governance

Do what’s right to lead the way

Good corporate governance is not just a competitive advantage, but also a key driver of Equinix’s culture of trust. Our strong leadership and oversight along with our ethical business practices make it easy for us to lead the way, with purpose and integrity. We are focused on delivering superior results with the highest standards of excellence, and actively advocating for a sustainable and inclusive future.

Our Governance Commitments

  • Conduct our business with honesty, integrity, transparency and the highest standards of excellence to inspire trust with our stakeholders.
  • Drive global responsibility through a foundation of unwavering values and ethical practices.
  • Advance progress on key public policy priorities: increasing access to clean energy, improving resilience in the energy sector, enabling a more connected and secure world, and supporting diversity and belonging through participation with key partners such as the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion program.

Performance Highlights

9 years of
100%

employee completion of Ethics and Compliance trainings

ESG
compensation
metrics

Implemented short-term incentive performance metric for VP-level and above tied to our environmental and social progress

Global
PCI DSS

Achieved global certification for payment card industry security controls

2022 CDP
supplier
engagement
leader

Recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for our supplier engagement practices

10

Equinix leaders serving as Board members or chairs for data center industry associations

Ethically
podcast

Launched a podcast series to guide employees through ethics and compliance topics

ISO
22301

Achieved global certification for business continuity management

Increased diversity
representation
on the Board

3 of the 4 most recent additions to the Board of Directors self-identify as female and/or ethnically diverse

3,000

customer assessments and audits completed to support customers’ compliance requirements