# VNET Publishes 2025 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

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- Published: 2026-04-24T16:00:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

BEIJING, April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — VNET Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) ("VNET" or
the "Company"), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral internet data center services
provider in China, today announced it has published its 2025 Environmental, Social
and Governance Report (the "2025 ESG Report"). This is VNET’s sixth ESG report, 
highlighting the Company’s 2025 initiatives and achievements in environmental practices,
intelligent empowerment, ethical governance, and social responsibility.

"ESG remains central to our approach to business innovation, contributing to our
operational excellence and sustainable, high-quality growth," said Josh Sheng Chen,
Founder, Executive Chairperson and Interim Chief Executive Officer of VNET. "In 
2025, we launched our Hyperscale 2.0 framework based on green energy and advanced
our ‘SHIELD’ (Society, Human, Innovation, Environment, Leadership, Development) 
2.0 sustainability system, delivering measurable progress toward our ESG goals. 
As we continue to navigate rapid technology development and industry transformation,
we will deepen our commitment to sustainability, strengthening our investments in
intelligent infrastructure and green data center operations to create sustainable,
long-term value for both our stakeholders."

**2025 ESG Report Highlights:**

 ◦ Total energy from renewable sources reached 1,253,719 MWh, accounting for 36%
   of total resources utilized by VNET in 2025, compared with 18% in 2024.
 ◦ The average annual power usage effectiveness (PUE) was 1.24 at VNET’s data centers
   with stabilized operations in 2025, improving from 1.27 in 2024.
 ◦ VNET officially launched its Hyperscale 2.0 framework in 2025, leveraging direct
   green power connection, large-scale energy integration and smart power dispatch
   to power the intelligent computing era.
 ◦ VNET issued the first green holding-type real estate asset-backed security in
   China’s IDC industry in 2025, with an offering size of RMB860 million, a breakthrough
   in green finance and asset securitization innovation.
 ◦ VNET secured its first three-year sustainability-linked loan in 2025, raising
   a total of RMB650 million.
 ◦ VNET’s integrated source-grid-load-storage project at its Ulanqab IDC Campus 
   was added to the National Development and Reform Commission’s (NDRC) list of 
   green and low-carbon demonstration projects in 2025.
 ◦ VNET maintained Information Technology Service Management System (ISO/IEC 20000)
   and Information Security Management System (ISO/IEC 27001) certifications, covering
   all business lines.
 ◦ Nationwide customer satisfaction rate maintained a high level at 99.6%.
 ◦ Maintained 100% coverage of anti-corruption training for directors and employees.
 ◦ Female employees accounted for 26% of VNET’s total workforce, and the percentage
   of female employees in management positions was 31%.
 ◦ Ongoing recognition from global leading ESG rating institutions: (i) Scored record
   high of 73 in the 2025 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, ranking
   among the top 7% of the IT Services industry globally, and earning inclusion 
   in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook for the second consecutive year; (ii)
   Awarded a "B" rating on the 2025 CDP Climate Change Questionnaire, with nine 
   out of 16 categories achieving A-grade recognition; (iii) Received a "low risk"
   ESG Risk Rating from Sustainalytics.

To view the full 2025 ESG Report, please visit the Company’s Investor Relations 
website at [https://ir.vnet.com/](https://ir.vnet.com/) or access the report directly
at [https://www.vnet.com/en/esg.html](https://www.vnet.com/en/esg.html).

**About VNET**

VNET Group, Inc. is a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral internet data center services
provider in China. VNET provides hosting and related services, including IDC services,
cloud services, and business VPN services to improve the reliability, security, 
and speed of its customers’ internet infrastructure. Customers may locate their 
servers and equipment in VNET’s data centers and connect to China’s internet backbone.
VNET operates in more than 30 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and
loyal base of over 7,000 hosting and related enterprise customers that span numerous
industries ranging from internet companies to government entities and blue-chip 
enterprises to small- to mid-sized enterprises.

**Safe Harbor Statement**

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by terminology such as "will,""
expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "target," "believes," "estimates"
and similar statements. Among other things, quotations from management in this announcement
as well as VNET’s strategic and operational plans contain forward-looking statements.
VNET may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed
with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual
reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral
statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements
that are not historical facts, including statements about VNET’s beliefs and expectations,
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks
and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited
to the following: VNET’s goals and strategies; VNET’s liquidity conditions; VNET’s
expansion plans; the expected growth of the data center services market; expectations
regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, VNET’s services; VNET’s expectations
regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with customers; VNET’s plans
to invest in research and development to enhance its solution and service offerings;
and general economic and business conditions in the regions where VNET provides 
solutions and services. Further information regarding these and other risks is included
in VNET’s reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange 
Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of 
this press release, and VNET undertakes no duty to update such information, except
as required under applicable law.

**Investor Relations Contact:**

Xinyuan Liu
Tel: +86 10 8456 2121Email: [ir@vnet.com](https://www.thailand-business-news.com/pr-news/ir@vnet.com)

 

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