IBM

Highlights

• Achieved a 68.5% reduction in operational GHG emissions from the 2010 baseline, surpassing its 2025 goal ahead of schedule.
• Sourced 70.6% of its electricity from renewable energy, on track to meet the 2025 goal of 75% and 2030 goal of 90%.
• Implemented 675 energy conservation projects, avoiding 95,000 MWh of energy consumption and 33,000 mtCO2e emissions.
• Diverted 94.2% of its nonhazardous waste from landfills and incineration, exceeding its 2025 goal.
• Eliminated nonessential single-use plastics from 58 of its 60 cafeteria operations.
• IBM's Global Supplier Diversity Program saw $1.2 billion spent on first-tier diverse suppliers, with a goal of 15% of spending on Black-owned businesses by 2025.
• Completed an external limited assurance audit of its 2023 GHG emissions inventory and underlying data and calculation processes.
• IBM’s 2023 ESG report aligns with frameworks like the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
• Earned recognitions such as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere and one of the 100 Most Influential Companies by Time Magazine.

2025

Joined the CEF member network in April 2025!