Green finance is a fast-growing, multi-billion-pound market, globally funding projects that incorporate an environmental focus. From fuelling business growth to driving more sustainable activity, the impact of green loans, bonds and wider financial products is significant. 

Devansh Sachdeva, Associate, Capital Markets & Corporate Finance, explains the thinking behind Yondr’s new Green Finance Framework, how it reaffirms our existing sustainability strategy and is a win-win for all. 

Yondr’s Green Finance Framework is a guideline for us to work from when seeking funding for projects which support our sustainability goals. Its central aim is to validate financing as green, providing a robust process to do so while ensuring transparency and accountability around the reporting.  

With sustainability already a guiding principle across the lifecycle of our data centers, developing this Framework further embeds it into our financial decision-making. Accessing green finance helps us to accelerate growth by potentially widening our pool of capital sources across the world, particularly from those who share our sustainability values.  

This broader outreach will contribute to the company’s maturation on many levels, improving liquidity, lowering the cost of capital and ultimately putting us in a much stronger financial position as we grow. 

Developing and rating the Framework 

Developing the Framework has very much been a team effort across the business. Finance, Operations, Data Center Execution, Energy and Sustainability have all pulled together to contribute their expertise, especially in terms of managing and monitoring our power usage effectiveness (PUE) level. 

For data centers, PUE is the gold standard energy efficiency metric; the lower that is, the more attractive the asset becomes to investors. At Yondr, we aim to keep our PUE as low as possible and the introduction of the Green Finance Framework builds on this existing focus. It reassures investors that maintaining a below market-level PUE benchmark is, and always has been, a shared priority across the business. 

Our Green Finance Framework won’t be static; we will refine it as necessary to ensure its continued relevance and impact.  

Morningstar Sustainalytics, a globally recognised provider of ESG research, ratings and data, provided their second party opinion (SPO), dated January 2026, rating the Framework as ‘strong’. As the highest level achievable, this valuable input professionalises the Framework and positions us positively to both financiers and peers. The SPO confirms our Framework – which outlines a broader overview of our sustainability strategy – is well-aligned with both the Green Loan Principles 2025 and Green Bond Principles 2025.  

Our ‘strong’ rating positively reinforces the direction of our sustainability approach in building and operating more sustainable data centers, which is already integrated throughout Yondr. It also validates our approach to achieving net zero in scopes 1 and 2 by 2030. 

Using the Framework and why it matters  

Having the Green Finance Framework in place will deliver multiple benefits for Yondr, lenders and the environment. 

By highlighting our sustainability commitment, we’ll become more attractive as an investor opportunity, in turn expanding our portfolio of green financing by reaching beyond traditional options. 

From a financial perspective, it’ll be easier to execute deals with a simplified process in place, resulting in thoughtfully funded growth. 

Ultimately, the Green Finance Framework will support us as we continue to deliver our sustainability strategy focusing on clients, compliance, carbon and communities.

Learn more about our approach to responsible growth – read Yondr’s Green Finance Framework.