77 intel.com/responsibility 2021-22 Corporate Responsibility Report Achieving Carbon Neutral Computing As we continue to take actions to reduce Intel’s own global manufacturing and supply chain climate foot - print and to advance product energy efficiency, we have also taken on the global challenge to partner with the technology industry and other stakeholders to achieve carbon neutral computing by 2030. In addition, Intel announced plans in 2022 to achieve net-zero green - house gas emissions in its global operations by 2040. Conceptually, carbon neutral computing is achieved when the positive benefits of the ICT sector “hand - print”—the ways in which technology is applied to reduce climate impact across the economy—equals or exceeds the climate and energy “footprint” of product-related emissions and carbon embedded in technology systems. Our global challenge framework includes partnering with others to accelerate the sustainability of PCs, improve the energy efficiency of data centers, and accelerate handprint projects to reduce emissions across high-impact industries such as utilities, oil and gas, and manufacturing. Collaborating on Sustainable PC Design Partnering with PC manufacturers, we are assessing the carbon footprint of PCs across their life cycles to identify carbon reduction opportunities. To illustrate, Intel published the ATX12VO power supply specifica - tion, which provides higher platform power efficiency in a smaller footprint. Together with Modern Standby, the latest ATX12VO desktop systems will have over 40% reduction in typical energy consumption relative to an average system. 1 In March 2022, Intel partner MSI announced the first ATX12VO system. In addition, Intel’s Project Athena Desktops take advan - tage of both Modern Standby and the ATX12VO power supply unit to ensure smaller, more efficient form factors designed to help OEMs meet Energy Star and EPEAT environmental responsibility standards. Enabling Customers to Achieve Platform Carbon Neutral Goals Based on power and performance optimization done in partnership with OEMs, Intel 11th Generation Intel® Core™ mobile processor (Tiger Lake)-based systems achieve 16 hours of battery life on Windows 2 —double the eight hours of battery life in 2015.   In addition to enhanced battery life, Intel has set a new goal to lower emissions related to reference platform designs for client form factors by 30% or more by 2030. These efforts are taking shape with Dell’s Concept Luna prototype device , developed in partnership with Intel to showcase future possibilities for sustainable PC design. In our efforts to reduce carbon footprint at a platform level, we are also implementing technologies across the product life cycle (manufacturing, use, and asset retirement). Specifically, we focus on reducing compo - nent count and the area of the main board, and increasing system and display energy efficiency. We are also advancing the use of bio-based printed circuit boards to aid in the separation of materials and components when recycling, and to reduce overall electronic waste. For enterprises, the Intel vPro® Platform enables sus - tainable management throughout the entire device life cycle, enabling IT organizations to reduce emissions.   Intel® NUC – Sustainability in Action The Intel® NUC line of small form-factor PCs demonstrates sustainability in action. We have achieved over 25% savings in electricity during the product's manufacturing process by transitioning to a low-temperature solder. With Intel NUC Mini PCs, Intel continues to focus on landfill avoidance and use of recyclable materials. In 2021: • Intel repaired, reused, or recycled over 70,000 units returned by customers through the Intel NUC return material authorization program. • We kept >99.5% of all returned material (by weight) out of landfills. • Over 95% of packaging for all Intel NUC products (by weight) was designed to be recyclable or reusable in secondary markets. • Post-consumer recycled polymers were used to manufacture many of the Intel NUC Mini PC chassis. Find out more at intel.com/NUCsustainability . Intel’s interoperable, secure, and scalable industrial computers along with our software components are driving advancements in smart energy. 2 https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/systems- devices/sku/h91417889/microsoft-surface-laptop-4/specifications. html 1 See notices and disclaimers for details. Read more complete information about performance and benchmark results. Introduction Our Business Responsible Inclusive Sustainable Enabling Appendix