Journey to 2020

Over the past 20 years, we’ve grown from five technologists working out of a small apartment to a global technology leader with more than 24,000 employees and a strong network of strategic partners. Virtualization. Cloud computing. Mobile technology. Our two decades of technology innovation have given rise to a better, more connected world. But we believe we can do even more.

In 2015, we established our VMware 2020 vision, which outlines our ongoing commitment to innovating for good in three key areas: Products, Planet, and People. The following pages reflect our progress as we continue to work toward our vision.

A Message from Our CEO

I believe it is up to all of us in industry to ensure technology benefits everyone. For example, we set the bar high and aim for exponential impact by investing in research and tools to strengthen the operations of nonprofits globally—the organizations we rely on to tackle our most pressing societal problems—so that they can more effectively serve their respective missions. By continuing to challenge ourselves and ask the hard questions, we can move our impact beyond our walls to reach the wider community, industry, and the world. Together, we are—and can continue to be—a force for good.

- Pat Gelsinger, Chief Executive Officer

Read the entire message by downloading the full 2018 Global Impact Report.

A Message from Our CPO

Five years ago we set the VMware bar high, with ambitious and aggressive 2020 Global Impact goals. I’m proud to announce that we’ve reached some of these goals early, made significant progress toward others, and continued to learn, evolve, and innovate the way we approach our impact on our products, our planet, and our people.

- Betsy Sutter, Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer

Read the entire message by downloading the full 2018 Global Impact Report.

Governance & Policy

Our approach to governance and ethics is rooted in our EPIC2 values. With integrity at the heart, we strive to be bold yet humble, competitive yet fair, and decisive yet respectful. We build and protect trusted relationships with our customers, partners, shareholders, and our people.

We are dedicated to upholding privacy and security, protecting our customers, maintaining compliance in the cloud, and acting and partnering with integrity.

Read the 2019 ESG Performance Summary and GRI Content Index by downloading the full 2018 Global Impact Report.

Enabling a Legacy of Responsibility

Data centers account for a full 2% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Our virtualization technologies make IT infrastructure dramatically more efficient. Because our products help our customers use less hardware more intelligently, they’ve avoided putting 664 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere since 2003—the equivalent of the annual power consumption of Spain, Germany, and France.

VMware on VMware Innovation

In 2018, VMware corporate IT needed to do a server technology refresh (5-year cycle) in its largest data center. This data center was energy-intensive, with 900 servers, 147 racks and 4,200 virtual machines. Using multiple VMware products to facilitate the migration, it took one year, but with only four hours of downtime. The new data center was much more efficient with 660 servers, 45 racks, and 2,560 VMs. VMware is saving 1.7 million kWh and 410 metric tons of carbon emissions per year.

VMware’s Commitment to Nonprofit Digital Transformation

There are 12 million global nonprofits tackling society’s most pressing problems. Many of these organizations struggle with realizing the benefits of technology due to lack of resources, funding, and capacity. VMware supports strengthening nonprofits’ organizational capacity through multiple efforts.

Harnessing the power of microgrids

Renewable energy-powered community microgrids revolutionize energy distribution, enabling communities to move away from a centralized distribution model toward independent, energy-resilient, clean-powered local systems.

VMware invests in on-site solar on our Palo Alto campus as part of our commitment to clean, renewable energy.

Investing in the next generation

VMware IT Academy works with a global network of educational institutions to provide students access to high-quality learning certification opportunities and hands-on lab experiences with VMware technologies. We provide a free curriculum and materials, with the goal of helping students jump-start their software careers. In 2018, VMware IT Academy worked with 2,400 institutions in 79 countries and provided 1.3 million free software downloads for educational purposes. And that’s just the beginning—we have aggressive growth plans underway to help reach more people of all ages earn the skills they need for jobs of today and of the future.

The Power of Human Difference

Each VMware employee is a change agent, and by 2020, we’re committed to creating a vibrant employee experience and culture where everyone can thrive.

Over the past five years, our path toward a more diverse and inclusive workplace has evolved from our goal of supporting and increasing representation of women to a more intersectional program for all employees—and we’re still learning and iterating. We take an agile approach to diversity and inclusion, testing research against practical application in order to evolve our programs, tools, and policies in a way that drives change both in our organization and across the technology industry.

Fueling a Community of Changemakers

At VMware, we pride ourselves on pushing the edge of innovation. VMware Foundation is no different. From the very beginning, Citizen Philanthropy has been our unique approach to giving. We know that the world’s most pressing challenges are complex and interconnected and must be addressed through a systems-thinking approach. As such, our focus is not on a singular social issue, but on mobilizing all individuals at VMware to be active and engaged in their own communities. Citizen Philanthropy is about learning and growing through service. It’s about the combined impact of our time, talent, and resources to create networks of giving. And it’s about seeing that our individual actions add up to big change.