Corporate responsibility

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IBM’s Corporate Responsibility strategy

IBM has been a leader in corporate responsibility for nearly 100 years. We have embedded corporate responsibility in our business strategy, values and management systems.

Our contributions target critical societal issues and leverage our employees' talent and expertise, as well as our technologies. We strive to underscore the role of technology and technical expertise as a tool to address important issues, such as community economic development, education, health, literacy and the environment. IBM engages with forward-looking thinkers across business, science and society to make the world work better for all.

The value of Corporate Responsibility

Corporate Responsibility enables IBM to provide greater value to our many diverse stakeholders worldwide while delivering shareholder value. It helps attract and retain the best and brightest employees who seek careers in a company distinguished by outstanding Corporate Responsibility practices. Our strong record also provides a competitive edge with clients, and helps us gain admission to new markets.

How does IBM implement Corporate Responsibility?

Our operations are based on strong ethics and values that define all our decisions and actions worldwide:

We lead in environmental practices, developing innovative technologies to minimise our own potential impact, and in solutions to help clients achieve efficiencies in their own operations.
We leverage IBM technology and expertise, together with the expertise of partners, to create community programs addressing societal needs in areas such as literacy, health care, and the environment – and we scale them worldwide.
We ensure that the suppliers throughout our supply chain adopt ethical business practices.
We invest in our employees and employee diversity, by providing the development opportunities to excel in a global enterprise, and by focusing on well-being, safety and ethical employment practices.