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Seagate Drives Progress on Its Renewable Energy and Circularity ProgramsSeagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX), the leading innovator of mass-capacity data storage, today issued its annual environment, social, and governance (ESG) report - "Sustainable Datasphere: FY2023 ESG Performance Report." The 18th annual edition highlights the company's continued progress over the past fiscal year towards creating a sustainable, inclusive, and ethical datasphere, including updates on Seagate's renewable energy and carbon neutrality goals. Seagate has made strides in powering its manufacturing and Research and Development (R&D) facilities with 100% renewable energy by 2030. In FY2023, over 50% of the company's energy consumption was sourced from renewable energy. Our facilities in China, Thailand, and Northern Ireland draw 100% of their power from renewable sources. The company also remains committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040. "Seagate is leading the charge in sustainable innovation in data storage, driving a circular economy and addressing key environmental challenges of our time," said Dave Mosley, chief executive officer. "By collaborating with industry peers, customers, partners, and governments, we can collectively enable circularity and drive positive change." Additionally, in FY2023, Seagate extended the life of approximately 1.19 million hard drives and solid-state drives (SSD) through its circularity program. By refurbishing and redeploying these drives, the company prevented more than 553 metric tons of e-waste from entering landfills1. Other highlights of Seagate's ESG Report include: Planet
To learn more about Seagate's ESG efforts, visit our ESG page. 1. Assuming each drive is an average weight of 465g About Seagate Technology Seagate Technology is the leading innovator of sustainable mass-capacity data storage solutions. We create breakthrough technology so you can confidently store your data and easily unlock its value. Founded over 45 years ago, Seagate has shipped over four billion terabytes of data capacity and offers a full portfolio of storage devices, systems, and services from edge to cloud. To learn more about how Seagate leads storage innovation, visit www.seagate.com and our blog, or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. ©2024 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, and the Spiral logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes, one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes, and one exabyte, or EB, equals one quintillion bytes.
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