DELL’S MATERIAL ESG TOPICS Supply chain resilience: Reducing Dell’s risk Water consumption: Sum of all water that has exposure to potential disruptions in the value been withdrawn and incorporated into products; chain, such as severe weather events, conflict used in the production of crops or generated and pandemics. as waste; has evaporated, transpired, or been Sustainable consumption: Shifting the business consumed by humans or livestock; or is polluted model to decouple growth from negative societal to the point of being unusable by other users; and and environmental impacts; engaging customers is therefore not released back to surface water, to positively shift purchasing and use behavior groundwater, seawater or a third party over the to enable a circular economy; promoting usage course of the reporting period (source: Global as a service; and dematerializing processes and Reporting Initiative [GRI]). activities through digitization. Water discharge: Sum of effluents, used water Water and effluents: Minimizing or optimizing and unused water released to surface water, the overall water consumption and quality groundwater, seawater or a third party, for which impacts across operations, including within the organization has no further use, over the headquarters and data centers, as well as water course of the reporting period (source: GRI). used (or avoided) by the use of Dell’s products Water withdrawal: Sum of all water drawn from and services. Additionally, the quality of Dell’s surface water, groundwater, seawater or a third water discharges can impact the functioning of party for any use over the course of the reporting the ecosystem in numerous ways. Direct impacts period (source: GRI). on a catchment can have wider impacts on the quality of life in an area, including social and economic consequences for local communities and indigenous peoples. Forward-looking statements: Statements in this presentation that relate to future results and events are forward-looking statements and are based on Dell Technologies' current expectations. In some cases, you can identify these statements by such forward-looking words as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “confidence,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will” and “would,” or similar expressions. Actual results and events may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements because of a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including any failure to meet any stated ESG-related goals or commitments, and execute our strategies in the time frame expected or at all, as a result of many factors, including changing government regulations, and further expansion into new product and service offerings, technologies, businesses, and geographic regions. More information on risks, uncertainties, and other potential factors that could affect our business and performance is discussed in Dell Technologies’ periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Dell Technologies assumes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements. This report does not cover all information about our business. References in this report to information should not be construed as a characterization regarding the materiality of such information to our business or financial results or for purposes of the U.S. securities or other applicable law. Any references elsewhere in this report to “materiality” refer to such term in the context of ESG reporting and strategy. INTRO OUR PLAN GOALS DASHBOARD ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY CULTIVATING INCLUSION TRANSFORMING LIVES ETHICS & PRIVACY SUPPLY CHAIN BY THE NUMBERS APPENDIX 156
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