1. IBM Provides Supply Chain Leader

1. IBM Provides Supply Chain Leadership
In 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented IBM with a Climate Leadership
Award.51 IBM has served as an environmental steward “during periods when the environment was not always as
popular a subject as it is today; during profound changes in the global economy, our industry, and our business
model; and during periods of differing financial results,” notes Wayne S. IBM’s Vice President for Corporate
Environmental Affairs and Product Safety.52 IBM is publicly committed to making its products environmentally
friendly, energy efficient, reusable, recyclable, and safely disposable. As an IT giant, IBM significantly impacts
environmental health by reducing its own environmental footprint.
The EPA recognized IBM because of its ambitious emissions reduction goals and because it has become a
supply chain leader, requiring that companies up and down its supply chain establish environmental sustainability
programs. At first, this may not seem impressive, as many of IBM’s suppliers are much smaller companies with
smaller carbon footprints. However, IBM has over 27,000 suppliers, ranging from third-party data centers to
rental car companies, and a recent survey found that 45 percent of these companies have not only established
programs to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) but have also set specific targets to do so.53 As a
heavyweight in the corporate world, IBM is well positioned to make a difference through supply chain leadership.
IBM’s supply chain program was established the same year that IBM achieved a remarkable
environmental success. It took over five years and extensive coordination with many suppliers, but in 2010, IBM
became the first computer manufacturer to eliminate the use of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic
acid compounds from its chip manufacturing processes. The two compounds are known to be toxic to both
humans and animals.54
IBM set aggressive goals for emissions reduction, and the company requires all its suppliers to establish
management programs to implement environmentally responsible programs, and to measure and report their
performance toward meeting environmental goals. Moreover, all of the company’s “first-tier” suppliers must
ensure that their own supplies meet or exceed these goals.55 These programs must at the very least track carbon
emissions and waste management.56
IBM is not the only IT giant to receive the EPA’s Climate Leadership Award. Cisco Systems and SAP
have both recently received the same award. Cisco uses its supply chain program to score its suppliers, and those
scores impact which companies Cisco conducts business with. Cisco also conducts independent third-party audits
of its suppliers to make sure they are accurately reporting on their progress.57 SAP has created technology for its
supply chain environmental programs, which the company claims reduces carbon emissions by 2.5 million tons
annually —saving approximately $500 million in energy costs.58
Both IBM and Cisco are members of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Funded by numerous
institutions and governments around the world, CDP works with thousands of companies to reduce GHG
emissions, create sustainable water use programs, reduce deforestation, and—most notably—create programs that
cascade the environmental commitments of large companies down the supply chain.
Discussion Questions
1. Why does IBM’s supply chain program have such a large impact on environmental health?
2. How do companies like Cisco ensure that their suppliers are complying with their supply chain programs?
3. How might IBM influence members of its supply chain to follow its environmental program?

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1. IBM menyediakan pasokan jaringan kepemimpinanPada tahun 2013, US lingkungan perlindungan Agency (EPA) disajikan IBM dengan kepemimpinan iklim Award.51 IBM telah menjabat sebagai pengurus lingkungan "selama periode ketika lingkungan itu tidak selalu sebagai populer subjek seperti ini; selama perubahan mendalam dalam ekonomi global, industri kami dan bisnis kami model; dan selama periode hasil keuangan yang berbeda,"catatan Wayne S. IBM Wakil Presiden untuk perusahaan Urusan lingkungan dan produk Safety.52 IBM adalah publik berkomitmen untuk membuat produk yang ramah lingkungan ramah, energi efisien, dapat digunakan kembali, didaur ulang, dan aman sekali pakai. Seperti raksasa, IBM dampak signifikankesehatan lingkungan dengan mengurangi dampak lingkungan. EPA mengakui IBM karena tujuan pengurangan emisi yang ambisius dan karena telah menjadi memasok rantai leader, memerlukan bahwa perusahaan atas dan ke bawah rantai pasokan mendirikan kelestarian lingkungan program. Pada awalnya, ini mungkin tidak tampak mengesankan, seperti banyak dari IBM pemasok banyak perusahaan kecil dengan jejak kaki karbon lebih kecil. Namun, IBM memiliki lebih dari 27.000 pemasok, mulai dari pihak ketiga data Center untukperusahaan Penyewaan Mobil, dan survei menemukan bahwa 45 persen dari perusahaan-perusahaan ini memiliki tidak hanya didirikan program untuk mengurangi mereka rumah kaca (GRK) emisi gas tetapi juga telah menetapkan target tertentu untuk melakukan so.53 sebagai heavyweight in the corporate world, IBM is well positioned to make a difference through supply chain leadership.IBM’s supply chain program was established the same year that IBM achieved a remarkableenvironmental success. It took over five years and extensive coordination with many suppliers, but in 2010, IBM became the first computer manufacturer to eliminate the use of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid compounds from its chip manufacturing processes. The two compounds are known to be toxic to both humans and animals.54IBM set aggressive goals for emissions reduction, and the company requires all its suppliers to establish management programs to implement environmentally responsible programs, and to measure and report their performance toward meeting environmental goals. Moreover, all of the company’s “first-tier” suppliers must ensure that their own supplies meet or exceed these goals.55 These programs must at the very least track carbon emissions and waste management.56IBM is not the only IT giant to receive the EPA’s Climate Leadership Award. Cisco Systems and SAPhave both recently received the same award. Cisco uses its supply chain program to score its suppliers, and those scores impact which companies Cisco conducts business with. Cisco also conducts independent third-party audits of its suppliers to make sure they are accurately reporting on their progress.57 SAP has created technology for its supply chain environmental programs, which the company claims reduces carbon emissions by 2.5 million tons annually —saving approximately $500 million in energy costs.58Both IBM and Cisco are members of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Funded by numerous institutions and governments around the world, CDP works with thousands of companies to reduce GHG emissions, create sustainable water use programs, reduce deforestation, and—most notably—create programs that cascade the environmental commitments of large companies down the supply chain.Discussion Questions1. Why does IBM’s supply chain program have such a large impact on environmental health?2. How do companies like Cisco ensure that their suppliers are complying with their supply chain programs?3. How might IBM influence members of its supply chain to follow its environmental program?