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Introduction
Environmental
Social Sustainability
Social sustainability:
Partners for social
impact and innovation
THE KAO
WAY
The Kao Way
is how we live
our values
which include
‘collaboration’ and
‘respect’ driving
us to support
everyone at Kao
Data to thrive,
support our
customers and give
back to our local
communities.
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HEALTH,
SAFETY, &
ENVIRONMENT
STRATEGY
(HSE)
COMMUNITY
IMPACT
STRATEGY AND
KAO SEED
FUND
Our refreshed
HSE strategy is
supporting our staff
and contractors
to work safely and
to support our
environmental and
social goals.
Contributing to
local innovation,
economic growth,
social and
environmental
progress, and
climate resilience.
We champion
Mental Health &
Wellbeing via our
Mental Health First
Aiders initiative.
Kao Data ESG Report 2025-26
Supporting our
people to give
back through
volunteering.
Governance
The UK government recently declared data centres as critical national infrastructure.
Indeed, data centres are vital for supporting our emergency services, healthcare,
昀椀nancial institutions, governmental bodies, and for supporting our everyday lives.
Kao Data understands that data centres can also be a catalyst for social impact and
innovation through customer and community partnerships. By collaborating with
our key stakeholders, we can help level up local and regional economies, support
the UK’s AI growth zones, and enable a just climate transition where we operate,
and beyond.
CUSTOMER
INNOVATION
CRITICAL
CAREERS
KAO
ACADEMY
We support
customers in
every sector,
including leading
social research
and educational
institutions such as
JISC, to innovate
faster and more
sustainably.
Women in digital
infrastructure
is a Kao Dataled campaign
celebrating women
in tech, and
empowering young
women to pursue
careers in digital
infrastructure.
The Kao Academy
is a syllabus
aligned learning
resource for upper
key stage two
children to learn
about how data
centres underpin
their digital lives,
as well as teaching
them all about the
different job roles
that exist.
DIGITAL
FUTURES
PARTNERS
Data centres can
contribute to
local communities
through targeted
investments in
digital skills and
education. We
partner with
several colleges,
schools and other
educational/
business focused
organisations to
support and provide
training for data
centre careers to
young and old alike.
INDUSTRY
PARTNERSHIPS
AND THOUGHT
LEADERSHIP
We recently
published a report
called ‘AI Taking,
Not Making,’
to in昀氀uence
policy that can
support the UK’s
AI Opportunities
Action Plan. We
also co-chair
the techUK
ESG + panel
helping catalyse
sustainability
impact.
