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Energy Conservation: Our efforts included strategic adjustments to lighting levels, temperature, and other building systems to avoid unnecessary energy consumption as we adapted to new levels of onsite working. Most of our data centers now incorporate hot/cold aisle containment. In addition, we continued to execute projects aimed at enhancing the energy efficiency of both cooling and IT equipment, retrofitting lighting systems, and optimizing the operational efficiency of our building infrastructure.

For paper and paper/wood-based packaging that is directly procured by IBM, our goal is to source it from sustainably managed forests. Suppliers must provide evidence that their sources have been certified by an accredited third-party certification program such as the Forest Stewardship Council, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or the Canadian Standards Association Group Sustainable Forest Management System standard.

Replaced nonessential polybags (low density polyethylene [LDPE]) with paper envelopes to protect publications shipped globally, avoiding an estimated 1.

7 MT of polyethylene bags annually. • Replaced zip-lock plastic bags (LDPE) with paper envelopes for shipping documentation, avoiding an estimated 1 MT of zip-lock bags annually. Replaced air pillow void filler made from LDPE with air pads that are made of 100% recycled content LDPE for storage systems shipments from Europe to destinations globally, avoiding an estimated 0.

3 MT or 60 rolls of the virgin LDPE material annually.