BeforeChristopher Wellise is the Global VP of Sustainability for Equinix. He and his team set the sustainability strategy and key targets for the company, and collaborate with the CEO, CFO, CRO, Operations and Board to interpret changes in the external sustainability environment and work out strategic consequences for Equinix. This ESG team communicates and cuts through organizational complexity to enable Equinix to deliver on ESG commitments.
Prior to Equinix, Christopher led AWS’s global sustainability effort focused on improving company performance and meeting customer needs. Prior to AWS, he was the Chief Sustainability Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), where he led the setting of the first science-based supply chain climate target and built a customer-facing sustainability team to deliver revenue. Christopher began his career as an Environmental/Physical Scientist working for the US Department of the Interior studying the impact of investment in pollution control systems on river and estuary ecosystems.
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Equinix on Scaling Data Centers Responsibly: Energy, Water, and Community Impact
As demand for digital infrastructure grows, data centers are facing greater scrutiny around their energy requirements, resource use, and impact on the communities where they operate. In this conversation, Nick Patience and Christopher Wellise explore what responsible data center growth looks like across energy affordability, efficiency, water stewardship, and community engagement. The discussion will give technology and business leaders a clearer view of how the industry can approach continued growth while balancing infrastructure needs with broader environmental and community considerations.
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