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OVHcloud launches tracker to monitor customers' cloud emissions
OVHcloud has introduced its Environmental Impact Tracker, a tool designed to enable customers to monitor and understand the carbon footprint of their cloud infrastructure.
The new tracker provides measurements of the carbon footprint associated with Baremetal, Hosted Private Cloud and Public Cloud Compute products, with the company stating that support will shortly be extended to Public Cloud Storage and Web Hosting services.
OVHcloud describes the tool as an enhanced version of its previous carbon calculator, launched in 2023, with expanded coverage and soon to include a multi-criteria approach for tracking environmental impact. The company has refined its methodology to account for the variety and complexity of its products, which it claims enables accurate and comprehensive measurement.
The Environmental Impact Tracker delivers data that encompasses scopes 1, 2 and 3, covering the full lifecycle from manufacturing through to operation. This includes information related to the infrastructure components and the carbon emissions linked to the consumption of cloud services. OVHcloud indicates that the tracker offers benchmarking data based on market offerings, which was recognised in a study by the digital responsibility research and expertise firm IJO for its level of methodological achievement and transparency.
Tracking features
OVHcloud states that several new functionalities have been added to the tracker, enabling it to account for emissions from usage with details at both the national emission factor level and at the level of electricity suppliers with which the company works. The tracker also considers the impact of hardware reconditioning during server assembly.
The company states that these improvements are designed to provide OVHcloud customers with a deeper understanding of the environmental footprint of their cloud usage and, consequently, support more sustainable practices. Looking forward, the company plans to broaden the tool's coverage beyond carbon emissions to include analysis of water use, abiotic resources and land use impact, which will enable a more comprehensive approach to environmental monitoring. "In a world where every action counts, accurately and transparently assessing your environmental footprint is no longer an option – it is a responsibility. As a committed player, we support our customers in understanding and controlling their impact. That is why we are continually improving our Environmental Impact Tracker, a true market benchmark recognised for its methodological rigour and completeness. We are determined to pursue our commitments to contribute to a more sustainable and responsible cloud industry," said Grégory Lebourg, Global Environmental Director at OVHcloud.
Sustainability record
OVHcloud notes that it has prioritised responsible digital practices since its inception over 25 years ago. According to the company, its proprietary watercooling technology and vertically integrated operations model have contributed to data centres, which the company claims are among the industry's best-performing for energy and water usage (PUE and WUE indices).
In its latest Corporate Sustainability Assessment, performed by S&P Global Ratings in early 2025, OVHcloud reports that it was placed among the top 16% of companies in its sector, which it attributes to its ongoing focus on responsible cloud operations.
Product availability
The Environmental Impact Tracker is available to all OVHcloud customers worldwide except those in the United States. It can be accessed directly through the OVHcloud Manager platform or via an API service. While tracking for Public Cloud Compute is already active, storage and web hosting product support, as well as multi-criteria reporting, are expected to be introduced shortly.
OVHcloud states that additional tracker features will be integrated during the year as part of its ongoing product roadmap. The company says this rollout aligns with its wider objectives to provide customers with the necessary information to manage and mitigate the environmental impacts of cloud service usage.
