1、IBM Impact 2022 ESG Report 2 IBM 2022 ESG Report About this Report This report covers our progress and performance in 2022.We conduct regular impact assessments to inform our Environmental,Social and Governance(ESG)strategy and to identify which topics are important to our stakeholders.The content o
2、f this report is informed by collaboration and engagement with communities,clients,stockholders,and employees,and considers frameworks and initiatives such as the Global Reporting Initiative(GRI)Standards,the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board(SASB),the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial
3、 Disclosures(TCFD),the Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics,and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).IBMs GRI Index and SASB Index can be found on our IBM Impact site.Our impact assessments are solely intended to reflect priority ESG issues and should not be construed as a characterizati
4、on regarding the materiality of such information to IBMs business or operating results.These assessments are not a determination of“materiality”as the term is defined in securities or other laws of the United States or other jurisdictions,nor its use in the context of financial reporting.We regularl
5、y refresh these analyses to capture changing circumstances and to adopt a more dynamic approach to identifying key ESG topics.Except where noted,the presented data excludes Red Hat.On November 3,2021,the company completed the separation of its managed infrastructure services unit.Accordingly,unless
6、otherwise noted,the 2021 information presented in this report includes 10 months of activity related to the managed infrastructure services business,and therefore may not be comparable to 2022 information.To the extent any historical information is updated or recast,the information will be disclosed