CLIMATE ACTION Focus on climate change is growing, along with a Greenhouse gas emissions by scope sense of urgency to act SCOPE 1 The attention generated by the 26th U.N. Climate Change • Supports the climate mitigation hierarchy, committing to address Direct emissions from Dell Conference of the Parties (COP26), combined with the release of our own value chain emissions and working to achieve these Technologies-owned and the first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, targets as our first priority while evaluating projects and timeline to -controlled resources dramatically increased awareness of what is at stake if we don’t act mitigate emissions outside of our value chain. now to offset the worst impacts of global warming. • Extends across our entire value chain, counting not only the scope There is no question that zeroing out emissions is the strongest 1 (direct emissions, for example, facilities) and scope 2 (indirect commitment countries and businesses can make to slow down purchased emissions, for example, electricity) but also scope 3 SCOPE 2 global warming. We are committed to delivering on our net zero goal emissions created on a company’s behalf, such as those coming with the right actions, technology, measurement, partnerships and from its supply chain (upstream) and the use of its products by Indirect emissions related people to get us there. consumers (downstream). These scope 3 emissions often make to the consumption of up the majority of a company’s carbon footprint. purchased electricity, steam, With the term “net zero” growing in use comes the challenge We will continue to engage and evaluate as measurement heating and cooling that not everyone is defining or measuring it in the same way. At guidelines and standards evolve. This may mean adjusting how we Dell, we are currently working to align our net zero goal with the measure and report in the future to ensure our net zero goal is as latest guidelines from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) comprehensive as possible to deliver on our commitment to achieve — a globally recognized partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the a true net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050. SCOPE 3 Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). Our net zero goal: Indirect emissions • Contains near-term goals based on SBTi guidance in line with associated with our supply the latest climate science necessary to meet the goals of the chain, the use of our Paris climate agreement, providing a clearly defined pathway for products by customers, and companies to reduce emissions, helping prevent the worst impacts things like business travel of climate change. In 2015, we were one of the first 12 companies and transportation of goods to have our emissions reduction targets validated by the SBTi. and services INTRO OUR PLAN GOALS DASHBOARD ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY CULTIVATING INCLUSION TRANSFORMING LIVES ETHICS & PRIVACY SUPPLY CHAIN BY THE NUMBERS APPENDIX DELL TECHNOLOGIES 44 FY22 ESG REPORT
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