Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life, and we see enormous opportunity for our innovative technology solutions to help drive dramatic improvements worldwide in the years ahead — in medicine, agriculture, transportation, city infrastructure, and many other fields.
While these technology breakthroughs promise to create sustained, long-term benefits, we must also diligently focus on our own business practices today. I would like to highlight several areas of progress in the past year:
Environmental leadership in new construction: Our newest facilities (from manufacturing to design centers) have achieved LEED Gold status or better, saving water and energy and reducing waste.
Responsible sourcing: We actively manage our suppliers and drive higher industry standards through participation in multiple sustainability coalitions. With nearly 6,000 suppliers in 52 countries, careful sourcing management helps drive ethical business practices and environmental stewardship that extend well beyond our own business.
Sustainability-centered enterprise risk management: This year, we began expanding our risk analysis to get better insight into the climate-related risks and opportunities we face. We plan to discuss our findings in next year’s report.
Team member diversity and community: We believe innovation is driven by diverse and engaged teams. We continue to work diligently to attract the broadest possible talent pool and create an inclusive culture. We also engage employees to amplify our impact on our communities. Our team volunteered more than 100,000 hours worldwide in 2018, and we matched $2 million (USD) in team member-directed giving.
I am proud of our progress and believe the structural changes we are making create a strong foundation for future growth.
Thank you for reading our report. I invite you to provide feedback about Micron’s sustainability efforts by emailing sustainability@micron.com.
Sanjay Mehrotra
President & CEO, Micron Technology