Oracle Cloud's Sustainability Push: What It Means for Your Business

As cloud computing continues to power the digital economy, sustainability has become a top priority for many organisations. Whether it's meeting ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) targets, cutting emissions, or simply making smarter long-term choices, the pressure is on to reduce the environmental impact of IT operations.

At DSP, we've been following Oracle's sustainability journey closely, and in 2025, it's clear they're not just ticking boxes. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is evolving fast, with new green initiatives.

In this blog, we'll explore what's changing and what it means for customers looking to balance performance, compliance, and carbon-consciousness.

Net Zero by 2050: A Science-Based Roadmap

Oracle has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, with interim targets for 2030. These are aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and include Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.

Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions represent a company's total carbon footprint, from direct operations (Scope 1) to purchased energy (Scope 2), and the wider supply chain and product lifecycle (Scope 3).

The takeaway: Cloud customers can now align their own sustainability strategies with a provider that's actively reducing its climate impact, backed by science and global frameworks.

Clean-Powered Cloud: OCI Regions Running on Renewables

Oracle has already hit 100% renewable energy usage across all its European cloud regions, with a global rollout in progress and due for completion by 2025.

But there's more. Oracle is redesigning its infrastructure for maximum efficiency. Key innovations include:

• Liquid cooling and advanced airflow management to reduce energy waste
• Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) - Improving how efficiently data centres use power
• Low-carbon construction materials in data centre builds

The takeaway: Hosting workloads in these regions means your applications and data are running in some of the most energy-efficient cloud environments available today.

Sustainability Built-In: Efficiency at Every Layer

Oracle's infrastructure roadmap is now driven by a "sustainability-by-design" philosophy. This includes:

• Extended hardware lifecycles and reduced e-waste
• Autonomous services that scale and patch automatically, lowering overhead
• Carbon-aware region selection, so customers can factor sustainability into deployment choices

The takeaway: These changes not only support ESG goals, they also help optimise costs and performance. Efficiency benefits everyone.

Closing the Loop: IT Recycling and Circular Practices

Oracle is leading the charge in sustainable hardware practices with a global asset recovery and recycling programme. Highlights include:

• A takeback scheme for decommissioned servers
• Local recycling partnerships to reduce transport emissions
• ISO-compliant data destruction to ensure security during disposal

The takeaway: Peace of mind and reduced risk at the end-of-life phase of your IT assets, all while supporting circular economy principles.

Measurable Impact: Oracle Fusion Cloud Sustainability

With Scope 3 emissions reporting becoming more common in procurement and compliance frameworks, Oracle is helping customers get the data they need. In September 2024, Oracle launched 'Fusion Cloud Sustainability', an AI-powered extension to its Cloud suite at no additional cost within its Fusion Cloud suite. This AI-powered tool integrates with Oracle ERP, SCM, and EPM systems to automate data capture and provide clear insights through prebuilt dashboards.

Key features include:

• Integrated ESG and carbon accounting tools with transparent sustainability metrics for OCI services
• Automated transaction records and contextualised data that improve reporting accuracy and operational insights
• Prebuilt dashboards featuring KPIs to track sustainability performance and support decision-making
• Rigorous audit, traceability, and sophisticated emission factor mapping to ensure compliance and accurately measure carbon footprint

The takeaway: Oracle Cloud becomes not just a hosting platform, but a trusted partner in your organisation's sustainability reporting. Fusion Cloud Sustainability enables business leaders to accelerate their ESG progress with confidence and clarity.

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Sustainability isn't just a bolt-on for Oracle, it's a core part of how they design, build and operate their cloud services. For organisations focused on ESG outcomes, OCI offers a compelling, future-ready platform that supports both technical and environmental goals.

At DSP, we help customers design and implement OCI solutions that align with sustainability, compliance, and business performance. Whether you're moving from on-premises infrastructure or optimising your current cloud setup, we can help you make the greenest, smartest choices for your workloads.

Want to explore how Oracle Cloud can help you meet your ESG objectives? Get in touch with our experts today to see what's possible.