Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

• Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement expected to save U.S. consumers $1.5 billion annually by 2014.
• More than 75 percent of Korean electronics company's products achieved its internal energy efficiency standard exceeding U.S. ENERGY STAR requirements.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Growing demand for sustainable electronic products adds complexity to the industry.
• Rapid introduction of new products and shorter product lifecycles.
• Intense price competition.

Mitigation Strategies

• Developing corporate sustainability strategies that achieve both financial and environmental goals.
• Seeking counsel from experienced third-parties for verification pathways.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: EPEAT, IEEE 1680, ISO 14025

Certifications: ECOLOGO, GREENGUARD

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Water
• Waste
• Energy
• Biodiversity
• Deforestation
• Supply Chain
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Corporate carbon emissions declined nearly 10 percent globally over the last five years in absolute terms.
• Renewables provided a rising share of energy consumption.
• Waste sent to landfills and incinerators fell by nearly a quarter since 2013.
• Company-reported recycling grew 3 percent year on year.

Social Achievements

• Growing number of companies engaging with customers and supply chains to positively influence environmental impacts.
• Increased focus on employee well-being and engagement (implied).

Governance Achievements

• Increased number of companies publishing sustainability reports (85% of S&P 500 in 2017).
• Growth in companies setting carbon and water targets.
• Increased adoption of science-based targets.
• Increased disclosure of natural capital costs.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Growing climate impacts (rising heat, crop yield threats, forced migration, extreme weather).
• Accelerating rainforest destruction.
• Continued growth of coal usage in some countries.
• Lack of political will to address climate and other challenges.
• Supply chain disruptions due to climate events.
• Depleted topsoil and decreased farm productivity.
• Difficulty tracing the journeys of materials from forest to factory.
• High natural capital costs exceeding net income by 2x.
• Insufficient GHG emission reductions to meet Paris Agreement goals.

Mitigation Strategies

• Increased renewable energy procurement.
• Growth in electric vehicle purchases.
• Efforts to eliminate plastic waste.
• Adoption of regenerative agriculture and circular economy principles.
• Investments in healthy soil initiatives.
• Development of online tools to track supply chains and avoid materials from endangered forests.
• Monitoring and pressuring suppliers against deforestation.
• Increased investment in renewable energy.
• Development of green and sustainability-linked loans.
• Prioritizing super pollutants mitigation.
• Increased climate-risk disclosure in line with TCFD recommendations.
• Development of science-based targets for environmental impacts beyond carbon.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Increased engagement with suppliers to understand and improve their environmental performance.
• Pressure on suppliers to avoid materials from endangered forests.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events
• Water scarcity
• Rising sea levels
• Wildfires

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes
• Market shifts
• Changes in technology
• Reputational risks

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products and services
• Investment in renewable energy
• Green loans

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, Science Based Targets initiative, GRI, CDP, UN SDGs

Certifications: ISO 14001 (implied), ISO 50001 (implied)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Electric buses and trucks
• Refilllable products
• Products with recycled content

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Environmental Impact
• Social Impact
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased regulatory requirements leading to 'greenhushing' (downplaying sustainability commitments)
• Slower growth of sustainability budgets
• Shifting focus from proactive sustainability initiatives to meeting minimum compliance requirements

Mitigation Strategies

• Automating data collection and reporting processes
• Embedding sustainability work into other organizational functions
• Focusing on data assurance and compliance

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, IFRS, TCFD, CDP

Certifications: LEED Green Associate

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed