GRI Index

We interact with our many stakeholders in a variety of ways to learn from them, help them solve their problems and contribute to their long-term success—and, ultimately, ours. Below is a summary of the some of the major methods by which we reach out to and interact with our stakeholders.

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1. Strategy and Analysis

1.1	Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization I am proud to introduce NVIDIA’s first global citizenship report…
1.2	Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities.

2. Organizational Profile

2.1	Name of the organization. NVIDIA Corporation was founded in 1993 by Jen-Hsun Huang…
2.2	Primary brands, products, and/or services. NVIDIA has developed five product brands to meet the needs of specific market segments…
2.3	Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. 2010 Proxy Materials (PDF pages 66-70)…
2.4	Location of organization's headquarters. The company, which is headquartered in Santa Clara, California…
2.5	Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. NVIDIA has 34 offices in more than 20 countries…
2.6	Nature of ownership and legal form. NVIDIA became a public company in 1999 and is listed on NASDAQ…
2.7	Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries). Please see Economic Impacts and… Products and Services…
2.8	Scale of the reporting organization. Our economic contribution and impacts…
2.9	Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership. N/A
2.10	Awards received in the reporting period. N/A

3. Report Parameters

3.1	Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. This, our first global citizenship report, covers our fiscal year ended January 31, 2010…
3.2	Date of most recent previous report (if any). N/A (see response to indicator 3.1, above)
3.3	Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) We plan to report our performance each year via our website…
3.4	Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. We welcome your feedback on this report and our performance…
3.5	Process for defining report content. We determined the content for this report based on conversations…
3.6	Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). See GRI Boundary Protocol for further guidance. The environmental information contained in this report covers only our US operations…
3.7	State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report (see completeness principle for explanation of scope). About This Report…
3.8	Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations. About This Report…
3.9	Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report. Explain any decisions not to apply, or to substantially diverge from, the GRI Indicator Protocols. Please see relevant articles in the following sections: Workforce Environment, and Community
3.10	Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement (e.g.,mergers/acquisitions, change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement methods). N/A
3.11	Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report. N/A (see response to indicator 3.1, above)
3.12	Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report. GRI Index
3.13	Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. We are not yet seeking external assurance

4. Governance, Commitments, and Engagement

4.1	Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight. We have eight directors on our board and three board committees… Corporate governance highlights
4.2	Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer. The sole non-independent director is Jen-Hsun Huang, the company’s president and CEO… Corporate governance highlights
4.3	For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. At the time of our 2010 10-K filing, seven of our eight directors (88 percent) were independent… Corporate governance highlights
4.4	Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. 2010 Proxy Materials, "Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors," (PDF page 24)
4.5	Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization's performance (including social and environmental performance). Governance 2010 Proxy Materials, "Director Compensation" (PDF page 28)
4.6	Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. Worldwide Code of Conduct, page 5
4.7	Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization's strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics. Corporate Governance Policies of the Board of Directors,"Board Membership Criteria," page 1 and "Director Education," page 3 Corporate Governance Policy Supplement, "Director Education," page 3 "Election of Directors" in 2010 Proxy Materials (PDF page 15)
4.8	Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation. We have both a Worldwide Code of Conduct and a Financial Team Code of Conduct… We also have a Corporate Governance Policy Statement available on the Corporate Governance webpage… Environmental Policy Statement and Social Media Guidelines Social Responsibility Policy
4.9	Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles. "Role of the Board in Risk Oversight" in the 2010 Proxy Materials (PDF page 21)
4.10	Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter, page 2
4.11	Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization.
4.12	Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses. Freedom of Association… We require our suppliers to adhere to the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct… Suppliers We look beyond legal compliance, which is a given for us… Reducing Hazardous Substances Supply Chain
4.13	Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization: Has positions in governance bodies; Participates in projects or committees; Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues; or Views membership as strategic.
4.14	List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization. We interact with our many stakeholders in a variety of ways… We develop our products mindful of our suppliers, partners and end-customers…
4.15	Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage. Social Impact of the GPU
4.16	Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. We interact with our many stakeholders in a variety of ways…
4.17	Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Success Stories Social Impact of the GPU

Economic

EC1	Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. Economic Impact
EC2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change.
EC3	Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations. To attract and retain a talented workforce, we offer attractive compensation and benefits packages…
EC4	Significant financial assistance received from government.
EC5	Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation.
EC6	Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation.
EC7	Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation. We hire locally as much as possible…
EC8	Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. Social Impact of the GPU Community
EC9	Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts.

Environmental

EN1	Materials used by weight or volume.
EN2	Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials.
EN3	Direct energy consumption by primary energy source.
EN4	Indirect energy consumption by primary source.
EN5	Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. To increase our building efficiency, we look to reduce water, waste and energy usage… Our water-conservation effort focuses mainly on reducing water use in our data centers and in landscaping…
EN6	Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives.
EN7	Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved.
EN8	Total water withdrawal by source.
EN9	Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water.
EN10	Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused.
EN11	Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.
EN12	Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.
EN13	Habitats protected or restored. N/A
EN14	Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity.
EN15	Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk.
EN16	Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Environment section
EN17	Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.
EN18	Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
EN19	Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight.
EN20	NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight.
EN21	Total water discharge by quality and destination.
EN22	Total weight of waste by type and disposal method.
EN23	Total number and volume of significant spills.
EN24	Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally.
EN25	Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization's discharges of water and runoff.
EN26	Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. We have undertaken several additional measures on top of our company-wide recycling and conservation initiatives…
EN27	Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.
EN28	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
EN29	Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce.
EN30	Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.

Social: Labor Practices and Decent Work

LA1	Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. Workforce Data
LA2	Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. 2009 Overall Employee Turnover
LA3	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. As part of our focus on total compensation, we provide employees with a higher-than-average benefits package…
LA4	Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. None of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements. Freedom of Association
LA5	Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. N/A
LA6	Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs.
LA7	Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region. The safety and health of our employees is of utmost importance
LA8	Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases.
LA9	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions.
LA10	Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. Talent Development
LA11	Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings.
LA12	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews.
LA13	Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. We want the most gifted individuals, wherever they may be, to work at our company. Board of Directors bios
LA14	Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category.

Social: Human Rights

HR1	Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening.
HR2	Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. Because we do not manufacture the products we sell, our suppliers are a key component of our success as a company… At NVIDIA, we work closely with our manufacturing partners to review and encourage them to improve their social and environmental performance…
HR3	Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained.
HR4	Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken.
HR5	Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights.
HR6	Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor.
HR7	Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor.
HR8	Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations.
HR9	Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken.

Social: Society

SO1	Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting.
SO2	Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption.
SO3	Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures. All NVIDIA employees receive some form of ethics training
SO4	Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption.
SO5	Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.
SO6	Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country.
SO7	Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes.
SO8	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations.

Social: Product Responsibility

PR1	Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures.
PR2	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes.
PR3	Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements.
PR4	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes.
PR5	Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. We engineer and design our own products, which are made by carefully selected third-party manufacturers…
PR6	Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.
PR7	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes.
PR8	Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.
PR9	Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.