Vantage Data Centers sustainability score: 22/100
Better than 2% of Construction / Real Estate
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
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Vantage Data Centers is a privately held developer and operator of hyperscale data-centre campuses, based in Denver, with platforms in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. It does not publish revenue; its 2023 ESG Report gives 1,314 employees at the end of 2023.
Head office United StatesStaff ~1,314 (2023 ESG Report)Revenue Not disclosed (privately held)Website ↗
Vantage's reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions rose from 21,986 tCO2e in 2022 to 53,791 tCO2e in 2023, its latest published year, and it has since added on-site gas generation at new campuses. It reports Scope 3 only as a share of its footprint, with no tonnes for capital goods or purchased goods, and publishes no market-based Scope 2. Environmental groups have served a Clean Air Act notice over its San Antonio gas plants and the Sierra Club is suing over the Port Washington campus review; both are pending.
Vantage Data Centers scores 22/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified November 2026.
That places Vantage Data Centers joint 1035th of 1,118 companies scored, and 52nd of 53 in Construction / Real Estate.
What is Vantage Data Centers doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Controversies & Red Flags (5/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Energy Source (0/10, 2/10).
Where Vantage Data Centers lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
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- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
- Its climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Vantage Data Centers's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Vantage Data Centers's score changed?
Vantage Data Centers's score has moved from 36 to 22 across 2 recorded reviews, down 14 points.
- 36 → 22-1414 November 2026
Initial public score 22 (publish-draft)
- Scored 3611 November 2026
Initial score 36 (score-company publish)
What evidence is Vantage Data Centers's score based on?
19 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
26% of them were published by Vantage Data Centers itself; the rest come from independent sources.
14 of 19 sources are independent of the company.
“other campuses provide access to green power purchases and renewable energy credits through local utilities.”
“Vantage Data Centers Enters Power Purchase Agreement with SolarAfrica to Secure 87MWp of Solar Energy for Johannesburg Data Center Campus”
“to construct two gas-fired power plants plus 151 backup diesel-powered industrial generators”
“comparable to a mid-sized metro area”
“By enhancing the local ecosystem onsite or within the community.”
“Vantage had targeted a 40% uplift for the Lighthouse Campus”
“Vantage Data Centers manages over 1,900 acres of”
“The data center will rely on gas-fired power plants that use a lot of water”
“Vantage and Volta partnered last February to deploy 1GW of off-grid natural gas generation across its North American portfolio.”
“the Vantage campus in Sterling is powered entirely by natural gas turbines until it can eventually connect to the electric grid.”
“2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Report”
“The company this week said it will achieve net zero carbon emissions globally by 2030.”
“Mark Freeman, a spokesman for Vantage Data Centers, acknowledged the notice”
“The study focused on the Vantage VA2 facility in Sterling, which is the first in Virginia to use this 24/7 gas power”
“People living near the Vantage facility in Sterling say its natural gas turbines produce constant noise and air pollution”
“A power failure recently caused the backup generators at Vantage Data Centers to run for nearly 24 hours.”
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How does Vantage Data Centers compare with other construction / real estate companies?
Where Vantage Data Centers sits among construction / real estate peers.
Among the 53 major construction / real estate brands we've scored, Vantage Data Centers sits 52nd of 53.
Who scores higher in Construction / Real Estate?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Vantage Data Centers.
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