Kuala Lumpur, 21 June 2016 – Dell today reported significant progress against its 2020 Legacy of Good plan and the company’s 21 goals in support of the environment, communities and Dell team members. Dell has a long-term commitment to putting its technology and expertise to work where they can do the most good for people and the planet. The full report, which includes Dell Malaysia, summarises its efforts in its Fiscal Year 2016 (February 1, 2015 – January 31, 2016).

“Dell’s global business strategy is guided by the idea that technology should support positive growth and change the world for the better,” Trisa Thompson, Chief Responsibility Officer at Dell. “We will continue to strive to reach our 2020 goals and inspire positive change worldwide.”

 

Global Environmental Footprint Progress

• Dell facilities in Malaysia installed new or upgraded energy monitoring and management systems, allowing the company to track the energy use of specific pieces of equipment, identify maintenance problems, and discover opportunities for tuning equipment to reduce energy consumption.
• In Asia, we collected 15.4 million pounds of obsolete electronics through our takeback efforts.
• Last year, Dell used a total of 14.1 million pounds of recycled plastics in Dell products, a 20.5 percent increase from the previous year, bringing the company to a total of 36.2 million pounds of sustainable materials used since the start of FY14.
• 416 of Dell’s products met various ENERGY STAR standards last year, representing approximately 90 percent of their eligible products.
• As of FY16, approximately 93 percent of Dell packaging (by weight) is sustainably sourced and easily recyclable or compostable. Sustainable sourcing and box size reductions saved Dell US$13 million in FY16 and US$65.9 million since 2009.
• Last year, Dell sourced 41 percent of its electricity needs from renewably generated sources.
• Dell is driving better social and environmental practices in our supply chain in part through 72 percent more audits and increased trainings last year.
• In FY16, Dell trained 50 suppliers with the highest water use and/or risk on how to publish a five-year water risk mitigation plan (all 50 have one in place now).
• From FY15 to FY16, Dell saw an 18.6 percent decrease in Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport and distribution of select Dell products worldwide.
• Since FY14, Dell’s flexible work solutions have saved the company US$39.5 million and the company has avoided an estimated 25 million kWh of energy and 13,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions (as CO2e).

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Community Impact

• Dell’s partnership, funding and technology enables Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) to analyse the 90 billion data points of sequenced genomes in eight hours rather than weeks, looking for mutations that can aid in identifying which treatment protocols to follow. Dell worked with 10 NGOs in 8 countries, including Malaysia, to support the needs of families and children affected by pediatric cancer.
• Since 2013, Dell has provided access to technology and twenty-first century skills for 1.6 million underserved children around the world via its Youth Learning programmes. Dell surveyed 320,000 participants and discovered half were using technology for the first time because of a Youth Learning programme.
• In its FY16, Dell installed six new solar-powered Dell Learning Labs in South Africa and in early FY17 opened one in Cazuca, Colombia, bringing the total to 11 labs in remote communities.
• Last year, Dell team members provided 811,000 hours of volunteer time to more than 26,000 local organisations around the world.

 

People & Diversity

• Last year, Dell expanded its official Connected Workplace programme to 73 sites in 29 countries, with 25 percent of eligible team members enrolled worldwide. Malaysia was one of the first countries to implement the Connected Workplace programme.
• Dell has spent more than US$3 billion annually with diverse suppliers for the last four years.
• FY16 was Dell’s second year promoting Men Advocating Real Change (MARC), an initiative for men and women leaders committed to creating a more inclusive workplace. In total, 242 Dell executives participated in the programme (36 percent of Dell executives).
• Up till 2015, Dell Malaysia has collected and donated more than RM1.5 million to various charities through its annual family day and charity run programme.
• Number of Employee Resource Group (ERG) chapters in APJ doubled from 27 to 54 last year.
• The Dell APJ region had the highest volunteer participation rates (67 percent) last year.

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