Environment

VIAVI promotes environmentally friendly practices and strives to conduct our business in a sustainable manner.

We acknowledge the shared responsibility to protect our planet. We continue to work to ensure that our facilities and operations have a relatively modest environmental footprint and we continually engage in and improve on our preservation, conservation, recycling and waste reduction practices.

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Environment, Health and Safety

Energy Use Reduction

We are dedicated to researching and implementing energy efficient measures in our offices to reduce our consumption and carbon footprint.

Environmental Impact

We continue to make progress for a greener organization in the areas of energy use, water consumption and solid-waste minimization. We endeavor to improve our facilities through applying the principles of the ISO 14001 standard as well as adhering to the RBA Code of Conduct.

Water Consumption Reduction

We partnered with Siemens Water Technologies to reduce our water consumption at our Santa Rosa site to treat and recycle water, saving approximately 4 million gallons of water per year.

Carbon Disclosure Project

Carbon Report

You can learn more about the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) and VIAVI responses and scores on the CDP Climate Change and Water Questionnaires at the link provided below.

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Carbon Footprint

Carbon Footprint Scopes 2024

We are committed to sustainable practices that govern our global business operations. VIAVI’s Scope 1 CO2 emissions decreased year-over-year partly because we have more accurate data about the CO2 emissions related natural gas consumption. This enhanced understanding enabled us to make targeted improvements in this area. Additionally, we successfully upgraded the lighting systems at a large manufacturing site resulting in reduced electrical energy consumption. VIAVI’s Scope 2 emissions remained relatively stable, even with the addition of a large manufacturing site moving toward full production capacity in 2022.

An absolute emissions figure does not convey our emissions relative to the size of the company, considering our growth over the past few years. As the following table indicates, VIAVI CO2 emissions intensity decreased between 2017 and 2022 on a headcount Full Time Equivalent (FTE) basis which encouragingly demonstrates a consistent reduction in emissions during this specified period. VIAVI’s CO2 emissions intensity remained stable on a revenue basis.

Carbon Footprint 2024
Carbon Footprint 2024

All data in the above table and figures is on a calendar-year basis

Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)

VIAVI demonstrates its commitment to environmentally responsible conduct by means of its status as an Affiliate Member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA). As an Affiliate Member of the RBA, VIAVI supports and has adopted the Vision and Mission of the RBA:

  • Vision – A global electronics industry that creates sustainable value for workers, the environment and business.
  • Mission – Members, suppliers and stakeholders collaborate to improve working and environmental conditions through leading standards and practices.
Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)

VIAVI commits to progressively align its own operations with the provisions of the RBA Code of Conduct and to support and encourage its own first-tier suppliers to do the same. Wherever possible, VIAVI will seek to adopt the RBA approach and tools in practical ways in the spirit of the industry’s common goals.

A Responsible Supplier

VIAVI is a participant in Apple’s Clean Supplier Program and has committed to using 100% renewable energy in the VIAVI products we supply to Apple.

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