Our Commitment to Sustainability
Sustainability is in our DNA. We recognize the impact that data storage has on our environment, and together with customers and suppliers, we can make changes today that will reduce our collective environmental impact.
A clear path to significant carbon emissions reductions
NetApp’s near-term green-house gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi defines and promotes best practice in science-based target setting and independently assesses companies’ targets.
Commitment with accountability
Short-term decarbonization targets
NetApp commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50.8% by FY2030 from a FY2020 base year. NetApp also commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from use of sold products 51.6% per effective petabytes shipped by FY2030 from a FY2023 base year.
Sustainability dovetails with efficiency
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Sustainable operations
We’re taking bold, sweeping actions to run our business more sustainably.
NetApp has office locations across the globe, and our Environmental Management System (EMS) conforms to the ISO 14001:2015 standard with 100% of our global footprint covered. Our EMS helps us manage impacts and find opportunities to advance. We have robust energy, water, and waste management strategies to help reduce our global carbon footprint.
Green building
Our international headquarters in Cork, located within Ireland’s largest urban regeneration project, is LEED Platinum certified.
Renewable energy
100% of our Wichita State University Innovation Center facility’s electricity comes from wind energy.
Carbon alternatives
More than 85% of our Bangalore, India, site’s power draws from a combination of wind, hydro, and solar.
Water conservation
Reclaimed water is used in our Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, data center cooling towers.
NetApp is building a cleaner future
We are committed to creating energy-efficient technologies that allow our customers to reduce their energy consumption, enabling them to reach their carbon footprint reduction goals.[1]
Our customers are actively reducing energy consumption [2]
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266,162,012
- Capacity saved (TiB)
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819,502,824
- kWh Energy saved
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239,545
- Tons of carbon emissions averted
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Circularity: reduce, reuse, and recycle
NetApp is finding ways to be more sustainable both upstream and downstream from our operations. From working with manufacturers to improve product packaging to encouraging customers to use our free product take-back program, we're thoughtfully contributing to the circular economy.
Reduced shipping materials
We’re downsizing the corrugated cardboard boxes and wood pallets used to ship products, further reducing our environmental impact.
Shipping efficiency
Select products now boast enhanced stacking strength, boosting shipping efficiency by 50%.
Extending sustainability to products
See how NetApp® products can speed your journey to sustainability.
CDP Disclosure
CDP runs the global disclosure system for companies to manage their environmental impacts. NetApp has voluntarily submitted questionnaires to CDP since 2010 and in 2023 received B scores for both climate change and water security. 2024 scores will be available in early 2025.
Environmental compliance
NetApp is committed to providing products and services that meet and exceed international standards. In addition to being ISO 14001 certified, we comply with all applicable global laws and regulations. The list is long but important and includes Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), as well as REACH (Regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) directives.
