Environmental SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS Managing our natural Our Approach resources responsibly To ensure a healthy planet tomorrow, NetApp is committed to improving the environment today. is a duty NetApp owes In support of this commitment, beginning in 2021, we have elevated oversight of environmental sustainability to the board level. to future generations. NetApp complies with all applicable legal, customer, and other requirements to prevent pollution and minimize environmental impacts of our activities, products, and services through continuous improvement of our Environmental Management System (EMS). Our EMS provides the framework for us to set, monitor, and continuously improve our environmental objectives. In FY21, NetApp sustained our certification to the ISO 14001:2015 EMS standard. We measure and report on operational sustainability through the following platforms: – CDP: We voluntarily disclose our annual climate and water impacts to CDP, a not-for-profit organization whose aim is to study the implications of climate change for the world’s principal publicly traded companies. – EcoVadis: We have been assessed annually by EcoVadis for six years. Our latest score in July 2020 was 62 out of 100, a four-point annual gain and within the top quartile of assessed scores. – ISO Certification: We conform to the ISO 14001:2015 standard. Our EMS certified locations: Canada (Vancouver), Germany (Berlin; Düsseldorf; Frankfurt; Munich; Stuttgart; Walldorf), Iceland (Reykjavik), India (Bangalore), Israel (Petach-Tikva;Tel Aviv), Netherlands (Amsterdam), United States (Boulder, CO; Research Triangle Park, NC; San Jose, CA; Waltham, MA; Wichita, KS).
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