Sustainability at VMware

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We Are a Force For Good

Our mission is to leave ahead a better future—to put back more into the environment, society and the global economy than we take—and to inspire our employees, customers and partners to do the same. To us, the seemingly impossible is possible. And we work to prove it every day.

VMware’s Commitment to Sustainability

Read VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger's message to employees on our commitment to sustainability.

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Shrinking Emissions Through Virtualization

The collective impact of customers using VMware’s server virtualization products is estimated to have avoided 340 million MT CO2e over the last 13 years*. Having pioneered the development of server virtualization technologies, we’ve significantly increased the operational efficiency of IT resources and reduced the number of servers needed. In fact, every server virtualized is estimated to avoid the output of 4 tons of CO2 per year.

Three ‘New’ Reasons VMware Is a Great Place to Work

This year, VMware was recognized in three different ways for its excellence in Sustainability practices and employee flexibility. These recognitions exemplify the value VMware holds for its employees and…

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Reimagining What’s Possible in Sustainability

As VMware reflects on its progress in 2016, a new infographic depicts the company’s Collective Impact and key milestones to date.

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Let's Reboot the Earth

We’re partnering with Restore the Earth Foundation to plant one million acres of trees, because we believe in putting back more than we take. Watch and learn about the value of natural capital and why ecosystem restoration matters to all of us.

VMware Joins One Million Acre Restoration Project

VMware announced its partnership with Restore the Earth Foundation on a bold new landscape-scale restoration project to restore one million acres of degraded land in the lower part of the Mississippi River Basin

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SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 

VMWARE 2020

We are committed to developing transformative solutions that enable a net positive future and ensure sustainable growth. VMware 2020 is our roadmap for sustainability. It is structured around three pillars – Product, Planet, People – that organize the sustainability issues that we’ve determined are most relevant and material to our business. Our aspirations to be a force for good are reflected in each pillar and include a series of goals with a target date of 2020 to achieve.

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Transformative Products

We aspire to make the most innovative software in the world and for the world. Our virtualization technologies have enabled our customers to operate more sustainably than ever before. Our goal is to build on this legacy of positive impact and to push the limits of what is possible.

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Thriving Planet

We are taking big steps to shrink our footprint. 100% of our U.S. sites run on clean power, including our LEED Platinum® data center in East Wenatchee. It is no surprise our IT operations are also 100% virtualized. We are committed to continue to do more with less.

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Empowered People

Who we are fuels the good we do. That’s why we go to great lengths to cultivate a culture of inclusion, diversity, well-being, innovation and service that is grounded in our EPIC2 company values. We inspire our people to give more than they take. We are a community, inside a company.

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