Hitachi Vantara Releases FY2025 Sustainability Report, Demonstrating Leadership in Energy-Efficient Data Infrastructure Supporting AI Workloads
Hitachi Vantara has released its FY2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting its leadership in energy-efficient data infrastructure that supports AI workloads. The report emphasizes innovations in its hybrid cloud data platform, 'Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One)', and expanded initiatives for sustainability across the entire lifecycle.
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This is an abridged version of the release announced in Eastern Standard Time at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, April 22nd (11:00 PM JST on April 22nd).
Hitachi Vantara LLC (hereinafter, Hitachi Vantara), a group company of Hitachi, Ltd. (hereinafter, Hitachi), has recently published its FY2025 Sustainability Report. The report details progress on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities. Specifically, it showcases initiatives aimed at delivering energy-efficient data infrastructure, including innovations in the hybrid cloud data platform 'Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One)', expanded promotion of sustainability across the entire lifecycle, and enhanced governance to assist customers in responding to the increasing demand for AI and data-intensive workloads.
For more information on Hitachi Vantara's sustainability efforts, please visit:
https://www.hitachivantara.com/ja-jp/company/business-sustainability
As companies accelerate digital transformation and AI adoption, data infrastructure is rapidly demanding higher energy efficiency, leading to new operational and sustainability challenges. According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), global data center electricity consumption could exceed 1,000 TWh (terawatt-hours) by 2026, which is almost equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of major developed countries. A significant factor contributing to this increase is the expansion of AI workloads. Meanwhile, companies are also under pressure to reduce costs, making it increasingly difficult to achieve both performance improvement and environmental impact reduction. With rising electricity demand, the demand for power and cooling to support data infrastructure is also growing, making efficiency a critical factor for both cost and sustainability. To address these challenges, Hitachi Vantara integrates a sustainability perspective into its data infrastructure, helping customers reduce energy consumption, optimize operations, and improve return on investment (ROI).
Akihito Shimada, CEO of Hitachi Vantara and Representative Director, President of Hitachi Vantara Corporation, stated: "Sustainability is becoming more closely linked than ever to business operational performance and outcomes. In FY2025, we have supported our customers' efforts to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact while responding to the expanding use of data and AI. Through continuous investment in data infrastructure innovation, lifecycle design, and governance, we empower our customers to create tangible results."
Key Highlights of the FY2025 Sustainability Report:
Improving Data Infrastructure Efficiency and Performance: We have launched 'VSP One Block High End', a scalable data infrastructure that improves efficiency while maintaining high reliability, reducing power and cooling loads for enterprise and AI workloads. Integrated tools support energy monitoring, carbon reduction, and sustainability reporting.
Advancing Lifecycle Sustainability: We have expanded lifecycle assessment initiatives across the VSP One Block, File, and Object portfolios to more accurately understand environmental impact and visualize Scope 3 emissions. These efforts are supported by tools such as the 'Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 360 (VSP 360)' dashboard, which provides insights into energy consumption and carbon usage visualization, as well as concrete improvement actions for optimizing system efficiency while minimizing environmental impact.
Promoting Circularity and Material Sustainability: We are expanding the use of recycled materials, such as incorporating up to 50% post-consumer recycled plastics in key components of storage products. Furthermore, the landfill disposal rate for logistics centers is kept below 0.3%, with most waste reused or recycled through optimized collection and circular programs.
Improving Governance and Data Quality: We have strengthened our cross-functional governance structure and emissions measurement and management processes to enhance audit readiness and improve data accuracy for Scope 1, Scope 2, and key Scope 3 categories.
Hitachi Vantara LLC (hereinafter, Hitachi Vantara), a group company of Hitachi, Ltd. (hereinafter, Hitachi), has recently published its FY2025 Sustainability Report. The report details progress on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities. Specifically, it showcases initiatives aimed at delivering energy-efficient data infrastructure, including innovations in the hybrid cloud data platform 'Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One)', expanded promotion of sustainability across the entire lifecycle, and enhanced governance to assist customers in responding to the increasing demand for AI and data-intensive workloads.
For more information on Hitachi Vantara's sustainability efforts, please visit:
https://www.hitachivantara.com/ja-jp/company/business-sustainability
As companies accelerate digital transformation and AI adoption, data infrastructure is rapidly demanding higher energy efficiency, leading to new operational and sustainability challenges. According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), global data center electricity consumption could exceed 1,000 TWh (terawatt-hours) by 2026, which is almost equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of major developed countries. A significant factor contributing to this increase is the expansion of AI workloads. Meanwhile, companies are also under pressure to reduce costs, making it increasingly difficult to achieve both performance improvement and environmental impact reduction. With rising electricity demand, the demand for power and cooling to support data infrastructure is also growing, making efficiency a critical factor for both cost and sustainability. To address these challenges, Hitachi Vantara integrates a sustainability perspective into its data infrastructure, helping customers reduce energy consumption, optimize operations, and improve return on investment (ROI).
Akihito Shimada, CEO of Hitachi Vantara and Representative Director, President of Hitachi Vantara Corporation, stated: "Sustainability is becoming more closely linked than ever to business operational performance and outcomes. In FY2025, we have supported our customers' efforts to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact while responding to the expanding use of data and AI. Through continuous investment in data infrastructure innovation, lifecycle design, and governance, we empower our customers to create tangible results."
Key Highlights of the FY2025 Sustainability Report:
Improving Data Infrastructure Efficiency and Performance: We have launched 'VSP One Block High End', a scalable data infrastructure that improves efficiency while maintaining high reliability, reducing power and cooling loads for enterprise and AI workloads. Integrated tools support energy monitoring, carbon reduction, and sustainability reporting.
Advancing Lifecycle Sustainability: We have expanded lifecycle assessment initiatives across the VSP One Block, File, and Object portfolios to more accurately understand environmental impact and visualize Scope 3 emissions. These efforts are supported by tools such as the 'Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 360 (VSP 360)' dashboard, which provides insights into energy consumption and carbon usage visualization, as well as concrete improvement actions for optimizing system efficiency while minimizing environmental impact.
Promoting Circularity and Material Sustainability: We are expanding the use of recycled materials, such as incorporating up to 50% post-consumer recycled plastics in key components of storage products. Furthermore, the landfill disposal rate for logistics centers is kept below 0.3%, with most waste reused or recycled through optimized collection and circular programs.
Improving Governance and Data Quality: We have strengthened our cross-functional governance structure and emissions measurement and management processes to enhance audit readiness and improve data accuracy for Scope 1, Scope 2, and key Scope 3 categories.