Climate Change Data

Zebra Technologies Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Waste Generated:roughly 2,000 tons (2021 baseline)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Human capital management
  • Climate
  • Resource conservation

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved science-based certification of emissions reduction ambitions from the Science Based Targets initiative
  • Business Intelligence Group recognized the Zebra Circular Economy Program with a Sustainability Service of the Year award
  • Listed as a Top 10 Solution of 2022 by the U.S. Department of Energy for climate-related physical risk characterization and analysis

Social Achievements

  • Employee engagement above industry benchmark
  • Inclusion survey score above 80%
  • Over 18,000 volunteer hours in 2022

Governance Achievements

  • CDP recognized Zebra in 2023 as being in the top 8% of companies that lead supplier engagement on climate change
  • A majority of Tier 1 suppliers are committed to science-based emission reduction targets
  • Robust information security management system supported by a comprehensive set of policies that directly align with ISO27001

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Ensure packaging is optimized by 2025 across all top-runner products
Medium-term Goals:
  • 50% absolute reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 (2020 baseline)
  • 15% absolute reduction in scope 3 GHG emissions by 2030 (2020 baseline)
  • 25% energy intensity reduction by 2030 (2020 baseline)
  • >80% of Tier 1 suppliers, by spend, to have science-based targets by 2030
  • >80% of Tier 1 suppliers, by spend, to achieve Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) highest honor by 2030
  • Increase the representation of women across the total organization by 5 percentage points by the end of 2025 (vs. 2020 baseline)
  • Increase the representation of ethnic racial minority groups across the U.S. based organization by 5 percentage points by the end of 2025 (vs. 2020 baseline)
  • Achieve 25% representation of women at leadership roles by the end of 2025 (vs. 2020 baseline)
Short-term Goals:
  • 50% reduction in landfill waste by 2025 from Zebra sites vs. 2021 baseline
  • Reach a milestone of 1 million circular economy devices by the end of 2024
  • Increase volunteering by over 10% by 2023 (2019 baseline)

Environmental Challenges

  • War in Eastern Europe
  • Global sourcing and supply chain issues
  • China COVID lockdowns
  • Rising interest rates
  • Extreme FX volatility
Mitigation Strategies
  • Product redesigns to address shortages
  • Safety stock
  • Utilizing alternate modes of transport to satisfy demand

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • RBA tools
  • EcoVadis software
  • Supply chain mapping, monitoring and resiliency tools

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, CDP, TCFD

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Industry’s 1st compostable print cartridges (from potato starch)
  • Plastic-free RFID inlay and label offerings
  • Linerless and dissolvable label offerings

Awards & Recognition

  • Sustainability Service of the Year award (Business Intelligence Group)
  • Top 10 Solution of 2022 (U.S. Department of Energy)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Waste Generated:400 metric tons (end-of-life products and e-waste recovered)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Product Security
  • Employee Diversity and Inclusion
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Materials Sourcing

Environmental Achievements

  • Launched the industry’s first compostable print cartridges from potato starch for the small office home office market
  • Introduced green mode software settings that allow intelligent conservation of energy consumption in fleets of mobile computing devices in 2023
  • Took measures to limit polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics by switching to thermoplastic polyethylene (TPE) and thermoplastic polyurethane TPU (TPU) and stopped using polydioctylfluorene (PFO), and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) ahead of the proposed regulations
  • Eliminated halogen flame retardants from printed circuit boards in select mobile computer devices
  • Zebra’s print supplies are Bisphenol A (BPA)-free

Social Achievements

  • Achieved scoring above the 90th percentile against industry benchmark in Inclusion Index (employee engagement survey)
  • Established partnerships to forge meaningful relationships within the communities Zebra operates
  • Offers every full-time employee globally four days of paid time off to volunteer
  • Employees can earn a donation for eligible charities they support through volunteerism

Governance Achievements

  • Zebra’s Board of Directors oversees the Company’s ESG program.
  • Established a cross-functional Sustainability Council with executive sponsorship to advance ESG initiatives and reporting.
  • Board and Executive Leadership Team receive quarterly updates on ESG matters.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Take back 1 million Zebra devices by YE2024 through buy-back and recycling programs

Environmental Challenges

  • Managing risks associated with the use of critical materials in sourced components
  • Climate-related risks
Mitigation Strategies
  • Qualifying multiple suppliers, focusing on unique or sole-source component sourcing, understanding climate-related risks
  • Inventory controls (e.g., vendor-managed inventory, buffer stock agreements, die banking, safety stock, etc.) and process innovations to identify and act on shortages early
  • Collaborated with scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy to refine physical climate risk scenario analysis

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 57% of Tier 1 supplier facilities audited in the RBA VAP or equivalent

Responsible Procurement
  • RBA Validated Audit Process (VAP) or equivalent
  • SA8000 certification

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB

Third-party Assurance: Apex Companies, LLC

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Compostable print cartridges
  • Green mode software settings

Awards & Recognition

  • Fast Company’s 2024 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators
  • Newsweek’s 2024 Global Most Loved Workplaces