Our sustainability approach

It is LCL’s ambition to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business operations, to grow our business while increasingly generating a positive contribution for our customers, partners, society, and our planet.

Our sustainability framework

Following our ambition to align with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the underlying European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) we have aligned our sustainability approach according to the three main categories used within ESRS.

E

Environmental impact

S

Social impact

G

Governance

Our sustainability performance highlights

89%

Employee Engagement Index Score

8.6

Training days per employee in 2024

(vs. 5.98 in 2023)

98%

Presence at staff events

EcoVadis

Platinum

100%

All purchased electricity is green electricity

34%

Sustainability investments versus revenue

68.35%

Carbon footprint reduction versus base year 2020

8

new colleagues on a total of 49 employees on the payroll

6 NGOs

and not-for-profit associations supported by LCL: Vites, Oxfam, Close the Gap,
Lucia vzw, Artsen Zonder Grensen,
het Balanske

How we put ESG into action

Rethink data centers in 4 podcasts

Explore our latest stories​

Elindus

Harnessing green energy in real-time 

Bjorn Cumps

“AI is not magic. AI is machines. And machines run on energy”

Partnership in circular and sustainable economy

Empowerment through technology

LCL Data Centers is a proud ambassador for Close The Gap, an international social enterprise that aims to bridge the digital divide by offering high-quality, pre-owned computers donated by European and international companies to educational, medical and social projects all over the world. As facilitators of change, we are mobilising all our customers to support this cause and donate ICT devices. 

Sustainability Report 2024

Find more information about our progress and ambitions as well as our financial and ESG performance in 2024.

Previous reports

2023

2022

Certifications, Labels & Awards