BlackBerry outlines ESG strategy,
accomplishments, and agenda, and advances the United Nations Global
Goals
WATERLOO, ON, May 11, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today
announced the release of its inaugural Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) report. The report outlines BlackBerry's ESG
strategy, accomplishments, and agenda, and how the company is
advancing the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs).
Aligning the company's expertise to address the technology
industry's most critical environmental, social, and economic
impacts, BlackBerry's ESG strategy focuses on three key areas:
- Climate change, which is a defining issue of our time,
and poses an increasing threat to national and global
security. BlackBerry has achieved carbon neutrality and is
continuing to act on climate change.
- Water security, which is challenging the world's
population, across issues such as clean water access, extreme
flooding, and the cybersecurity of water systems. BlackBerry
has developed a first-of-its-kind flood risk and clean water
monitoring solution, as one of its initiatives to help tackle water
security.
- Equality, which is a basic human right, has regressed
during the COVID-19 pandemic, and could add trillions of dollars to
global GDP. BlackBerry has increased the diversity of its
Board of Directors to 56%, based on gender and race, and is
partnering to help advance social equality.
"The role of businesses in global sustainability, and ESG in
business resiliency, has never been more important than it is
today," said John Chen, Executive
Chairman & CEO, BlackBerry. "As the world contends with
rising social and economic inequality, and consequential events
such as the COVID-19 pandemic, disrupted supply chains, extreme
weather, the war in Ukraine, an
unprecedented level of cyberthreats, and much more, BlackBerry is
proud to do our part to serve our stakeholders through our
investments in global sustainability. Our ESG strategy is
embedded in our corporate strategy, and we are committed to making
ongoing investments."
"BlackBerry is proud to release our inaugural ESG report," said
Neelam Sandhu, Senior Vice President
Sustainability & Chief Elite Customer Success Officer,
BlackBerry. "We are committed to creating long-term
stakeholder value by taking meaningful action against the world's
most pressing sustainability issues, as well as their uneven
impacts. BlackBerry has always operated with a higher
purpose, and we will continue to ensure our business practices and
our platform enable a safe and livable world today and in the
future."
Read BlackBerry's FY22 ESG report at BlackBerry.com/ESG.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB)
provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises
and governments around the world. The company secures more
than 500M endpoints including over
195M vehicles. Based in
Waterloo, Ontario, the company
leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions
in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions,
and is a leader in the areas of endpoint management, endpoint
security, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's
vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
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