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Key Environmental Metrics
Government/Industry Initiatives
Silicon Operations Participation
Board Operations Participation
European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
X
X
China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
X
X
Korea Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
X
X
Turkey Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
X
X
Halogen-Free
X
X
Global Automotive Declarative Substance List
X
X
End of Life Vehicles Directive
X
X
Japanese Industrial Standard for marking the presence of Specific Chemical Substances
X
X
EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste, 2005/20/EC (amending 94/62/EC)
X
X
California Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act
X
X
Restriction of Cobalt Dichloride: European Parliament and of the Council Of The European Union
X
X
US DOT Transport of Dangerous Goods
X
X
WEEE
N/A
X
US-EPA Mercury-Containing Rechargeable Battery Management Act
N/A
X
European Union Battery Directive
N/A
X
Canada BC Reg. 88/2011 Lead in Rechargeable Batteries
N/A
X
Policies, Certifications, Fines
Assurance of Scope 1 and Scope 2 global GHG Emissions
Environmental Policy
Global Citizenship Directive
Environmental Supply Chain Management Directive
EICC members
ISO 14001 Certified Sites
1 (Santa Clara, Calif.)
Number of Sites
48
% Sites Certified
2%
Emissions Reduction Initiatives
Waste Reduction Initiatives
Water Reduction Initiatives
Climate Change Policy
No. See CDP
Climate Change Opportunities Discussed
Yes. See CDP
Climate Change Risks Discussed
Yes. See CDP
New Products - Climate Change
Yes. See CDP
Environmental Recognition Received:
• Newsweek's Green Rankings
• Acterra Business Environmental Award
• Newsweek's Green Rankings
• Acterra Business Environmental Award
Number of Environmental Fines
0
Amount of Environmental Fines
$0
Investments in Sustainability
Environmental Accounting Cost (2011)
$0
Greenhouse Gas Data
Metric
NVIDIA Response
GHG Scope 1 total global (CO2-e - metric tonnes)*
• Stationary Combustion Sources
• Refrigerants: In process of monitoring
• GHG in lab operations
• Stationary Combustion Sources
• Refrigerants: In process of monitoring
• GHG in lab operations
2,167
2,167
de minimis
2,167
de minimis
GHG Scope 2 total global (CO2-e - metric tonnes)*
• Purchased and used electricity
• Purchased and used electricity
43,893
43,893
43,893
GHG Scope 3 (US) (CO2-e - metric tonnes)
• Airplane miles traveled (calculated across short,
medium, long trips)
• Airplane miles traveled (calculated across short,
medium, long trips)
5,992
30,890,041 miles
30,890,041 miles
Total GHG Emissions (Scopes 1 and 2 Total - metric tonnes
CO2-e)
CO2-e)
26,404
Travel Emissions (metric tonnes)
5,992
Nitrogen Oxide Emissions (metric tonnes)
11.87
Sulphur Dioxide Emissions (metric tonnes)
de minimis
Sulphur Oxide Emissions (metric tonnes)
de minimis
VOC Emissions (metric tonnes)
de minimis
Carbon Monoxide Emissions (metric tonnes)
de minimis
Methane Emissions (metric tonnes)
4.04
ODS Emissions (metric tonnes)
de minimis
Particulate Emissions (metric tonnes)
de minimis
Energy, Waste, Water
Metric
NVIDIA Response
Energy Sources and Usage (Raw invoice data available for Santa Clara, Calif. And multiple other sites)
Natural Gas: 11,347 MWh
Distillate Fuel Oil: 384.3 MWh
Distillate Fuel Oil: 384.3 MWh
Renewable Energy Use (MWh)
In U.S., use what is allocated through local utilities
Water Consumption – Santa Clara, Calif.
48,033 hcf
% Water Recycled
0
Discharges to Water
0
Waste Water (hcf)
0
Water per Unit of Production
not tracked
Hazardous Waste (Tons)
1.2
Total Waste (Tons)
• Waste Recycled (Tons)
• Waste Composted (Tons)
• Waste Sent to Landfills (Tons)
• Waste Recycled (Tons)
• Waste Composted (Tons)
• Waste Sent to Landfills (Tons)
1,438.8
1,220.6
680.5
294
1,220.6
680.5
294
Paper Consumption (Tons)
not tracked
Paper Recycled (Tons)
34.6
Total Power Generated
0 mwh
Nuclear % of Total Energy Production
0
Solar % of Total Energy Production
0
Gas Flaring (Tons)
0
Electronic waste recycled through eStewards Enterprise
65.8 tons
*Management of NVIDIA asserts that the 2011 global greenhouse gas data are presented in conformity with the assessment criteria set in this section of the report. For PwC's review of the data, please access their report here.
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