Equinix Continues to Expand Sustainability Initiatives With Additional €1.15 Billion in Green Bonds
Equinix Continues to Expand Sustainability Initiatives With Additional €1.15 Billion in Green Bonds
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company, today announced that it has issued an additional €1.15 billion in green bonds. This builds on more than $750 million offerings in green bonds that Equinix completed in September this year. With these latest issuances, Equinix will have issued a total of approximately $6.9 billion of green bonds, making it a top 5 issuer of green bonds in the U.S. Equinix will utilize the green bonds to further its sustainability initiatives and enhance the operational efficiency of its global business.
加利福尼亞州紅木城,2024年11月25日 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc.(納斯達克股票代碼:EQIX),全球數字基礎設施公司,今天宣佈已發行額外的11.5億歐元綠色債券。這是在今年九月份Equinix完成的超過75000萬美元綠色債券發行基礎上進行的。通過這些最新的發行,Equinix總共將發行約69億美金的綠色債券,使其成爲美國前五大綠色債券發行者。Equinix將利用這些綠色債券進一步推動可持續發展倡議,並提升其全球業務的運營效率。
"We view green finance as an integral part of our sustainability strategy at Equinix," said Katrina Rymill, SVP Corporate Finance & Sustainability, Equinix. "Our green bonds demonstrate Equinix's continued commitment to design, build and deliver the most reliable, secure and sustainable data center and digital infrastructure possible in order to benefit our customers, our investors, and the communities in which we operate."
「我們將綠色金融視爲Equinix可持續策略的重要組成部分,」Equinix企業財務與可持續發展高級副總裁Katrina Rymill說。 「我們的綠色債券展示了Equinix持續承諾設計、建設和提供最可靠、安全和可持續的idc概念和數字基礎設施,以便於惠及我們的客戶、投資者和我們運營的社區。」
Equinix issued €650 million principal amount of 3.25% senior green notes due 2031 and €500 million principal amount of 3.625% senior green notes due 2034. Equinix used rate locks to hedge a significant portion of the interest rate risk associated with the issuance of the Euro green bonds. Accounting for such hedges, the 6-year and the 10-year Euro green bonds are expected to carry an effective coupon to Equinix of 3.27% and 3.65%, respectively. The offering closed on November 22, 2024.
Equinix發行了本金金額爲65000萬歐元、年利率3.25%、到期日爲2031年的高級綠色票據,和本金金額爲50000萬歐元、年利率3.625%、到期日爲2034年的高級綠色票據。Equinix使用利率鎖定來對沖與發行歐元綠色債券相關的大部分利率風險。考慮到這些對沖,6年期和10年期的歐元綠色債券預計對Equinix的實際利率分別爲3.27%和3.65%。發行於2024年11月22日結束。
Equinix intends to allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds from the green bonds to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, recently completed or future Eligible Green Projects. Equinix's allocation strategy includes covering project expenditures up to two years before the issuance of the green bonds and three years following the green bond issuance. These projects, which form the backbone of the company's sustainability mission, span a wide range of impactful categories—from green building development and renewable energy innovations to advanced energy efficiency, resource conservation and cutting-edge decarbonization solutions.
Equinix擬將綠色債券淨收益相等的金額分配以資助或再融資部分或全部近期已完成或未來的符合條件的綠色項目。Equinix的分配策略包括覆蓋綠色債券發行前兩年和綠色債券發行後三年的項目支出。這些項目構成了公司可持續發展使命的基礎,涉及範圍廣泛,從綠色建築開發和可再生能源創新到先進的能源效率、資源保護和前沿的脫碳解決方案。
Highlights/Key Facts
要點/關鍵事實
- Equinix's Eligible Green Projects follow its 2024 Green Finance Framework based on the Green Bond Principles of June 2021 and Green Loan Principles of February 2023, a set of guidelines that promote transparency and integrity in, and advance the standardization of, green debt disclosures. The Framework aims to increase Equinix's focus on protecting the environment and addressing global climate change through greenhouse gas emissions reductions, increasing resource efficiency and driving corporate transparency and accountability.
- Globally, Equinix has continued to invest in new and innovative technologies in energy efficiency, renewable energy and heat export projects as part of its global Future First sustainability strategy, focusing on areas that have the greatest impact on customers and key stakeholders.
- In 2023, it maintained 96% renewable energy coverage across its portfolio. It also remains focused on improving the energy efficiency of its facilities as measured by power usage effectiveness (PUE), which improved 8%+ compared to the prior year.
- In addition, Equinix was recognized for its climate performance and transparency in 2023 by achieving the highest ranking of the CDP's prestigious Climate Change A List for the second consecutive year. Of 23,000+ companies that disclosed environmental data to CDP in 2023, less than 2% received the top score.
- Equinix的綠色項目符合其2024年綠色金融框架,該框架基於2021年6月的綠色債券原則和2023年2月的綠色貸款原則,這些原則是一套促進透明度和誠信的指南,並推動綠色債務披露的標準化。該框架旨在增強Equinix保護環境和應對全球氣候變化的關注,致力於減少溫室氣體排放、提高資源效率以及推動企業透明度和問責制。
- 在全球範圍內,Equinix繼續投資於能源效率、可再生能源以及熱能輸出項目的新技術和創新,這作爲其全球未來優先可持續發展戰略的一部分,專注於對客戶和關鍵利益相關者影響最大的領域。
- 在2023年,其投資組合中維持了96%的可再生能源覆蓋率。它還持續關注提高其設施的能源效率,通過電力使用效率(PUE)來衡量,較前一年提高了8%以上。
- 此外,Equinix在2023年因其氣候表現和透明度而獲得認可,連續第二年在CDP的著名氣候變化A級名單中獲得最高排名。在2023年向CDP披露環境數據的23000多家公司中,獲得最高分的公司不足2%。
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
- Equinix Issues More Than $750 Million in Green Bonds to Drive Sustainability Initiatives [press release]
- What Are Green Bonds? How Are They Used in the Data Center Industry? [blog]
- 2023 Equinix Sustainability Report and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Metrics [report]
- Equinix發行超過75000萬的綠色債券以推動可持續發展倡議[新聞稿]
- 什麼是綠色債券?它們在數據中心行業中如何使用?[博客]
- 2023 Equinix可持續發展報告和全球報告倡議(GRI)指標[報告]
About Equinix
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
關於 Equinix
Equinix(納斯達克:EQIX)是全球數字基礎設施公司。數字領導者利用Equinix值得信賴的平台,將基礎設施以軟件速度整合和互聯。Equinix幫助組織訪問所有合適的地點、合作伙伴和可能性,以靈活地擴展業務,加快數字服務的推出,提供世界一流的體驗並提升其價值,同時支持其可持續發展目標。
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about Equinix's intent to allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds from the green bonds to finance, or refinance, a portfolio of Eligible Green Projects; the effective coupon rates on the green bonds as a result of hedging; the intended impact of Equinix's Green Finance Framework; Equinix's long-term sustainability goals; and similar statements that are not historical facts. Please see recent and upcoming Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix, for factors that might cause such differences. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
前瞻性聲明
本新聞稿包含涉及風險和不確定性的前瞻性陳述。實際結果可能與這些前瞻性陳述中討論的預期存在重大差異。這些前瞻性陳述包括但不限於關於Equinix打算分配與香港零售綠色債券(臨時代碼)的淨收益相等的金額來融資或再融資一系列合格綠色項目的聲明;因對沖而導致的綠色債券的有效票息率;Equinix綠色金融框架的預期影響;Equinix的長期可持續發展目標;以及類似的非歷史性事實的聲明。有關可能導致這些差異的因素,請參見最近及即將提交給證券交易委員會的Equinix季度和年度報告,這些報告的副本可根據請求從Equinix獲得。Equinix不承擔更新本新聞稿中包含的前瞻性信息的任何義務。
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