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Nxtra by Airtel releases sustainability report for FY 23-24
Mumbai: Nxtra Data Ltd (“Nxtra by Airtel”), a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel (Airtel), today, unveiled the second edition of its Sustainability Report for FY 2023-24. The report highlights Nxtra’s consistent and increasing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) parameters. It details Nxtra’s initiatives for building future-ready, digitised infrastructure that is sustainable by design and engineered to accommodate high-density workloads and offer seamless scale to customers, thereby enabling their growth.
Nxtra by Airtel CEO Ashish Arora said, “The future of data centres lies in our ability to harmonise intelligent infrastructure with sustainability. Integrating innovative ESG initiatives into our business model and operations has been integral to our data centre build and operations from day one. As our sustainability report highlights, we have made consistent progress across all three sustainability parameters ‘environment, social and governance’ during the year and will continue to keep it as our core focus area.”
Key achievements of the year
• Transitioned to 220,541 MWh renewable energy usage in operations, 41 per cent higher than the last fiscal
• Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by ~4 per cent compared to base year FY21 despite an increase of 25 per cent in power consumption
• Ensured consistent increase in women employees with 30 per cent more representation in the workplace
• With the aim of doubling women’s representation by FY26 from FY23, introduced the NxtWave initiative – a unique talent development programme for women in engineering
• Ensured 4.3 million safe man-hours in construction
• Facilitated promotion of responsible sourcing with 99 per cent local procurement.
The full report here:
Nxtra’s mission of building a future-ready data centre infrastructure is engineered around “Intelligent by Design and Sustainable by Choice” approach. To achieve net zero by 2031, Nxtra has been enabling “Sustainable Scaling” with increasing investments and initiatives around innovative clean energy, water and waste management sources to support its operations and build smart & resilient data centre facilities that have sustainability at its core. Today, Nxtra by Airtel has the largest network of data centres in India with 12 large and 120 edge data centres across the country. For more details,
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Ekart expands IKEA partnership with EV deliveries in Chennai
3PL to handle 600 plus products with 48 hour delivery via EV fleet.
MUMBAI: Flatpacks are going electric and your sofa might now arrive with a smaller carbon footprint. Ekart has expanded its partnership with IKEA to power last-mile deliveries in Chennai, doubling down on speed, scale and sustainability in one of India’s key urban markets. Under the collaboration, Ekart will manage end-to-end large-format deliveries for IKEA across the city using a 100 per cent dedicated electric vehicle fleet. The move makes Chennai the second major market after NCR-Delhi where Ekart handles IKEA’s last-mile logistics, signalling a broader rollout of EV-led supply chains.
The mandate is no small load. Ekart will oversee deliveries for over 600 products from IKEA’s catalogue, ranging from furniture to home décor—categories that demand specialised handling and precision logistics.
Backed by its technology-driven fulfilment network, Ekart is targeting deliveries within a 48-hour window, offering real-time tracking and end-to-end visibility from warehouse to doorstep. The focus is clear: faster turnarounds without compromising on control or customer experience.
The EV-first model also aligns with both companies’ sustainability goals, as urban logistics increasingly shifts towards zero-emission solutions. For IKEA, which continues to expand its omnichannel presence in India, reliable and eco-conscious last-mile delivery is becoming central to scale.
For Ekart, the partnership reinforces its positioning as an enterprise-grade logistics player in large-format commerce. The company already supports over 1,800 retail, D2C and enterprise brands, spanning last-mile delivery, part-truckload services and warehousing.
As India’s logistics ecosystem evolves, this collaboration highlights a growing trend: delivery is no longer just about distance, it’s about efficiency, experience and increasingly, emissions.
