Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Health and Safety
• Community Involvement
• Corporate Governance
• Supply Chain
• Human Resources

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced electricity consumption by 3% compared to FY05
• 89% of hazardous waste recycled or treated/incinerated
• 50% reduction in solvent waste in Senai, Malaysia
• 11% reduction in chemical usage in Springtown, N. Ireland while increasing throughput by 16%
• Recycling rate increased by 56% over the last three years

Social Achievements

• Globalized Human Resource policies and processes
• Established the Executive Partnership Program providing charitable organizations with support
• Continued community relations program with emphasis on “Hands-on Science” and technology education
• Responded to customer requests for information regarding Seagate's GC practices
• Participated in the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct Implementation Group
• Hosted the UNGC’s United States Network local conference
• Improved recycling and solid waste management
• Improved occupational safety record
• Various community involvement projects (Building Bikes, Planting Seeds of Hope, Gift of Life, China Tree Planting, Longmont Charity Games, etc.)

Governance Achievements

• Remained active in the United Nations Global Compact
• Improved corporate governance programs and procedures
• Successfully completed its first SOX Section 404 assessment
• Amended Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
• Annual affirmation process for conflict of interest

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Legislative changes reclassifying a waste stream as hazardous
• Need to address redundancies after Maxtor acquisition

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented a recycling avenue for the hazardous waste
• Workforce reductions to address redundancies

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations governing environment, health and safety, and labor practices

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001

Awards & Recognition

• 2005 Working Family Appreciation Award
• 2005 "Pacesetter Award"
• 2006 Outstanding Corporate Grant Maker Award
• SHARE Silver Award

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Product Sustainability
• Labor and Human Rights
• Community Engagement
• Governance and Ethics
• Environmental Sustainability
• Employee Well-being
• Supply Chain Management

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced total combined scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 3.1 percent.
• Improved energy intensity to 8.10 MWh per petabyte (PB) shipped.
• Expanded reporting of scope 3 emissions by adding four new emission categories.
• Landfill diversion rate of 81 percent (17,912 tons).

Social Achievements

• Established a global, internal Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) cross-site labor audit program, with zero labor nonconformance issues found at six audited sites.
• Conducted a joint training program with peer companies in Malaysia on forced labor and human trafficking, reaching about 150 participants.
• Implemented a new EICC mobile application at the Woodlands site to enable employees to submit concerns and grievances.
• Recordable case rate of 0.22 and days-away case rate of 0.13, both improvements from FY2013.
• Completed 57,808 EHS e-learning courses.
• Significant improvement (25 percent) in target focus areas from organizational culture survey.

Governance Achievements

• All nonoperator Seagate employees with company email addresses completed Ethical Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy certification (98 percent completion rate).
• Policies translated to Brazilian Portuguese and French.
• Participation in the EICC Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative and its Due Diligence Subcommittee.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reducing GHG emissions overall, especially given increasing storage capacities, product complexity, and acquisitions.
• Working hours in the supply chain.
• Trafficked and forced labor, especially in Malaysia.
• Data quality issues related to conflict minerals.
• Lack of strong electronic waste recycling programs in many regions.
• Encouraging healthy lifestyle choices among employees.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implementing energy conservation projects (exceeding target of 15,000 MWh savings).
• Enhanced data-tracking capabilities to monitor working hours.
• Escalating working hour issues with senior management teams.
• Joint training program with peer companies on human trafficking.
• Continued efforts to work with suppliers to improve identification of smelters.
• Establishing wellness programs designed to encourage employees to evaluate, improve and maintain their health and wellness.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 65 VAP audits (54 direct, 11 indirect); 50 closure audits.

Responsible Procurement

• EICC Code of Conduct
• SOP detailing supplier engagement steps (signing Code of Conduct, training, self-assessment, VAP).

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

Certifications: ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Governance and Ethics
• Product Stewardship
• Environmental Sustainability
• Employees
• Supplier Engagement
• Community Engagement
• Business Continuity

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced energy consumption per exabyte (EB) of storage capacity shipped by 11 percent year-over-year.
• Generated 2,200 MWh of renewable energy at Fremont, CA, and Singapore sites.
• Maintained 84 percent solid waste diversion rate.
• Sent no hazardous waste to landfills for the fourth consecutive year.
• Reduced total water withdrawn by 15 percent.

Social Achievements

• Achieved 9 percent voluntary employee turnover worldwide (below the 10 percent goal).
• 57 percent of global employees are female; 37 percent of U.S. employees are minorities.
• Conducted more than 50,000 health and safety e-learning courses.
• Addressed stakeholder concerns regarding labor practices at supplier sites through engagement and remediation.

Governance Achievements

• Over 99 percent employee participation in Business Conduct Policy certification.
• Completed first Internal Private Sector Audit for conflict minerals, confirming conformity with OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
• All Seagate core products verified conflict-free.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Use of hydrofluorocarbon solvent in manufacturing processes, resulting in fugitive emissions.
• Finding sufficient conflict-free sources of 3TG minerals to meet demand.
• Addressing concerns about questionable hiring practices and recruitment fees at a supplier site in Thailand.

Mitigation Strategies

• Working to qualify a replacement for the hydrofluorocarbon solvent.
• Seeking supplier commitments to source only conflict-free 3TG.
• Engaging with the supplier and relevant NGOs to develop a reimbursement plan for workers who paid recruitment fees.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 56 full EICC VAP audits completed in FY2017

Responsible Procurement

• EICC Code of Conduct adopted as supplier code of conduct.
• Supplier education and training programs.
• Annual SAQ updates required from suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards 2016, UNGC

Certifications: ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 50001 (Wuxi and Londonderry sites)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 5: Gender equality
• Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
• Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation
• Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
• Goal 13: Climate action
• Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Initiatives aligned with SDGs are described throughout the report.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Helium drives (reduced environmental impact per gigabyte and energy consumed per EB)

Awards & Recognition

• Thai Labor Standard Award 2017
• The Excellence Establishment on Labor Relations and Welfare Award
• CSR-DIW Continuous Award
• National Labor Management Excellence Award

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Governance and Ethics
• Product Stewardship
• Environmental Sustainability
• Employee Well-being
• Supplier Engagement
• Community Engagement
• Business Continuity

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced hazardous waste production by 17 percent.
• Reduced total water withdrawal by 10 percent.
• Improved water recycling by 3 percent.
• Reduced total electricity consumption by 4 percent.
• Sent no hazardous waste to landfills for the fifth consecutive year.

Social Achievements

• Decreased recordable case rate by 0.06 (27 percent reduction from the previous fiscal year).
• Voluntary employee turnover was nine percent worldwide (exceeding their goal of 10 percent).
• Supported site chapters of the Seagate Women’s Leadership Network and established the Seagate PRIDE! ERG.
• Provided employees with access to resources promoting unconscious bias education.

Governance Achievements

• 100 percent of manufacturing sites had a risk assessment every two years with no significant risks of corruption identified.
• Continued to promote their Ethics Helpline for confidential and anonymous reporting.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reducing GHG emissions intensity due to growth in storage capacities, product complexity, and the transition to cloud-based data storage.
• Finding a replacement for the hydrofluorocarbon solvent used in manufacturing processes.
• Identifying recruitment fees collected from workers in their home country.

Mitigation Strategies

• Working to finalize emissions reduction goal for the Science Based Targets Initiative.
• Working on qualifying a replacement for the hydrofluorocarbon solvent.
• Working with a supplier in Thailand to quantify and initiate reimbursement of recruitment fees.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 63 full supplier audits through the RBA VAP in FY2018

Responsible Procurement

• RBA Code of Conduct
• SAQ and VAP risk assessment tools
• Annual SAQ updates

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, UNGC

Certifications: ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 50001 (Wuxi and Londonderry sites)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 5
• SDG 6
• SDG 7
• SDG 8
• SDG 12
• SDG 13
• SDG 17

Seagate's initiatives contribute to these goals through various programs and policies related to gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, responsible consumption and production, climate action, and partnerships for the goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• 10TB Exos X10 Helium drive

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Governance and Ethics
• Product Security and Data Privacy
• Product Stewardship
• Environmental Sustainability
• Employees
• Supplier Engagement
• Community Engagement
• Business Continuity

Environmental Achievements

• Saved 17,600 MWh of electricity through energy conservation and efficiency initiatives, exceeding the conservation goal of 14,000 MWh.
• Decreased hazardous waste generated per EB (metric tons) to 21.4 metric tons from 24.3 metric tons in FY2019.
• Met the target of an 85 percent diversion rate for non-hazardous waste, with 87.8 percent diverted in FY2020.
• Increased water recycling to 2,775 megaliters from 2,556 megaliters in CY2018.
• Reduced total water withdrawn to 8,029 megaliters from 8,282 megaliters in CY2018.
• Decreased water intensity to 18.15 liters per EB from 22.59 liters per EB in CY2018.

Social Achievements

• Launched diversity training and education resources, including global LGBTQ+ Ally Training and Neurodiversity training.
• Sustained the global unconscious bias program through both live and virtual workshops, reaching 14 global sites through 107 learning sessions.
• Met the goal of 95 percent of non-operator employees participating in the performance management process, with 99 percent participating.
• Actively encouraged continued learning; 97 percent of non-operator employees created learning plans in FY2020; and overall employees took more than 325,000 hours of training.
• Implemented several health and safety control measures such as social distancing, temperature and health screenings, masks, increased cleaning and disinfection, and contact tracing measures in response to COVID-19.
• Successfully completed remediation of two suppliers related to high recruitment fees involving foreign workers.

Governance Achievements

• Continued to be governed by a fully independent Board of Directors.
• Maintained several policies and processes as part of the compliance and ethics program, including the Code of Conduct and a Global Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy.
• Completed ethics risk assessments at manufacturing sites with no significant risks of corruption identified.
• Continued to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.
• Maintained the integrity of supply chains and products through ISO certifications.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• COVID-19 pandemic impacted global operations and supply chain.
• Increased global temperatures, weather events, food shortages and other climate change milestones.
• Supply chain disruptions.
• Senseless acts of racial injustice and violence.
• Use of a hydrofluorocarbon solvent with high global warming potential in manufacturing processes.
• High recruitment fees involving foreign workers at supplier facilities.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented new operating norms, including increased safety and controls on-site and work from home options.
• Worked alongside suppliers, partners, and customers to ensure business continuity and wellbeing.
• Prioritized global dialogue on race and equitable actions.
• Set Science-Based Targets for 2040.
• Searching for a replacement for the hydrofluorocarbon solvent.
• Working with the RBA and other customers to address high recruitment fees, reimbursing over $2.3M to over 3,200 workers.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 44 full supplier audits completed in FY2020 through the RBA VAP.

Responsible Procurement

• RBA Code of Conduct
• Conflict-Free Minerals development plan
• RBA environmental questionnaire
• SAQ and VAP audits

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 50001 (Wuxi, Korat, Londonderry sites), ISO 22301 (HDD manufacturing facilities in China and Thailand)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 5: Gender equality
• SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation
• SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
• SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
• SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
• SDG 13: Climate action
• SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals

Initiatives contribute to these goals through various environmental, social, and governance programs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Higher capacity drives with improved energy efficiency.

Awards & Recognition

• Environmental Protection Agency SMM Challenge
• 2019 Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Compass award
• Human Rights Campaign’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) 100% perfect score

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate change
• Water stewardship
• Product impacts and circularity
• Restricted substances and critical materials
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Employee development, engagement and retention
• Human rights and working conditions
• Supply chain due diligence
• Community engagement
• Business continuity
• Compliance and ethics
• Corporate governance
• Data privacy and data protection
• Product security

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced Total Scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions intensity by 21% from CY2019 to CY2020
• Saved 210K MWh of electricity since FY2014 through energy conservation
• Saved 23K MWh of electricity in FY2021 exceeding the conservation goal of 10,000 MWh
• Diverted 108 tons of non-hazardous waste from landfills in FY2021
• Achieved an 87% decrease in hazardous waste generated per EB in FY2021
• Reduced water intensity by 17% and water withdrawal by 29% in CY2020
• Increased water recycling by 6% in CY2020
• Completed a closed-loop aluminum recycling program with Dell Technologies, producing 24.7K new drives and recycling 39.4 metric tons of aluminum scrap
• Successfully recovered and reused Voice Coil Magnet Assemblies (VCMAs) from end-of-use HDDs, resulting in an 86% reduction in GHG emissions per VCMA set.

Social Achievements

• 100% of eligible employees registered on the Career Discovery platform, supporting internal mobility and reducing turnover
• 99% of non-operator employees completed goal-setting and year-end review processes and created development plans
• 99% of employee training hours completed
• Increased participation in LGBTQ+ Ally Training and Neurodiversity 101 digital training
• Engaged with McKinsey’s Black Leadership Academy and PwC’s CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellowship
• No cases of child labor or forced labor found in FY2021 RBA Validated Audits
• $122M to supplier diversity spend (United States only)
• Received a 100% score from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for the third year in a row

Governance Achievements

• Established the Global Compliance and Ethics Council (GCEC) to align business functions with the Compliance and Ethics Program
• Initiated a new compliance and ethics training program for business partners
• Delivered Code of Conduct training to 100% of non-operator employees with a 99.2% completion rate
• Determined there were no significant risks of corruption or non-compliance in FY2021 through ethics risk assessments
• Ensured Data Privacy Compliance with new and evolving data privacy laws

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate change impacts
• Increasing GHG emissions due to higher-capacity drives
• Fugitive emissions from hydrofluorocarbon solvent
• Water consumption in manufacturing processes
• Waste generation
• Supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19
• High recruitment fees by suppliers involving foreign migrant workers
• Ensuring conflict-free minerals sourcing

Mitigation Strategies

• Setting and achieving annual energy savings goals
• Purchasing renewable energy
• Searching for a replacement for hydrofluorocarbon solvent
• Implementing innovative approaches to wastewater treatment
• Waste reduction and recycling initiatives
• Mature enterprise-wide crisis management structure
• Reimbursing recruitment fees to workers
• Participating in the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI)

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 64 of 76 Tier 1 supplier facilities audited (FY2021)

Responsible Procurement

• RBA Code of Conduct
• Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI)
• Supplier training on responsible sourcing, RBA Code, and emergency preparedness

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes
• Market shifts

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGC

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 5: Gender equality
• SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation
• SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
• SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
• SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
• SDG 13: Climate action
• SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals

See UNGC Content Index for details

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Higher-capacity drives with improved energy efficiency
• Products with enhanced security features

Awards & Recognition

• CDP Climate A List 2020
• CDP A- in Water Security
• Supplier Engagement Leader (CDP)
• Best Employer for LGBTQ Equality (Human Rights Campaign)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate and Energy
• Material Use and Circularity
• Water Stewardship
• Chemicals and Restricted Substances
• Human Rights and Working Conditions
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Employee Development, Engagement and Retention
• Local Community Education and Access to Technology
• Privacy and Data Security
• Business Ethics

Environmental Achievements

• Increased water recycled by 10% to 45%
• Reduced Scope 1 and Market-Based Scope 2 GHG Emissions Per Storage Capacity Shipped by 42% to 1,799 Metric Tons CO2e/EB
• Improved Water Intensity by 42% to 12.97 Megaliters/EB of Storage Capacity Shipped

Social Achievements

• Improved Code of Conduct Certification to 99.5%
• Improved Conflict of Interest Policy Certification to 99.9%
• Maintained 99% Non-Specialist Employees Completing Annual Performance Evaluation Process
• Maintained 99% Non-Specialist Employees with Performance Goals
• Maintained 99% Non-Specialist Employees with Learning Plans

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• RBA VAP

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, UNGC, TCFD, CDP, SASB

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Supply Chain Responsibility
• Human Rights
• Employee Well-being
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Decreased Scope 2 market-based emissions by 63% from the 2017 baseline.
• Conserved approximately 33,600 MWh of energy.
• Extended the life of ~1.19 million drives, avoiding over 553 metric tons of e-waste.

Social Achievements

• 99% of non-manufacturing specialists created development plans.
• 3,700 Seagate employees completed over 2.5 million learning hours.
• Launched a gender transition toolkit and a “Pride Drive” to foster LGBTQ+ inclusion.
• Over $1,100,000 was reimbursed by suppliers to over 3,000 employees to address recruitment fee issues.

Governance Achievements

• 97.5% completion rate for Code of Conduct training and certification.
• 96% completion rate for Conflicts of Interest certification.
• Executive compensation linked to ESG performance (gender diversity and greenhouse gas reduction).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Fugitive emissions from a high-GWP HFC solvent used in manufacturing.
• Increased energy consumption due to higher capacity drives and longer testing times.
• Water stress at some locations.
• Supply chain challenges related to recruitment fees and forced labor.

Mitigation Strategies

• Evaluating alternative chemistries with lower GWP to replace the HFC solvent.
• Transitioning to renewable energy sources (over 50% renewable energy in CY2022).
• Implementing water reduction and recycling measures.
• Working with the RBA and third parties to address recruitment fee issues and reimburse workers.
• Conducting supplier audits and implementing corrective action plans.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 63/68 Tier 1 direct supplier facilities audited (93%)

Responsible Procurement

• RBA Code of Conduct
• Conflict-free minerals
• Restricted substances compliance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes
• Market shifts

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001

Third-party Assurance: UL Environment (limited assurance for LCA methodology)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Mozaic 3+ hard drive platform (45% improvement in per-terabyte power consumption)

Awards & Recognition

• CDP B rating for Water Security and Climate Change
• Military Friendly Employer
• Military Friendly Spouse Employer
• Best Technology Companies for Women
• Best Companies
• Equality 100 award