IBM is committed to environmental leadership in all of its business activities, from its operations to the design of its products and use of its technology. IBM's corporate policy on environmental affairs, first issued in 1971, is supported by the company's global environmental management system, which is the key element of the company's efforts to achieve results consistent with environmental leadership and ensures the company is vigilant in protecting the environment across all of its operations worldwide.
2008 "IBM and the Environment" Report
2008 IBM Corporate Responsibility Report
Eco-Patent Commons
The Eco-Patent Commons is a first-of-a-kind business initiative launched by IBM, Nokia, Pitney Bowes and Sony in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to help protect the planet by pledging environmentally beneficial patents to the public domain.
Since its launch in January 2008, Bosch, DuPont, Ricoh, Taisei and Xerox have joined the Commons, and the number of patents pledged by the member companies has grown to nearly 100.