Better Health for All

The company's principal goods and services are internet data center (IDC) services, cloud services, and business VPN services, which are generally neutral in terms of direct health impact.

There is no evidence that the core business generates revenue from products or activities with direct negative health outcomes, nor does it have direct safety implications for physical or mental health users. The company does not offer health-related products or services requiring accessibility considerations, nor does its business model involve serving vulnerable populations with health needs. The company's products do not carry health risks requiring disclosure or transparency. The company's R&D or innovation is not focused on health-related outcomes, and its environmental efforts are not explicitly linked to health externalities. The business activities do not involve health equity considerations, healthcare workforce development, preventative health or treatment activities, or mental health outcomes. The company does not hold healthcare-related patents, produce food/nutritional products, engage in health education, or have products with addiction potential. It also does not conduct clinical trials. The company obtained Information Technology Service Management System (ISO/IEC 20000) and Information Security Management System (ISO/IEC 27001) certifications, covering all business lines. This indicates strong data protection standards but lacks specific details on transparency or user control over health data, placing it at -60.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

VNET Group, Inc. reported an overall employee satisfaction rate of 91% from an anonymous survey conducted in 2024.

The company stated that it had no incidents of employee discrimination, harassment, forced labor, or child labor reported in 2024. Additionally, no significant labor-law infractions or fines were reported in the past two years. However, as of February 2026, the company and its group entities are not party to any collective bargaining agreements or contracts with any labor organization, labor union, or works council, and there have been no labor organizing activities among employees.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

The company reported zero non-compliant behaviors among suppliers in 2024, specifically mentioning employees’ rights and interests, which includes forced or child labor.

This aligns with the existence of a Supplier Code of Conduct that suppliers are required to sign and abide by. No specific quantitative evidence was found for other KPIs, such as fair trade certification share, audit frequency, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage percentage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend.

Honest & Fair Business

VNET has a formal whistleblower policy with a 24/7 hotline, secure reporting channels, and a prohibition against retaliation.

The company's Board of Directors includes 67% independent non-executive directors. VNET maintains a 'zero-tolerance' anti-corruption policy, which is ISO 37001 certified, and provides mandatory anti-corruption training to 100% of its directors and employees. The company also conducts regular anti-corruption audits and has established systems like the 'VNET Group Integrity Interview System' and 'Anti-Corruption Inspection System'. VNET utilizes external audits and various ISO certifications, including ISO 37001 for anti-corruption, ISO/IEC 20000, ISO/IEC 27001, and ISO/IEC 27018, for independent verification of its claims and compliance.

Kind to Animals

VNET.US is an Internet data center service provider.

The company is listed as having 'No Animal Exploitation'. Given its service-oriented business model, VNET.US does not have animal-derived products, conduct animal testing, engage in animal husbandry, or source animal products. Therefore, all animal welfare-related KPIs are not applicable to its operations.

No War, No Weapons

The provided articles, which include ESG reports and press releases, do not contain specific, concrete data points related to VNET.US's involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to embargoed regimes, or any peacebuilding initiatives. While the company is described as an Internet data center service provider, the articles explicitly state 'No data' or 'No information found' for all KPIs under the 'No War, No Weapons' value.

Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the evidence provided.

Safe & Smart Tech

VNET Group, Inc. has not documented any data breaches or incidents of unauthorized data use.

All employees (100%) have received cybersecurity training. The company has obtained ISO/IEC 20000, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018, and ISO 22301 certifications, along with 9 Trusted Cloud certifications from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and Cybersecurity Classification Level III for its data centers. Hard disk encryption and data loss prevention software are implemented. VNET's Privacy Statement outlines user rights including access, correction, deletion, consent changes, and account deletion. Data protection measures are integrated into product development, and privacy impact assessments are conducted. The company collects only necessary data for visitor management and adheres to cybersecurity and privacy laws in its operating regions. Annual third-party security audits are conducted, and SOC 2 Type II audits validate service security and availability. Rigorous physical access controls are in place.