Environmental Performance
Product Compliance
NVIDIA participates in over 35 global regulatory and voluntary compliance initiatives related to environmental efforts. Key initiatives include:
Environmental Indicators
Compliance / Voluntary Initiative
Silicon Products
System- Level Products
RoHS (EU, China, Korea, Turkey, India)
X
X
EU REACH
X
X
EU End-of-Life Vehicles
X
X
EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste, 2005/20/EC (amending 94/62/EC)
X
X
Halogen-Free
X
X
WEEE
N/A
X
California Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act
X
X
Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (since 2007)
X
X
Policies, Certifications
Assurance of Scope 1 and Scope 2 global GHG Emissions
Environmental Policy
Corporate Responsibility Directive
Environmental Supply Chain Management Directive
EICC members
ISO 14001 Certified Sites
1 (Santa Clara, Calif.)
ISO 14001 - % of headcount covered
41%
Emissions Reduction Initiatives
Waste Reduction Initiatives
Water Reduction Initiatives
Climate Change Policy
Covered in Environmental Policy. See CDP
Climate Change Opportunities Discussed
Yes. See CDP
Climate Change Risks Discussed
Yes. See CDP
New Products - Climate Change
Yes. See CDP
Number of Environmental Fines
0
Amount of Environmental Fines
$0
Number of Health/Safety violations
0
Amount of Health/Safety fines
$0
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Data
Metric
2014
2013**
2012
GHG Scope 1 total global (metric tons)*
Stationary Natural Gas
Stationary Distillate Fuel Oil
Gasoline
Refrigerants
GHG in lab operations
Stationary Natural Gas
Stationary Distillate Fuel Oil
Gasoline
Refrigerants
GHG in lab operations
3601*
2362
203
14
1022
de minimis
2362
203
14
1022
de minimis
2825
2252
117
14
441
de minimis
2252
117
14
441
de minimis
2,084
1,870
120
13
81
de minimis
1,870
120
13
81
de minimis
GHG Scope 2 total global (metric tons)*
Purchased and used electricity
Purchased and used electricity
52,273
52,273
52,273
48,750
48,750
48,750
44,500
44,500
44,500
Total GHG Emissions (Scope 1 and 2 Total – metric tons)*
55,873
51,575
46,584
GHG Scope 3 calculated (metrics tons)
Travel Emissions (global)
Waste Emissions (Santa Clara, Calif.)
Fuel and Energy-related Activities
Travel Emissions (global)
Waste Emissions (Santa Clara, Calif.)
Fuel and Energy-related Activities
19,832
184
20,928
21,628
192
19,891
22,916
235
N/A
Scope 1 Carbon Dioxide Emissions (metric tons)
2573
2378
1,898
Scope 1 Nitrous Oxide Emissions (metric tons)
2
2
2
Scope 1 Methane Emissions (metric tons)
4
3
3.56
Sulphur Dioxide Emissions (metric tons)
de minimis
de minimis
de minimis
Sulphur Oxide Emissions (metric tons)
de minimis
de minimis
de minimis
VOC Emissions (metric tons)
de minimis
de minimis
de minimis
Carbon Monoxide Emissions (metric tons)
de minimis
de minimis
de minimis
ODS Emissions (metric tons)
de minimis
de minimis
de minimis
Particulate Emissions (metric tons)
de minimis
de minimis
de minimis
Energy, Waste, Water
Metric
2014
2013
2012
Renewable Energy Use (MWh)
In Santa Clara, use what is allocated through local utilities (24%)
In Santa Clara, use what is allocated through local utilities (30%)
In Santa Clara, use what is allocated through local utilities (30%)
Total Power Generated (MWh)
0
0
0
Water Withdrawal – Global (hcf)
84,402
56,146***
50,298
% Water Recycled
0
0
0
Total Waste – Santa Clara (metric tons )
Waste Recycled
Waste Composted
Waste Sent to Landfills
Clean Paper recycled
Waste Batteries Recycled
Hazardous Waste (recycled)
Hazardous Waste (landfill)
Electronic waste recycled
Lamp recycled
Waste Recycled
Waste Composted
Waste Sent to Landfills
Clean Paper recycled
Waste Batteries Recycled
Hazardous Waste (recycled)
Hazardous Waste (landfill)
Electronic waste recycled
Lamp recycled
1256
232 (18%)
594 (47%)
266 (21%)
86 (7%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
0
76 (6%)
0.5 (0.04%)
232 (18%)
594 (47%)
266 (21%)
86 (7%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
0
76 (6%)
0.5 (0.04%)
1344
353 (26%)
559 (42%)
275 (20%)
105 (8%)
.6 (0.04%)
1.1 (.08%)
0
50 (3.7%)
Not tracked
353 (26%)
559 (42%)
275 (20%)
105 (8%)
.6 (0.04%)
1.1 (.08%)
0
50 (3.7%)
Not tracked
1485
576 (40%)
559 (38%)
350 (24%)
27
Not tracked
Not tracked
Not tracked
68
Not tracked
576 (40%)
559 (38%)
350 (24%)
27
Not tracked
Not tracked
Not tracked
68
Not tracked
*Trucost has assured NVIDIA’s submission to the Carbon Disclosure Project since 2013. See the 2015 assurance report.
** Updates are made to values reported in previous years as a result of changes in methodology and corrections
*** In 2014, NVIDIA began calculating water for its global operations. Calculations for 2013 and2012 are for Santa Clara, US only.
Normalized Environmental Metrics
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