Published 11-12-08
Submitted by IBM
ARMONK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) - November 12, 2008 - IBM (NYSE: IBM) issued its 2007-2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, detailing the company's performance results and strategies in the areas of governance, supply chain, environmental performance, employment policies and practices, client solutions and community engagements.
The 94-page report features IBMers on the front and back covers while on location in Ghana as part of the Corporate Service Corps, a new program to develop a next wave of IBM leaders while addressing societal challenges in emerging markets. The report also outlines how to identify the most pressing social and environmental threats in communities worldwide including improving energy consumption while also reducing emissions. The report is available online at:
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/responsibility
"The goal of this report is to address the many ways in which IBM is helping to make the world work better, as well as to outline ways in which we can continue to improve," said Stanley S. Litow, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs and President of the IBM International Foundation. "We hope the approach we've taken provides great clarity, transparency and insight into our deep commitment to corporate social responsibility and its deep connection to our business strategy."
Included in the Corporate Responsibility report are:
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Innovation – joining invention and insight to produce important, new value – is at the heart of what we are as a company. And, today, IBM is leading an evolution in corporate citizenship by contributing innovative solutions and strategies that will help transform and empower our global communities.
Our diverse and sustained programs support education, workforce development, arts and culture, and communities in need through targeted grants of technology and project funds. To learn more about our work in the context of IBM's broader corporate responsibility efforts, please visit Innovations in Corporate Responsibility.
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