VMware, Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Renewable Energy Share:100% (for VMware's own operations)
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Energy Efficiency
- Resource Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- Emissions Reduction
Environmental Achievements
- Avoided 1.2 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions through virtualization (since 2003)
- Reduced emissions intensity by 46% in 2019 while growing revenue by 12%
- Achieved 100% renewable energy for global operations
- Developed Traffic-Based RAN Energy Saving rApp, potentially reducing energy consumption significantly
- Developed Deep Cooling solution for data center cooling optimization
- Improved spectral efficiency by 1.3-2x with Cohere's Spectrum Multiplier xApp
Social Achievements
- Partnering with various organizations to promote sustainable ICT practices (e.g., TIP, Next G Alliance, Green Software Foundation)
- Developing tools to track emissions and energy efficiency (VMware Aria Operations, VMware Workspace ONE)
- Working with ESB to audit renewable energy sources for cloud providers
Governance Achievements
- Active participation in industry groups shaping zero-carbon initiatives
- Leadership roles in initiatives like Next Generation of Sustainable Digital Infrastructure and Zero Carbon Committed Initiative
- Establishment of VMware Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) Team
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Zero-carbon future for ICT
Environmental Challenges
- Growing energy consumption in ICT sector, particularly in RAN and data centers
- Intermittency of renewable energy sources
- Lack of tools and data to measure indirect emissions
- Institutional barriers such as culture, policy, and resistance to change
Mitigation Strategies
- Developing virtualization and automation solutions to improve energy efficiency
- Developing tools to track emissions and optimize workload placement based on renewable energy availability
- Promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources
- Working with industry groups to develop best practices and standards for sustainable ICT
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products and services
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- VMware RIC
- VMware Aria Operations
- VMware Workspace ONE
- Deep Cooling