IBM's commitment extends beyond its doors with its extensive external collaboration and participation with government and nongovernmental organizations in energy and climate efforts, often being the first, or among the first, to support voluntary initiatives, set and meet or exceed aggressive targets, and play a key role in working to better our world.
- 1992 - Charter member of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Computers Program
- 1995 - One of the first 3 manufacturers to report under U.S. Department of Energy Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1605b) Reporting at its inception
- 1996 - Signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S. EPA to voluntarily reduce PFC emissions from semiconductor manufacturing processes
- 2000 - Charter member of World Wildlife Fund's Climate Savers Program
- 2000 - First IT company to join Pew Center on Global Climate Change's Business Environmental Leadership Council
- 2000 - Charter member of World Resources Institute's Green Power Market Development Group
- 2002 - Signed second MOU with U.S. EPA, which commits to an absolute reduction in PFC emissions
- 2002 - Charter member of U.S. EPA's Climate Leaders program
- 2002 - Participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) at its inception (and in all the CDPs since)
- 2003 - Charter member of Chicago Climate Exchange®
- 2006 - Qualified for and joined U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership
- 2006 - Charter member of World Resources Institute's Green Power Market Development Group - Europe
- 2007 - Founding member of The Green GridSM
- 2008 - Joined The Climate Group