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Introduction
Environmental
To meet evolving demands, we have incorporated the
very latest water-ef昀椀cient designs into our newest facility,
KLON-03 in Harlow. This facility not only doubles our
compute capacity compared to a typical UK adiabatic data
centre but greatly improves water usage ef昀椀ciency (WUE)
while delivering better power usage ef昀椀ciency (PUE). For
example, over a twenty-year period, KLON-03 facility will
use as much water as a family of four does in a single year –
challenging the misconception that UK-based data centres,
engineered for AI, are ‘using up’ all our natural resources.
Read more about: KLON-03
Secure, scalable and sustainable
Over the last twelve months there have been many
conversations within the data centre sector about energy
costs and energy access as the critical constraints on
the UK’s AI growth ambitions. With GPU manufacturing
ramping up, it’s no longer about silicon but rather access
to available, scalable, renewable energy, marking a shift in
competition from chips to grids.
To stay ahead in 2025-26, we are developing access to
100% renewably matched power via a landmark agreement
with Downing Renewable Developments (DRD). This
enables us to develop, build and operate a 40MW solar
photovoltaic (PV) farm that will supply our Harlow campus.
The Green Data Solar Farm project is anticipated to be one
of the 昀椀rst, ground-mounted solar PV systems supplying
a UK colocation data centre directly via a private wire.
This initiative represents a signi昀椀cant step in our strategy
- supporting our continuous commitments to reducing
carbon emissions and enhancing energy resilience through
veri昀椀ed renewable sources.
Read more about: Renewable energy
Social Sustainability
Governance
HSE: Exceeding compliance, setting the standard
Keeping our workers and our customers safe sits at the
heart of everything we do. Throughout 2025-26 Kao
Data has continued to raise the bar for health, safety and
environmental risk management and performance across
both construction and live operational environments. With
the help of our Facilities Management partners, CBRE, and
the tireless work of our HSE Director, Scott Manton, we have
delivered a comprehensive programme of operational and
organisational HSE training – achieving a 96.4% mandatory
core training completion rate across the CBRE platform,
including 100% completion of all mandatory HSE training
requirements, supported by 183 hours of training delivery.
Read more about our latest HSE report
Critical skills: Levelling up the industry
The data centre industry is powered by innovation.
To catalyse this innovation, we offer a dynamic, diverse
culture that attracts and retains the very best talent.
“Sustainability has always been
more than a buzzword at Kao
Data; it’s in our DNA, lived by
our people every day through
‘The Kao Way’. Environmental
and social responsibility lives in
our values, our mission and our
ambitions, and it’s something I am
immensely proud to be a part of”.
Throughout 2025-26, our commitment to opening up our
industry to female professionals, as well as supporting
minorities to build their careers in the data centre industry
has been unwavering. Our Critical Careers: Women in Digital
Infrastructure initiative has been a roaring success, and our
Kao Academy continues to reach more young people via
online training and through ever strengthening community
partnerships.
Read more about: Critical Careers
Community empowerment
As founder of Kao Data, it is incredibly rewarding to see our
company become a catalyst for community empowerment,
innovation and impact. In 2025-26 our multi-award-winning
community impact initiative, the ‘Kao SEED Fund’ has
supported numerous not-for-pro昀椀t sustainability related
projects and continues to be a key part of our community
engagement strategy.
Read more about: The Kao SEED Fund
The Kao Way
Finally, I want to say a heartfelt thank you to Team Kao and
all our partners and collaborators. Your professionalism,
care and commitment throughout 2025-26 have made a
real difference - not just to performance metrics, but to the
lived experience of everyone working across our platform.
Sustainability has always been more than a buzzword at Kao
Data; it’s in our DNA, lived every day by our people through
‘The Kao Way.’ Environmental and social responsibility lives
in our values, our mission, and our ambitions – and it is
something I am immensely proud to be a part of.
David Bloom, Founder and Executive Chairman, Kao Data
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