NEXTDC launches 'first of its kind' carbon neutrality program 18 Mar 2021 Australian data centre provider NEXTDC has launched a carbon neutrality program, the likes of which have been called the first of its kind in the local market. The NEXTNeutral data centre program encourages organisations to advance their own sustainability priorities, and to work with NEXTDC with the aim of using carbon offsets to ‘decarbonise the digital economy’. NEXTDC currently operates as a 100% carbon neutral company under the Australian Government’s Climate Active Program, while the NEXTNeutral solution has also been certified as a Climate Active colocation solution. The company states that it is moving forward with its commitment to sustainability by encouraging its entire ecosystem to operate at zero net carbon emissions within the NEXTDC data centre space.