The GRI is an international standard for sustainability reporting. To help our readers, we have provided this table of the GRI indicators covered on emc.com and in our 2008 Sustainability Report.
GRI Indicator |
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Location |
| Strategy and Analysis |
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| 1.1 | Statement from the CEO. | EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: Letter from our Chairman, President, and CEO |
| Organizational Profile |
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| 2.1 | Name of the organization. | Corporate Profile |
| 2.2 | Primary brands, products, and/or services. The reporting organization should indicate the nature of its role in providing these products and services, and the degree to which it utilizes outsourcing. | Corporate Profile |
| 2.3 | Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. | Corporate Profile |
| 2.4 | Location of organization's headquarters. | Contact Us |
| 2.5 | Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. | |
| 2.6 | Nature of ownership and legal form. | Corporate Profile |
| 2.7 | Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries). | Corporate Profile |
| 2.8 | Scale of the reporting organization. | 2008 10-K |
| 2.9 | Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership. | 2008 10-K |
| 2.10 | Awards received in the reporting period. | Awards and Recognition |
| Report Parameters |
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| REPORT PROFILE |
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| 3.1 | Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. |
EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: About This Report |
| 3.2 | Date of most recent previous report (if any). |
EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: About This Report |
| 3.3 | Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.). |
EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: About This Report |
| 3.4 | Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. |
EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: About This Report |
REPORT SCOPE AND BOUNDARY |
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| 3.5 | Process for defining report content, including:
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EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: About This Report |
| 3.6 | Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). See GRI Boundary Protocol for further guidance. |
EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: About This Report |
| GRI CONTENT INDEX |
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| 3.12 | Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report. | EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: About This Report |
| Governance, Commitments, and Engagement |
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| GOVERNANCE |
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| 4.1 | Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight. |
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| 4.2 | Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer. |
Board of Directors |
| 4.3 | For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. |
Corporate Governance |
| 4.4 | Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. |
Contact the Board |
| 4.5 | Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization’s performance (including social and environmental performance). |
Corporate Governance Guidelines |
| 4.6 | Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. |
Corporate Governance Guidelines |
| 4.8 | Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation. |
Ethics |
| 4.10 | Processes for evaluating the highest governance body’s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. |
Corporate Governance Guidelines |
| COMMITMENTS TO EXTERNAL INITIATIVES |
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| 4.13 | Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization:
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EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: Healthcare IT and Public Policy |
| STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT |
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| 4.14 | List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization. Examples of stakeholder groups are:
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| 4.15 | Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage. This includes the organization's process for defining its stakeholder groups, and for determining the groups with which to engage and not to engage. |
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| Environmental |
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| ENERGY |
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| EN3 | Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. |
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| EN5 | Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. |
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| EN6 | Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. |
Energy-Efficient Products and Services EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: Energy Efficiency for the Data Center |
| EN7 | Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. |
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| WATER |
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| EN10 | Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. |
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| EMISSIONS, EFFLUENTS, AND WASTE |
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| EN16 | Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. |
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| EN17 | Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. |
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| EN18 | Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. |
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| EN19 | Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. |
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| EN23 | Total number and volume of significant spills. |
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| PRODUCTS AND SERVICES |
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| EN26 | Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. |
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| EN27 | Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. |
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| COMPLIANCE |
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| EN28 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. |
EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: Environmental Certifications and Compliance |
| Human Rights |
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| INVESTMENT AND PROCUREMENT PRACTICES |
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| HR3 | Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. |
Ethics |
| OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY |
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| LA7 | Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region. |
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| LA8 | Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. |
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| TRAINING AND EDUCATION |
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| LA10 | Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. |
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| LA11 | Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. |
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| LA12 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. |
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| CORRUPTION |
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| SO3 | Percentage of employees trained in organization’s anti-corruption policies and procedures. |
Ethics |
| SO4 | Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. |
Ethics |
| PUBLIC POLICY |
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| SO5 | Public policy positions and participation in public policy development. |
EMC 2008 Sustainability Report: Healthcare IT and Public Policy |
| SO6 | Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. |
Sustainability: Political Contributions Policy and Disclosure Statements |
| Economic |
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| ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE |
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| EC1 | Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. |
2008 10-K |
| EC2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization’s activities due to climate change. |
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| INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS |
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| EC8 | Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. |
