foundation Initiative

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • FT 1000: Europe’s fastest-growing companies
  • W3Techs awards (Web Hosting, Data Center, DNS Server, and Email Server Provider of the Year)