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In March 2022, Avaya committed to setting company-wide organizations to ensure our collection and
recycling obligations are met.
emissions reduction targets in line with climate science. We
submitted our near-term targets for review by the Science Climate Action
Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and began the validation SDG 13 aims to strengthen resilience
and adaptive capacity to climate-related
assessment process in September 2022. disasters, raise awareness on climate
change mitigation and adaptation,
At Avaya, inclusion is a Cultural Principle, and significantly increase access to and implement corporate and national
one of the guiding values we live by, and information and communications commitments to reduce global greenhouse
we are committed to providing a work technology. One specific target of SDG gas emissions. Climate change is a real and
environment in which every employee 9 is to provide universal and affordable undeniable threat, and its effects are already
feels respected and included in decisions, access to the internet, globally, bringing the visible. The global average temperature is
opportunities, and challenges. Our CEO is information age to everyone. 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial
chairing our new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, levels, and the world is not on track to stay
and Belonging (DEIB) Advisory Council, Our business model supports increased at or below 1.5 degrees Celsius, as called
which is setting our strategy and providing access to information and communications for by the Paris Agreement, an international
guidance, advocacy, and support. Look for technology. Avaya provides affordable, pact signed by almost every country on the
more on this in an upcoming blog. reliable collaboration and communications planet. Through education, innovation, and
technologies to customers in over 190 adherence to our climate commitments,
Decent Work and Economic Growth countries, including to those in lower we can make the necessary changes to
SDG 8 aims to support job creation; protect income regions to support their economic protect the planet.
labor rights; end modern slavery, trafficking development.
and child labor; and promote youth In March 2022, Avaya committed to setting
employment, education, and training. Responsible Consumption and Production company-wide emissions reduction targets
SDG 12 aims to achieve sustainable use of in line with climate science. We submitted
Avaya strives to create a work environment natural resources. Our planet has provided our near-term targets for review by the
where our workforce is agile and able to us with an abundance of natural resources. Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and
meet the needs of our customers and But we have not utilized them responsibly began the validation assessment process
partners, while ensuring the employee and currently consume far beyond what in September 2022.
experience is best in class. Avaya is our planet can sustain. One million plastic
committed to preventing the use of child drinking bottles are purchased every More on our ESG strategy
labor, slavery, and human trafficking in our minute, and five trillion single-use plastic In the near future, we’ll share more about
business operations and supply chain. The bags are thrown away each year. Only 23% our ESG initiatives, including our efforts to
health and safety of our workforce is a top of electronic waste is recycled. drive our DEIB strategy. We take being a
priority. We provide a safe and healthy work responsible corporate citizen very seriously
environment and respect the health and We must learn how to use and produce in and our activities are contributing to
well-being of our workforce. sustainable ways. SDG 12 aims to achieve solving some of the world’s most pressing
sustainable use of natural resources, halve challenges. For these and many more
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure food waste, and reduce waste generation. reasons, I am proud to be an Avayan! Please
SDG 9 aims to develop reliable, sustainable, read the full 2021 Corporate Responsibility
and resilient infrastructure; promote Avaya complies with applicable regulations Report.
inclusive and sustainable industrialization; and partners with approved compliance

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