Department of Defense
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-2026)
Reporting Period: 2022-2026
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Workforce Diversity
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Supply Chain Resilience
- Cybersecurity
- Installation Resilience
Environmental Achievements
- Implementation of Installation Energy Plans to improve energy resilience
- Mitigation of environmental and climate threats to installations
- Reduction of climate impacts to DoD installations
Social Achievements
- Efforts to improve recruitment and retention of civilian workforce
- Building a safe and supportive environment for the Total Workforce
- Addressing the needs of military families (childcare, spouse licensing)
- Mitigation of COVID-19 impacts on the workforce
- Increased effectiveness of defense healthcare
Governance Achievements
- Accelerating the path to an unmodified audit opinion
- Optimizing budget to execution
- Establishment of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office
- Improved financial management processes and systems
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Achieve an unmodified audit opinion
Medium-term Goals:
- Shape a 21st-century defense industrial base
- Deliver sustainable logistics to support DoD
- Increase the resiliency of C3 capabilities
Short-term Goals:
- Improve recruitment and retention of civilian workforce
- Reduce climate impacts to DoD installations
Environmental Challenges
- Supply chain disruptions
- Climate change impacts on installations and operations
- Cybersecurity threats
- Workforce recruitment and retention challenges
- Maintaining a safe and supportive work environment
- Achieving an unmodified audit opinion
Mitigation Strategies
- Strengthening supply chain resilience through domestic capabilities and international cooperation
- Implementing installation energy plans and microgrids
- Conducting climate assessments and vulnerability analyses
- Implementing Zero Trust architecture and enhancing cybersecurity
- Investing in workforce development and training
- Improving personnel data and systems security
- Implementing improved financial management processes and systems
- Audit remediation efforts
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Leveraging global industrial base (allies & partners) to address vulnerabilities
- Maximizing “Made in America” manufacturing
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather events
- Impacts to built and natural infrastructure