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• Dell telecommute study shows remote working eliminates hundreds of millions of miles of commute travel, over 35, 000 metric tons of CO2e and $12 million in costs for our team members.
• A total of 36.2 million pounds of sustainable materials have been used in Dell products since the start of FY14, putting company 72 percent of the way to their 2020 goal
• Approximately 93 percent of Dell packaging (by weight) is now sustainably sourced and easily recyclable or compostable.
• Fifty-percent of Youth Learning survey respondents used technology for the first time through Dell-funded programs

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 report summarizes 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, " said Trisa Thompson, Chief Responsibility Officer at Dell. "We will continue to strive to reach our 2020 goals and inspire positive change worldwide."

An interactive summary is available at Report highlights include:

Global Environmental Footprint Progress

• Last year, Dell used a total of 14.1 million pounds of recycled plastics in Dell products, a 20.5 percent increase from 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% 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 $13 million in FY16 and $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 $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).

Community Impact

• 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 programs. Dell surveyed 320, 000 participants and discovered half were using technology for the first time because of a Youth Learning program.
• 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.
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