Equinix

Equinix supports World Pulse, a women-led organisation, in its efforts to enhance digital opportunities for women and girls in more than 30 countries. Notably, the company discloses its financial commitment and the number of staff members involved in this initiative.

Equinix supports Stride Center, a California non-profit social venture that teaches digital skills to people facing barriers to employment and access to careers in the technology field.  

The company follows best practice in managing cybersecurity at the senior level, and in monitoring, responding to and reporting security incidents.  

Equinix is involved in a project aiming to create open source edge computing technologies through cross–industry collaboration. The company also supports researchers working on fuel cell technology to reduce the carbon impact of data centres.  

Equinix has an opportunity to support initiatives relating to universal access to digital technologies. The company supports inclusion and diversity in its workplace, but it could also disclose the number of its employees with disabilities. It should more clearly report how the economic value it generates is distributed among stakeholders.  

The company can build on its support for skills development by backing initiatives to improve school connectivity in under–resourced areas.  

Equinix demonstrates high-level responsibility and operational best practice in its information security practices. As a digital company, it could enhance this leading role through a high-level commitment to child online protection.  

Equinix lags most other digital companies in support for the tech start-up ecosystem. It has an opportunity to contribute to diverse and ethical research.