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Build Operational Excellence, Inspire Client Confidence, Future-Proof

BSI's Data Centre Mark of Trust is an independent, modular, globally recognized framework to validate technical, operational and compliance excellence.

Data centres face unprecedented operational, regulatory and reputation pressure. With BSI you don't just build a data centre - you build operational excellence and trust

BSI's Data Centre Mark of Trust scheme is an independent, modular, globally recognized framework that validates your technical, operational and compliance excellence.

The number of data centre sites around the world will grow by X over the next decade. How will you prove to clients, regulators and stakeholders that your facility meets the highest global standards, addressing competing challenges such as:

Compliance with global, regional and sector specific data privacy laws and cyber security frameworks, such as ISO 27001
Sustainability and environmental regulations and ESG mandates and targets
Health safety and wellbeing needs of data centre colleagues

Next Steps

The BSI Data Centre Mark of Trust - building operational excellence

The Mark of Trust scheme works across five key areas of data centre operations and development.

IT Protection

ISO/IEC 22237-1 and clauses 7.2 and 7.3

Availability/resilience of power/HVAC and protection from fire, flood and intrusion. This must be the first star, thereafter no required sequence.

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Business Continuity

ISO 22301 (supported by ISO/IEC 22237-1 clause 5)

Minimizing downtime, outages and operational risk, enhancing security and avoiding costly reputational risks from service disruptions.

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Energy Management

ISO 50001 (supported by ISO/IEC 22237-1 clause 7.4 and ISO 50600-4-2)

Enhanced resilience against changing energy costs, saving money through better energy management and reducing your reliance on fossil fuels.

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Water Management

ISO 46001 (supported by EN50600-4-9)

Enable your organization to account for its water use and identify, plan and implement measures to achieve savings through its systematic management.

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Carbon Management

ISO 14068-1 (supported by EN 50600-4-8)

Best practice guidance enabling your organization to accelerate efforts to reduce carbon emissions and make verifiable claims of carbon neutrality.

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The BSI Data Centre Mark of Trust - building operational excellence

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Operational Excellence - Strengthen resilience & uptime performance
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Regulatory Readiness - Stay ahead of evolving requirements, across jurisdictions.
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Market Differentiation - Persuasively demonstrate trust & capability.
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Efficiency gains - Eliminate duplication in audits & data requests, simplified compliance processes.
Future-Proofing - Framework adapts as your business and regulations evolve.

Building Trust

Build Operational Excellence. Inspire Client Confidence. Future-Proof.

Data centres face unprecedented operational, regulatory and reputation pressure. With BSI you build in trust and operational excellence.

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Strengthen your operations through a modular and scalable Mark of Trust

Provide independent proof that your data centre operations meet the highest international standards, from design to delivery.

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