Operational Efficiency
Sustainability Report
Operating our business efficiently is at the heart of our sustainability efforts. We focus on managing our energy use, developing and maintaining smart facilities, reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and forming strategic alliances with business partners that contribute to our operating efficiencies.
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
In 2012, we set an ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goal of 35 percent by 2020, off of a base year of 2006. At the time, we acknowledged that it was a bold objective and one that would require collaboration with cross-functional departments and strategic partners. We’re proud to report that our GHG emissions for 2015 came in at 61,214 metric tonnes, or 35.7 percent below our 2006 baseline—achieving our reduction target four years ahead of schedule. In 2015, GHG emissions were 5.8 percent lower than in 2014.
We view Scope 1 and 2 emissions as material, due primarily to the importance of our global office footprint and server dependency, as well as our Scope 3 emissions from commercial air and rail travel.
Below is our historical greenhouse gas data.
Energy Management and IT
IT devices, from the data center to mobile devices, are one of the fastest-growing components of enterprise energy consumption. We’re helping drive efficiency—both at CA Technologies and for our customers—through the use of server management and network optimization. We’re also reducing our energy use by moving to virtual servers instead of adding hardware.
Renewable Energy Certificates
We continue to refine our procurement strategy for energy, which includes buying renewable energy certificates (RECs) from a commercial electricity supplier, which are generated from wind farms, are verified and certified by Green-e Energy, the nation’s leading independent certification and verification program for renewable energy. Green-e Energy sets consumer protection and environmental standards for renewable electricity products.
Smart Facilities
Because facilities represent one of our largest environmental impacts, they are where we focus most of our own operational-efficiency efforts.
Supply Chain Management
We are proud to use the power of collaboration to work with our vendors to ensure that they are committed to sustainable, ethical practices. We continually monitor related issues throughout our supply chain, and we determine the material impact, if any, of all suppliers. We require compliance to a Partner Code of Conduct that defines our expectations as a partner, and we are a signatory to the UN Global Compact, which supports human rights, labor standards and anti-corruption measures as well as the environment. All of our supplier agreements contain human rights clauses.
We also require Staples, our U.S. office products supplier, to follow strict guidelines for recycled paper. Outside the U.S., we use an independent third-party agency to provide us with a global due diligence service for on-boarding CA Technologies partners. The third party performs background checks on both individuals and firms, following Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) requirements. This helps us clearly understand those we are doing business with and the risks that may be associated with those business relationships.
Going forward, we will continue to assess and evolve our enterprise supplier management program, a solution that helps CA Technologies manage its major suppliers around reputational risk, regulatory penalties and customer impact. It is closely aligned with state, federal and international measurement standards for public reporting and helps maximize the value and reduce the risk of using third parties.