More Sustainable Computing for a More Sustainable Future
Steadfastly Committed to a Sustainable Future
To address climate change, we collectively need to take immediate action through systems change, technological innovation, and global collaboration. At Intel, we’ve significantly invested in reducing our manufacturing environmental footprint for more than 20 years, raising the bar on our own efforts and leveraging our experience and international influence to drive change through collaboration with customers, competitors, and peers across industries.
To drive our own environmental footprint to the lowest possible levels, we’ve set ambitious goals. In manufacturing we aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for scopes 1 and 2 by 2040 as well as net-positive water and zero waste to landfills by 2030. For our products, our objective is to increase the energy efficiency of client and server microprocessors tenfold by 2030. Finally, we expanded our commitment to net-zero GHG emissions and set a goal to achieve net-zero upstream Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2050.
We remain committed to doing our part and are proud to be a leading contributor to the larger collective effort that focuses on making positive change happen to move us all toward more- sustainable computing and a more sustainable future.
From Words to Action: Progress in 2022
See our 2022‒23 Intel® Corporate Responsibility Report for full details of our sustainability initiative achievements.1
93 %
renewable electricity globally1
9.6B
gallons of water saved1
67%
upcycled manufacturing waste1
93 %
renewable electricity globally1
9.6B
gallons of water saved1
67%
upcycled manufacturing waste1
Become a Sustainable CTO
As technology has a critical role in sustainable transformation, a new, yet increasingly critical, role in the C-suite has emerged—the Sustainable CTO.
This is a new type of tech leader who helps align business strategy, technology, and sustainability as organizations transition to net zero while simultaneously adopting ever more powerful technologies.
Now Available: Intel Climate Transition Action Plan
At Intel, we believe that developing more sustainable business practices is a key way we can fulfill our purpose to create world-changing technology that improves the lives of every person on the planet.
As part of the global community, we are committed to a number of ambitious environmental targets. Our work has started, but there is still much to be done. In this Climate Transition Action Plan, we outline our roadmap, risk management, and transition opportunities.
Making Real Progress toward Sustainable Computing
We’re advancing more-sustainable computing across all aspects of our business—from enabling eco-conscious semiconductor manufacturing to integrating circularity practices throughout our product life cycles to improving the energy efficiency of our technologies, platforms, and software.
Leading the Industry in Sustainable Semiconductor Manufacturing
We are making noteworthy progress toward our environmental goals by focusing on sustainability in several key semiconductor manufacturing areas—electricity, water, waste, our value chain, and alternative green chemistry solutions. Discover the actions we’ve taken and progress we’ve made in each of these areas as we drive toward our larger goal of achieving carbon-neutral computing to address climate change.
Leading with Innovations in Energy Efficiency
To reach our product environmental goals, we are taking a holistic approach to product sustainability. We are innovating across our entire portfolio of products, platforms, software, and solutions to improve energy efficiency while reducing both our Scope 3 GHG emissions as well as our customers’ Scope 2 GHG emissions. Discover how we’re reducing the environmental impact of our products and enabling customers to accelerate their own sustainability journeys.
Collaborating for Speed and Scale
To solve the big challenges, create systems-level change, and accelerate our fight against climate change at scale, we’re intentionally pursuing high-impact partnerships and collaborations that bring together unique skill sets, diverse thinking, and differing perspectives.
Our paths to progress range from forming deep collaborations across industries and participating in standards bodies to increasing the ways in which Intel® technology can help others reach their sustainability goals.
Reaching New Levels of Sustainability Together
Caja Juancayo Saves Energy and Reduces Emissions
Caja Juancayo Saves Energy and Reduces Emissions
Read how this leading Peruvian microfinance institution saved money, reduced energy use, and streamlined device management with Intel vPro®.
Siemens Healthineers Reduces Energy Use by 20% with Intel® Products2
Siemens Healthineers Reduces Energy Use by 20% with Intel® Products2
Learn how AI acceleration helped increase workflow efficiency and improve imaging consistency, accuracy, and the company’s sustainability.
Intel Joins Cohort to Accelerate Grid Decarbonization
Intel Joins Cohort to Accelerate Grid Decarbonization
Discover how Intel is helping Portland General Electric modernize the electric grid to reduce GHG emissions and solve urgent issues facing all utilities today.
Elevating Voices, Ideas, and Perspectives on Sustainable Computing
The next era of sustainable computing is being shaped by diverse voices, innovative thinking, and captivating ideas that should be shared with the world. Discover the latest thoughts and perspectives from Intel and our collaboration partners.
Creating Visible Change
We’re grateful for third-party recognitions, ratings, and rankings of our efforts. But more importantly, we view accolades as opportunities to gather valuable feedback on our programs and practices so we can drive continuous improvement over time. The following is a selection of the corporate responsibility‒related awards and recognitions that Intel received in 2022 and in the first quarter of 2023.
- Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.
- FTSE Russell FTSE4Good Index.
- Gartner Supply Chain Top 25.
- ISS #1 rating in both Environment & Social QualityScore.*
- JUST Capital JUST 100.
- MSCI World ESG Leaders Index.
- Newsweek America’s Most Responsible Companies.
- RepTrak 2023 Global RepTrak® 100.
- 3BL Media 100 Best Corporate Citizens.
- As You Sow Clean200.
- Barron's No. 2 Most Sustainable Company.
- CDP "A-" Water Security Rating, "B" Climate Change Rating, "A-" Supplier Engagement Leadership Rating.
- Center for Political Accountability CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate. Political Disclosure and Accountability (Trendsetter Company).
- Know the Chain Ranked No. 4, Information & Communications Technology
* Scores as of end of year 2022.
Make Your Sustainability Impact at Intel
Building a more sustainable future takes all of us. When you join Intel, you get the opportunity to both build a career and contribute to work that’s making real progress on creating sustainable computing and a better future for us all.
Intel is committed to the continued development of more sustainable products, processes, and supply chain as we strive to prioritize greenhouse gas reduction and improve our global environmental impact. Where applicable, environmental attributes of a product family or specific SKU will be stated with specificity. Refer to the 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report (p. 64) for further information.