2019 Corporate Responsibility Report

2019 Corporate Responsibility Report

IBM has always taken the long view — grounding our business and strategy in values that endure decades of change and guide our work to define responsible stewardship in the digital age.

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Portrait of Arvind Krishna

As we fight one pandemic of global disease, we cannot lose sight of the fact that another pandemic of racial injustice is deeply afflicting our communities. We have a responsibility to confront the dangers and inequalities exposed by these threats.

Arvind Krishna

Chief Executive Officer

IBM

Emb(race)
IBM and IBMers stand with the Black community and call for change to ensure racial equality.

Social impact
STEM for Girls India
IBM is helping advance the STEM skills and career prospects of over 200,000 girls across India.

Trust and transparency
AI Ethics Board puts principles into action
Trust and transparency are paramount to operating in our 21st century digital era.

The IBMer
IBMers respond to the pandemic
Thousands of our colleagues volunteered their time and professional skills to help communities cope. Here are a few of their stories.

Supply chain
IBM Blockchain battles COVID
IBM’s pandemic response includes a secure network to connect healthcare organizations with new sources of critical supplies.

Environment
Battery breakthrough
Today’s batteries use materials that pose environmental and humanitarian concerns, but an IBM innovation could change that.

2019 impact

IBM increased its contributions, reduced its energy consumption, and grew investments in employee learning — see the details in our environmental, social and governance data.

1.3M hrs

Volunteered in 2019 by IBMers

$728M+

Global corporate contributions of technology, services and cash in 2019