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Modul 1Case 1. IBM–A Front-Runner in SustainabilityDuring the 1970s, IBM produced mainframe computers, adding machines, typewriters, and telephonerouting systems—much of the advanced information technology of the time. The company was the one of thelargest corporations in the world and ranked seventh in the 1976 Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations.45However, IBM’s component manufacturing processes produced large amounts of benzene-based materials that arecarcinogenic. In an effort to take the lead in corporate responsibility, IBM established one of the firstenvironmental programs of its kind in 1971.The company implemented a three-pronged program that attempted to track waste from creation todisposal, to reduce IBM’s reliance on toxic chemicals, and to reduce the amount of toxic waste released during themanufacturing process. IBM incrementally reduced toxic waste by 220,500 tons from 1987 to 2011, a dramaticachievement. IBM has been able to accomplish this, in part, by recycling 44 percent of the hazardous chemicalsused in its manufacturing processes. The company has also changed manufacturing processes to eliminate orreduce the use of hazardous materials.Throughout the late twentieth century, IBM was an industry leader in its efforts to address a variety ofenvironmental issues. For example, in the 1980s, scientists noticed a hole in the ozone layer of the stratosphereatas Antartika yang melindungi bumi dari radiasi ultraviolet yang berbahaya. Sebagai tanggapan, IBM bekerja untuk mengurangi nyamenggunakan bahan kimia ozon, seperti chlorofluorocarbon, dan pada tahun 1989, IBM memimpin dunia IT dalam penurunanbahan kimia tersebut.Hari ini, perusahaan telah mengembangkan inisiatif luar pengelolaan limbah beracun. Program-program sekarang berusaha untukmengurangi penggunaan energi, menghemat sumber daya air, membuat produk hemat energi, ujung tombak keselamatan dalam penggunaannanoteknologi, dan memerangi perubahan iklim. IBM juga telah difokuskan pada penggunaan lingkungan lebih baikzat dan bahan, dan terus bekerja untuk mengurangi atau menghilangkan ketergantungan pada logam berat dankarsinogen. Perusahaan mengurangi emisi gas rumah kaca pada tahun 2011 oleh 3,2 persen.IBM bekerja dengan International Organization for Standardization (ISO) untuk membuat standar internasionalberacun dan karung limbah pengurangan, pemurnian air, pemanfaatan energi efisien, dan limbah emisi. Dalambanyak kasus, IBM membantu ISO untuk mengembangkan standar tertentu dan kemudian menjadi perusahaan pertama yang menunjukkankepatuhan terhadap standar itu. Pada tahun 2011, IBM menjadi perusahaan pertama untuk memenuhi standar ISO pada energisistem manajemen. Praktek memenuhi standar keberlanjutan membantu mempertahankan pangsa pasar karena IBMUni Eropa, Amerika dan negara-negara lain sering memberi preferensi dalam pemberian kontrak untukperusahaan yang memiliki sertifikasi ISO. Mempertahankan pangsa pasar adalah lebih menantang untuk IBM daripada dicompany’s early days because many companies now compete with IBM. Samsung, Hewlett- Packard, NipponTelephone and Telegraph, Apple, Dell, and other companies have crowded the market. By 2012, IBM haddropped to 19 on the Fortune 500 list.Leveraging ISO certification helps IBM in its efforts to maintain market share and increase its revenue. Infact, the company has found that corporate responsibility has given it a better bottom line. During 2011, IBMspent $114.5 million on its environmental initiatives. During thesame period, savings from environmental policies totaled at least $139 million.Company reports indicate that ineach of the past 20 years, the savings from its sustainability and environmental stewardship programs haveexceeded the costs.IBM also has an expansive community and corporate citizenship program. For instance, the company has aprogram to match employees with community service needs. Over 220,000 IBM employees and retirees haveparticipated in this volunteer program in areas such as education, economic development, health care, disasterrelief, and environmental programs. IBM also provides employees to serve as teachers for inner city schoolsthroughout the world. The company continues to pay its employees as they work in the schools. Finally, thecompany utilizes its technology in cities worldwide to help struggling governments find solutions to problemswith traffic, emergency services, and infrastructure.As a company, IBM has set up a steering committee and working group to draft goals and implement CSRstrategies. IBM built an electronic meeting platform called Jams, which facilitates online brainstorming andengages a wide range of stakeholders. Since 2001, this platform has not only facilitated the collaboration of300,000 IBM employees from all over the world, but it has also brought thousands of people from governmentagencies, nonprofits, corporations, and educational institutions together to identify and address the world’sgreatest challenges. IBM has been a front-runner in environmental stewardship, and the IT giant has setchallenging goals for itself in other areas of CSR.
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