Kao Data_ESG Report 25-26_SP - Flipbook - Page 18
Introduction
Environmental
Social Sustainability
Governance
The transformation
of the former telecom
research centre into
the Kao Park business
and data centre hub
begins.
Kao Data founded by
digital infrastructure
investor ‘Goldacre’.
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Kao Data begins its
plans for a site within
the UK Innovation
corridor at Harlow.
Construction
begins on our 昀氀agship
campus at Harlow
(KLON-01).
Harlow campus goes
fully operational and
becomes the world’s
昀椀rst OCP-Ready data
centre outside the
USA and 昀椀rst 100%
free-cooled data centre
in the UK.
Secured a major
£230m investment
from Legal & General
(L&G) to develop our
high-performance
Harlow campus.
2014
2015
2016
2017
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From day one Kao
Data sets out clear
commitment to
sustainability, and
climate conscious
computing.
Brown昀椀eld site
selection
guided by
sustainability and
climate resiliency
parameters.
Sustainable
BREEAM certi昀椀ed
construction begins
on brown昀椀eld site,
reducing embodied
energy and
environmental impact.
Digital twins
technology used
to maximise energy
ef昀椀ciency at
KLON-01.
Harlow is engineered
with a highly ef昀椀cient
Power Usage
Effectiveness (PUE)
of sub 1.3 and
is powered by 100%
renewable energy.
Renewable energy
at Kao Data Campus
reduces CO2
emissions by +80,000
tonnes per annum, the
equivalent of removing
+30,000 vehicles from
the road.
COO Paul Finch
awarded the prestigious
Infrastructure Masons
2020 Sustainability
Champion and
iMasons100 Awards
for his work developing
sustainable, energyef昀椀cient data centre
operations.
Kao Data ESG Report 2025-26
