Kao Data - Community Impact Strategy 2026 - Flipbook - Page 3
2026 Community Impact Strategy | Our approach & impact pillars
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Our approach & impact pillars
Our 2026 Community Impact Strategy is built around three
interconnected impact pillars that together re昀氀ect Kao Data’s
commitment to creating shared value - for our people, our
industry, and the communities in which we operate.
Local communities: Thriving together
We support and empower the communities surrounding our data centre facilities,
ensuring that local people, social enterprises and neighbouring businesses bene昀椀t from
the growth, innovation, and opportunities that data centres provide.
Kao SEED Fund
Environmental sustainability
Community empowerment
Enterprise development
Industry community: Accelerating collaborative innovation
Local
communities
We actively collaborate with partners and stakeholders across the sector to address
shared challenges, advocate for policies that support the UK’s data centre growth, and
promote a more accurate, informed understanding of the data centre industry across the
media, and the public.
Industry collaborations
Catalysing
Community Impact
and Innovation
The Kao
community
Nurturing female talent
Developing future talent
pipelines
The Kao Academy
Future-proo昀椀ng our
industry
The Kao community: Investing in our people
We focus on fostering an inclusive, diverse and supportive internal culture that enables
Industry
community
our own community of people to thrive and contribute positively to the wider digital
infrastructure ecosystem.
Supporting all our people
Sustainable customer
success
Employee wellbeing &
development through
volunteering
