India, Feb. 26 -- For years, "sustainability" in the Indian data centre industry lived primarily in the realm of corporate social responsibility reports and marketing brochures. As India's digital economy expanded, so did the promises of "green" facilities. But now we have reached a critical inflexion point. As data consumption surges, driven by AI, 5G, and a massive migration to the cloud, the environmental footprint of the infrastructure supporting this growth can no longer be masked by vague commitments.

True sustainability is an engineering discipline. It requires a move away from "intent" to "impact" - the verifiable reduction of resource consumption.

The conversations must shift from claims to proof. For Indian enterprises and glo...