{"id":11380,"date":"2026-01-02T15:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/carbon-footprint-a-service-enabling-our-clients-to-measure-and-manage-the-carbon-footprint-of-their-cloud-usage\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:52:25","slug":"carbon-footprint-a-service-enabling-our-clients-to-measure-and-manage-the-carbon-footprint-of-their-cloud-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.outscale.com\/en\/carbon-footprint-a-service-enabling-our-clients-to-measure-and-manage-the-carbon-footprint-of-their-cloud-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Footprint: A Service enabling our clients to measure and manage the carbon footprint of their Cloud usage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11380\" class=\"elementor elementor-11380 elementor-11372\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e3fdb85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e3fdb85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d5983a4\" data-id=\"1d5983a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45568155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45568155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At OUTSCALE, environmental commitment is not a statement, it is a long-term trajectory. For several years, we have continuously rethought our infrastructures, Cloud services and operational practices to reduce our own environmental footprint while enabling our customers to better manage theirs.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of Carbon Footprint fully reflects this ambition.<\/p>\n<p>Carbon Footprint is a sovereign Cloud service that enables CIOs and CSR teams to measure, understand and manage the estimated carbon footprint of their Cloud usage, within a secure and trusted environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c8f52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39c8f52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Service at the Core of OUTSCALE\u2019s Environmental Strategy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5806a139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5806a139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OUTSCALE\u2019s environmental approach is built on a clear principle: a sovereign and sustainable Cloud operator must promote efficient, demand-driven usage, avoiding overprovisioning and unnecessary energy consumption.<\/span><br><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This vision of programmable sobriety guides our decisions across the entire value chain, including :\r\n<\/span><br><ul>\r\n \t<li>selection of more efficient infrastructures and service design,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>continuous optimisation of energy consumption<\/li>\r\n \t<li>improvement of the environmental performance of our services,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>selection of partners aligned with our sustainability requirements.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach, combining efficiency, responsibility and sovereignty, directly shaped the design of Carbon Footprint.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f4391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"62f4391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0gkuYMa0kGg?si=jqlD3RmjC4GxcqAI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548c6c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"548c6c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Understanding to Action: Measuring the Carbon Footprint of Cloud Usage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa7a6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8aa7a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Measure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf8b52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf8b52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any effective initiative to reduce the environmental impact of digital technologies starts with a fundamental step: measurement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbon Footprint provides a detailed estimation of the carbon footprint associated with resources consumed on the OUTSCALE Cloud.<br \/>\nEmissions are calculated and categorised by service type and emission source, giving organisations a clear and structured view of the environmental impact of their Cloud usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This measurement forms the foundation for a consistent and actionable environmental strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff29009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff29009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understand<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7a5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc7a5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through intuitive visualisation in Cockpit, OUTSCALE\u2019s Cloud management interface, and full integration via the public API, Carbon Footprint enables organisations to precisely identify emission sources and the most carbon-intensive Cloud services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This level of granularity provides the insight required to support informed decision-making and effective environmental governance of Cloud architectures.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18bc34a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18bc34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manage<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f24b4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f24b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objective of Carbon Footprint is not only to inform, but to enable action.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to the indicators provided, CIOs and CSR teams can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">monitor changes in their Cloud carbon footprint over time,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">identify reduction levers aligned with sustainability and CSR objectives,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strengthen compliance with regulatory and reporting requirements,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> document and demonstrate ESG commitments to stakeholders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbon Footprint is not an additional dashboard, it is an operational environmental management tool, designed to support IT and sustainability decisions over the long term.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6fbcc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f6fbcc1\" 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