NORTHERN DATA AG.
NB2.XETRA | Data processing, hosting and related activities
Northern Data AG is a Germany-based company that provides infrastructure solutions in the field of High-Performance Computing (HPC). It offers services including Bitcoin mining, data center solutions, and other HPC applications like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics. ...Show More
Better Health for All
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Northern Data AG's core business of High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure, including Bitcoin mining and AI cloud services, has no significant direct positive or negative health impact, resulting in a neutral score for health_impact_core and harmful_revenue_share.
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As the company does not offer health-related products or services, KPIs such as price_accessibility, vulnerable_reach, pharma_patent_flexibility, nutrition_and_food_safety, addiction_mitigation, and clinical_trial_ethics are scored as not applicable.
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For mental_health_initiatives, the company has a 'Well-being Calendar' with monthly initiatives to promote mental wellness, which indicates basic recognition but limited practical support, aligning with a score of -80.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Northern Data AG's core business is High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure, including Bitcoin mining and data center solutions. The provided articles, including the 2023 Annual Report and ESG reports, focus on financial performance, energy efficiency, employee metrics, and general ESG risk. None of the articles contain specific data points related to consumer financial services, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fees, inclusion initiatives, data accessibility for financial data, wealth-building outcomes, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy programs, debt burden ratios, geographic inclusion for banking services, or product simplicity for financial products.
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As the company does not offer lending or deposit services to consumers, nor does its core business involve financial services, all KPIs under the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value are scored as 0, indicating 'Not applicable' or 'No direct impact' as per the rubric.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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In 2023, 100% of the company's contracts were without a fixed term, meaning 0% were fixed-term contracts.
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This indicates that the entire workforce is on permanent contracts.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No incidents of forced or child labour are reported, and the company maintains a zero-tolerance policy for child labour, which is strictly prohibited at every stage of the supply chain.
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The Northern Data Supplier Code of Conduct mandates that suppliers respect human and labor rights, maintain a safe and healthy work environment, and treat workers with dignity and respect.
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This Code of Conduct applies to all contractors, suppliers, and business partners, and the Global Procurement team is responsible for ensuring all suppliers are aware of it.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Northern Data AG provides a secure and confidential Whistleblowing System, which allows for anonymous submissions and guarantees no retaliation for good faith reports.
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Reports can also be made non-anonymously via email.
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In 2024, 5 whistleblowing cases were reported, with 4 investigated, and in 2023, 4 cases were reported, all deemed negligible.
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The company's annual financial statements and consolidated financial statements for 2023 were audited by Liebhart & Kollegen Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater in conjunction with Harris & Trotter LLP, who issued an unqualified audit opinion.
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KPMG audited the 2020, 2021, and 2022 financials.
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Northern Data has an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy (Version 1, 15.11.2024) that applies globally to all employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, and operations.
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This policy prohibits bribery and corruption, requires compliance with laws such as the German Anti-Corruption Act, UK Bribery Act 2010, and U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), mandates precise financial records, and prohibits political contributions.
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The company achieved an 89% completion rate for its annual compliance training in 2024.
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Kind to Animals
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No evidence available to assess NORTHERN DATA AG on Kind to Animals.
No War, No Weapons
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Northern Data Group's Human Rights Policy is based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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However, the company states that many digital components require minerals such as tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold, which are often sourced from conflict zones where human rights abuses are prevalent.
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There is no evidence provided regarding the percentage of their supply chain certified free from conflict minerals.
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Planet-Friendly Business
-50
Northern Data Group sourced 53% of its total data center energy consumption from renewables in 2024.
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The company has not mentioned any SBTi-validated targets, though it aims for carbon reduction.
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It plans to report GHG emissions in 2025, aligned with EU CSRD, but no carbon footprint data for data center operations was reported in 2023.
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The company has not stated a net-zero target year.
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In 2023, there were zero major environmental compliance violations. Business travel is 100% carbon offset using VERRA or GOLD certified offsets, and offsetting projects support reforestation in Cambodia and rainforest protection in Indonesia.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
0
The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points for any of the KPIs under 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. Multiple articles explicitly state a 'lack of specific data on cultural or community engagement metrics' or that 'no data on cultural or community engagement is provided'.
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Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available evidence.
Safe & Smart Tech
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Northern Data AG is ISO 27001 certified for information security.
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In 2024, 89% of employees completed the annual compliance training, which includes data protection and information security, with a target of 95% for 2025.
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The company uses Usercentrics as a Consent Management Platform to manage user consent for cookies and third-party services, and users have rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection to processing under GDPR.
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The company's privacy policy states that personal data is deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of processing ceases to apply, with specific retention periods such as 6 months for unsuccessful applicant data and up to 36 months for HubSpot and EQS News analysis data.
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The company complies with GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.
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For authentication, the company uses a double opt-in procedure for newsletter subscriptions and Google reCAPTCHA for bot and spam protection.
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The company states it has established robust information security policies and processes for vulnerability management, but critical vulnerabilities were left unpatched for 60-90 days on average in 2023.
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The company conducts one internal and one external audit annually to identify and mitigate information security risks.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The company states that its e-waste disposal is compliant with regulations.
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This indicates basic compliance for hazardous waste management and implies no waste disposal violations for the reporting period.