Environmental
Our Role in Driving Climate Action
We seek solutions to environmental issues through our products, services, and operations.
Environmental Commitments
We are committing to environmental goals across our business that benefit our customers, people and the planet:
FY2025
Commit to setting a near-term goal with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
FY2030
Become carbon neutral in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions.
Commit to setting a long-term targe to achieve net-zero emissions.
FY2030
Divert 90% (by weight) of our total e-waste from landfill through remanufacturing, reuse and recycling.
FY2030
Ensure 100% of our packaging is made from recyclable material or is reused.
FY2030
Incorporate Hitachi Eco-Design Management Guidelines into 100% of new Hitachi Vantara products.
FY2030
Divert 100% (by weight) of our total e-waste from landfill at our Distribution Centers through remanufacturing, reuse and recycling.
FY2030
Use 50% recycled plastic materials in our bezels.
FY2050
Achieve carbon neutrality throughout the value chain.
Responsible Products
At Hitachi Vantara, we are committed to driving sustainability across our product lines. We’re proud to offer high-performance storage solutions that minimize environmental impact, empowering businesses to achieve their green goals without sacrificing performance.
Enhancing the Lifecycle of Our Systems
Hitachi Vantara uses an eternity design mindset to extend the lifecycle of our systems throughout the value chain, reducing the need to replace an entire system or transport it back to the recycling center every three to five years.
Environmental Product Certifications
Developing products and services that advance Hitachi Vantara toward a greener future is part of our DNA. The following certifications confirm our commitment to creating the most environmentally conscious products:
- Energy Star (click-through to evidence)
- Lifecyle Assessments (LCAs) (click-through to evidence)
- Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) (click-through to evidence)
Reuse and Recycling
Hitachi Vantara’s Modern Storage Assurance, a patented technology, enables the reuse of data drives with the next generation of storage controllers, providing a nondisruptive replacement without the need for data migration. This reduces the need for lengthy data migration periods and the associated CO2 produced by running multiple systems side by side over an extended period. We are also expanding the use of recycled materials in our products, evaluating and selecting recycled materials that have equivalent characteristics to virgin materials. This process includes comparison of physical properties such as temperature and heat distortion, assessment of quality variability and evaluation of aging deterioration.
All Hitachi Vantara storage products and individual components are recycled at the end-of-life-cycle phase. Additionally, at our EMEA distribution center (EDC), the recycling process of compute, network and storage has been optimized to the point where less than 0.01% goes to the landfill. The remaining materials are used in the electronic industry to create new products.
Hitachi Vantara’s Design Principles
In addition to meeting applicable environmental laws and regulations, many existing products and new products will be designed in accordance with the Hitachi Eco-Design Management Guidelines, which complies with ISO 62430
Design for longevity
Design for repair and guarantee
Design for remanufacturing
Design for disassembly
Design for recyclability
Design with proactive substitution of hazardous substances
Recycled Materials
We are using recycled, flame-resistant materials for the bezels of our next-generation storage models, adhering to strict safety standards. We currently report 40% usage of recycled plastic materials, and plan to achieve 50% suage by FY2030. We’ll do this by expanding the use of recycles materials in drive canisters, using parts that combine biomass materials, and continuing to recycle and reuse IT resources.
50%
Recycled plastic material usage by 2030
Green Operations
As part of Hitachi Vantara’s responsibility to tackle climate change, we place a priority on reducing our energy use and carbon footprint at our office sites and in partnership with our suppliers.
Facilities
Hitachi Vantara seeks to operate in facilities that maintain efficiency and reduce impact on the surrounding environment. We actively work with partners, including real estate brokers and Hitachi Group companies, to increase the number of Hitachi Vantara facilities with green building certifications and environmentally friendly measures. All four of our distribution centers are certified to the leading global standard for environmental management, ISO 14001. In addition, our headquarters in Santa Clara, California, is LEED Gold certified.
Waste Management
Hitachi Vantara is committed to minimizing our waste and waste-related impacts across our operations.
In 2018, we implemented a packaging and reuse program in our Japan and U.S. facilities in which all packing is checked carefully for the ability to be reused. This has significantly reduced our overall waste and environmental impact at these facilities. Since then, we have continued to implement other successful packaging programs, including reducing and eliminating the use of LDPE/PP foam and plastics, using paper-based/corrugate filling material instead of plastics and collaborating with vendors on packaging improvement plans.
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