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After some research , QTS partnered with World Vision to create a programme that would supply three people with clean water for every 100kW sold . In addition , when a large company signed a 12MW deal or larger , QTS would build a water well in a community in a developing country , providing thousands of people with access to clean water for decades .
QTS ’ third success-based giving programme with the US Dream Academy involves sponsoring children of incarcerated parents in Dream Academy Learning Center programs . Since its inception , QTS has sponsored more than 40 children with great success .
“ Not only do these projects have fantastic repercussions globally , but our customers also appreciate them . These initiatives are so different from what our competitors are doing and our customers are telling us they choose QTS because they ’ ll be doing good in the world , while also benefiting from highly sustainable data centre and IT infrastructure services .”
QTS ’ passion for success-based giving did not go unrecognised . Last year , QTS won the award for Best Initiative for Philanthropy and Corporate Giving based on the programmes . Wright says : “ Winning this award meant so much to all of us , simply because it shows the positive impact we ’ re having on the world and demonstrates the importance of being good corporate citizens .”
Creative sustainability initiatives Other unique QTS sustainability initiatives are taking place in the Netherlands where QTS has data centres in Groningen and Eemshaven . In partnership with WarmteStad , the sustainable utility company for the municipality of Groningen , QTS is the first to supply residual heat for a large-scale sustainable district heating project .
“ WarmteStad developed a way to capture the heat generated by data centres and use it to heat homes and buildings in the communities including a university campus situated nearby in the city of Groningen ,” Wright said . “ The district heating system takes heat directly from the data centre to heat water that is pumped through the existing hot water heating system in the buildings in the community .”
It is estimated that the district heating project will produce sustainable and affordable heat for more than 10,000 households , buildings and knowledge institutions in the northern districts of Groningen by 2026 . By heating with water , buildings can operate without a natural
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