Environmental reporting, disclosure & verification

IBM also provides information on its environmental programs and performance through a number of voluntary initiatives.

U.S. Department of Energy Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1605b) Reporting

In 1995, IBM was one of the first three manufacturers to report under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program (link resides outside of ibm.com) at its inception, and every year since that time. The U.S. DOE is currently updating its system and has not collected data after 2005.

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

IBM participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project at its inception in 2002 and in all of the CDPs since, reporting on the company's energy and climate data. For IBM's responses to the CDP questionnaires, visit:

IBM Corporation CDP Responses

Climate Leaders program

IBM has been a participant in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program from its inception in 2002. The company's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets are published on the Climate Leaders Partners Web site (link resides outside of ibm.com). In addition, IBM shares information on its corporate climate strategy, GHG reductions prior to joining Climate Leaders and progress towards meeting its GHG reduction goal on the company's Climate Leaders Partner Profile (link resides outside of ibm.com).