{"id":12512,"date":"2024-05-03T10:58:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T08:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/?p=12512"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:23:22","slug":"green-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/green-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"How Combell is actively creating a greener future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although research indicates that Combell is well on its way to becoming a decisively green hosting company, we aim to launch even more actions and projects to reduce our CO\u2082 emissions. For this, we can rely on our international hosting family, team.blue<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Green data centers<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Efforts produce outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Actions that demonstrate our green ambitions<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Together towards a greener future<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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    Combell and its overarching group, team.blue, firmly commit to a greener, sustainable future. We owe this to our society. Climate change<\/strong> is a fact, and its consequences are profound and unpredictable.<\/p>\n

    Belgian companies realize that by making the right investments, they significantly benefit our environment. According to Acerta<\/a>, the majority of Belgian companies are actively engaged in sustainable business practices.<\/p>\n

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    Green data centers<\/h2>\n

    Combell stands as a prime example of this commitment. As a growing hosting company, we at Combell (and more broadly at team.blue) have long been aware of our impact.<\/p>\n

    Did you know that Combell's data centers have been running on renewable energy for years?<\/strong> Perform the test yourself on The Green Web Foundation's website. If you look up a website hosted by us, you'll receive confirmation that it operates on green hosting.<\/p>\n

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    Take the test: does your website operate on green hosting?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Green Web Badge<\/p>\n

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    Customers of Combell can now add a badge<\/strong> to their website or webshop. This lets visitors immediately recognize that the site operates on green hosting.<\/p>\n

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    Thanks to our efforts, our CO2 emissions further decreased in 2022. While other major hosting companies still produced four times more emissions than us in the same year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Vanessa De Waele, Sustainability & Legal Director at team.blue<\/p>\n

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    Efforts produce outcomes<\/h2>\n

    \"The green data centers are just one of many actions Combell and team.blue undertake to reduce CO\u2082 emissions. External research <\/strong>shows that all our efforts together yield a very positive result,\" says Vanessa De Waele, Sustainability & Legal Director at team.blue.<\/p>\n

    \"To give you an idea: in 2022, our group's CO\u2082 emissions amounted to 6.38 tons per 1 million in revenue. <\/strong>In contrast, other major hosters reached 43 tons per 1 million in revenue in 2022. That's four times our emission level,\" emphasizes Vanessa.<\/p>\n

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    Get more insides in this team.blue Impact Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Actions that demonstrate our green ambitions<\/h2>\n

    Although we are pleased that we are making a literal difference, we are not yet satisfied. Our CO\u2082 impact needs to be further reduced. That's why we have set ambitious science-based targets<\/a> for the next six years.<\/p>\n

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    What are science-based targets?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Science-based targets are research-backed goals that show companies how much and how quickly they need to reduce their emissions to prevent the worst effects of climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    We expect the same ambitions from our suppliers (such as those of our hardware). Combell and team.blue choose suppliers who have also set concrete targets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Now that we have declared our ambitions and set our goals, it is time for action. We have already launched several projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Ongoing Initiatives:<\/h3>\n