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At NVIDIA, Visualize Green means leveraging the creativity of our employees and business partners to drive innovation and resource efficiency in our operations and our products, with the goal of leaving a healthier planet for future generations.

Our three core focus areas include Business Operations, Supply Chain and Product Design.

NVIDIA’s environmental goals (to be reached by 2012) include:

Focus Description Target Goal

Energy Conservation

NVIDIA pledges to reduce U.S. GHG emissions by 9 percent per square foot of non-data center space from 2007 to 2012 (through EPA Climate Leaders Program).

2012

Energy Conservation

NVIDIA pledges to reduce U.S. GHG emissions by 9 percent in PUE for data centers from 2007 to 2012 (through EPA Climate Leaders Program).

Target PUE
1.5

Solid Waste Diversion

Reduce overall waste and increase the amount of waste diverted from landfill into composting and recycling.

65%

Water Reduction

Annual Reduction year on year through 2012 normalized by employee.

5%

International Offices

Partner with international offices to track energy, data center, waste and water usage, and identify opportunities for reduction and efficiency.

Ongoing

     

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As part of NVIDIA’s commitment to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders Program, we pledge to reduce U.S. GHG emissions by 9 percent per square foot of non-data center space and 9 percent in Power Usage Effectiveness for data centers from 2007 to 2012. Our goal is to target real reduction opportunities and for 2009 our focus is on improving energy efficiency within NVIDIA’s US computer labs. As well, we continue to track increased efficiencies in our data centers as we upgrade our servers.

Key Initiatives


Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition – NVIDIA joins the world's major electronics brands and their suppliers to improve conditions in the electronics supply chain by consolidating and standardizing compliance, audit and reporting efforts.

EPA Climate Leaders Program – NVIDIA partners with the EPA to help us understand our Green House Gas emissions and implement a plan to reduce our global footprint.

Sony Green Partner Program – Sony recognizes NVIDIA for its environmental systems and energy saving products.

Santa Clara Green Business – NVIDIA is in compliance with local policies regarding recycling, waste management and other environmental practices.

ISO 14001 – NVIDIA meets international quality standards for its environmental management systems and received zero findings during its final audit.