dcently Sustainability Pulse
Building the ESG playbook for data centres.
dcently is creating the industry’s practical ESG playbook. The Sustainability Pulse is one of our tools for gathering the insights that shape it.
A playbook built on evidence
Short, recurring studies across the data centre value chain. Every Pulse adds evidence to the ESG playbook the industry can actually use.
Next event
dcently Meetup: What data centres can we afford on this planet?
19–20 October · Amsterdam
An interactive networking session at TechEx Amsterdam where we take the sustainability pulse of the industry, exchange perspectives and discuss what we should be working on together.
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8 October 2026
What is the data centre industry underestimating most when it comes to sustainability?
Early dcently Pulse responses highlight community and local value, circularity and responsible supply chains. What should communities expect from a new data centre?
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5 October 2026
What should minimum sustainability performance for a data centre actually mean?
The European Commission is consulting on minimum performance standards for data centres. We think the answer should come from more than one part of the industry.
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22 September 2026
dcently on the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast
Co-founders Cecilia Hjertzell and Johanna Flood joined Joshua Feinberg to talk about why sustainability needs a seat at the table while decisions are being shaped — and why we started dcently.
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Insights that feed the playbook
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dcently Pulse 2026
What will determine the data center industry's licence to grow?
About the Pulse
One tool in a bigger mission.
dcently is building the ESG playbook for the data centre industry — practical guidance shaped by real market evidence.
The Sustainability Pulse is one of the tools we use to gather that evidence. Every Pulse asks a small number of carefully designed questions to operators, developers, suppliers, investors and advisors. Benchmark questions are repeated across years and markets, so each new Pulse makes the playbook stronger.