Emilio Tenuta speaking at
Sustainability LIVE: The US Summit
The Water Use Efficiency Index, in this model, is a mechanism for moving every site towards best-in-class operations with direct links to business outcomes.
For the data centre sector, this matters because the pressure is structural. AI workloads will not become less water-intensive on their own. The regions where capacity is being built will not become less water-stressed by default. The question is whether operators approach those constraints as fixed costs or as design parameters to be optimised.
“ The companies that will lead are those that deliver best-in-class performance while using fewer resources consistently and at scale,” Emilio says.“ The future is clear: decoupling growth from resource intensity. When powered by digital and AI, sustainability becomes a catalyst for resilience, profitability and long-term value.” ecolab. com 15