Making the World
a Kinder Place

Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

As the recognized leader in DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (collectively known as DDI) services, our company is at the forefront in providing foundational networking and security services. Through our commitment to ESG, Infoblox is making a difference on issues that matter to our employees, customers, and stakeholders. As we grow our cloud-first business, we will reduce our carbon footprint and continue our efforts to strengthen the fabric of society through corporate social responsibility. Kindness is an ideal that guides us and allows us to achieve our ESG plan. We can become a trusted partner with society by being a kind company. That is what we mean when we say Infoblox KIND.

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We address issues that help improve the well-being of society and enhance the welfare of humankind through a focus on KIND Communities, KIND People and KIND Environment.

Kind Communities

Kind Communities:

We strive to partner with nonprofit organizations and causes that strengthen our global community, including STEM education, literacy programs, healthy living, veterans, and technology accessibility for under-resourced communities.

As kind communities, we’re working with our employees and charitable partners to have a positive impact on our world. 65% of our donations go to diverse causes and organizations. We’re investing in organizations that serve underrepresented communities and create pathways for diverse populations in the technology industry.

Some of the organizations we support include:

  • TELACU Education Foundation
  • The University of La Verne
  • East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC)
  • New Orleans Women & Children Center
  • Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
  • NAACP Foundation
  • MLK Center for Nonviolent Social Change
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
  • The American Red Cross
  • The United Way
  • Stop AAPI Hate

Kind People

Kind People:

We’re committed to helping our employees be Kind People through our matching donations program, volunteerism, and nonprofit board support. We offer a 100% match up to $500 per year for employee donations made to non-profits organizations of their choice through our charitable giving platform. We also make encourage volunteerism, by donating $25/hour for eah hour employees donate to non-profits of their choice. We aim to support causes and programs that are important to our employees.

Kind Environment

Kind Environment:

Our commitment to serving our global community includes creating a Kind Environment by leveraging our business’s operation and respecting the planet and the environments we work. Creating a sustainable future for our company means:

  • Assessing energy-efficient options that help us get to net zero, including working with local energy providers- Incentivizing our employees use energy-efficient light bulbs
  • Working with third-party partners to be more responsible in our air travel
  • Operating 25 corporate office buildings that are LEAD certified
  • Incorporating a materiality assessment and targeting high impact issues that most contribute to scope three emissions
  • Publishing a sustainability report by 2025

Our Focus Areas

Environmental

Our Environmental guiding principles outline our commitment to being a creative and positive contributor in the enhancement and protection of our global environment through:

EMISSIONS
ENERGY
REAL ESTATE
WASTE

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Emissions

Reduce greenhouse gas and other significant air emissions through:

  • Improved HVAC controls
  • Global travel program designed to increase efficiencies and reduce travel frequency
  • Alternative program modes of commuting with transit, carpools, rideshare, vanpools, bike lockers
  • Provide flexible hybrid work schedules EV chargers

Energy

Improve energy efficiency and support the development of the smart energy ecosystem through:

  • Converting to LED lights in all offices
  • Maintaining environmental functionality of HVAC systems to maximize outputs
  • Advancing sustainability efforts in our supply chain

Real Estate

Champion sustainable construction and energy-efficient technology within our global office space portfolio through:

  • Improve cost-effectiveness and efficiency of RE portfolio through hybrid workspace utilization of reservable workstations
  • Eliminating underused properties and space layouts
  • Upflex program offering flexible, short-term office space to employees

Waste

Increase recycling, e-waste, and proper waste disposal through:

  • Compost Centers and battery and e-waste disposal sites in all offices
  • Reusing office supplies and minimizing breakroom food-management disposable items such as plates, cups, cutlery
  • Participating in local community events promoting and supporting sustainability

Social
Responsibility

Our corporate social responsibility strategy is to create a positive culture for our employees, to support charitable giving, and to reflect DEI as a business imperative through:

SOCIAL IMPACT
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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Social Impact

Our corporate giving strategy addresses issues that help improve society’s well-being and the welfare of humankind.

  • Kind communities: STEM, education, literacy, and network, connections for indigent communities
  • Kind People: matching donations program and volunteerism for our employees to support causes and programs that are important to them
  • Kind Environment: being a responsible steward of the environment and using our resources responsibly.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Infoblox is committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that celebrates different backgrounds, ideas, and lived experiences of our employees, business partners, and communities in which we work and live. Our people are the source of our strength, and we build our strength through our:

  • Zero tolerance policy for discrimination
  • Mission statement and strategy
  • Workforce, recruitment, and retention targets
  • DEI Dashboard and data
  • DEI programs
  • Diversity council
  • Philanthropic giving to diverse causes
  • Cultural events and celebrations
  • DEI website

Supplier Diversity

We welcome all qualified potential suppliers to be part of our Supplier Diversity program. Our commitment to fostering a diverse supplier base is part of who we are through:

  • Supplier diversity initiatives and Supplier Diversity Policy
  • Increasing spending with diverse suppliers toward the ultimate goal of 15% of baseline
  • We are members of the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC) and the Women Business Enterprise Council (WBEC)

Community Engagement

We are committed to promoting a culture of belonging and creating a place “Where I Belong” through:

  • Nine employee resource groups
  • Annual Employee Engagement survey
  • 2+ hours DEI training for all employees
  • Giving Your Way matching donations and volunteering support
  • BloxStar Program Performance management system

Governance

Our ESG governance policies support our commitment to ethical business practices, transparency, and fairness in our dealings through:

GOOD GOVERNANCE
ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES
PRIVACY AND SECURITY
GLOBAL COMPLIANCE

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Good Governance

We can be the company that our employees, customers, suppliers, and communities deserve through good governance.

Ethical Business Practices

Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics summarizes the ethical standards for all Infoblox directors, officers, and employees. These include:

  • ESG Policy Statement
  • Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and regular training for all Infoblox directors, officers, and employees
  • Global Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Whistleblower and Complaint Policy
  • Ethics Hotline

Privacy and Security

We also strive to earn the trust of our customers, employees, the communities we serve, and the governments that represent them through a commitment to privacy and security through our:

  • Privacy Policy
  • Information security program and policies
  • Regular privacy and security training

Global Compliance

We meet and comply with all regulatory and business operations standards in the markets in which we work and do business.

  • Global Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Regulator and reporting requirements

Infoblox is committed to reaching net-zero emissions by the year 2050 or sooner. We will meet this reduction target by developing action plans to change our business practices and significantly lower our GHG footprint.

202120202019

By Type

Data Source tCO2e %
Air Business 1,104 21.60%
Air Freight 194 3.78%
Electricity (Grid) 3,481 68%
Fuel 62.3 1.22%
Hotels 135 2.64%
Road Business 128 2.49%
Road Freight 17.4 0.34%
Waste 0.0721 0.00%
Road Water 0.401 0.01%
Total 5,122 100%

By Scope

SCOPE tCO2e %
Scope 1 62.3 1.20%
Scope 2 1,433.70 28%
Scope 3 3,353.30 65.50%
Scope Other 272.6 5.30%
Total 5,121.90 100%

Our GHG inventory was conducted in accordance with the GHG Protocol. Measurement was completed using external software to collect, calculate and report on consumption and emissions data across relevant business sites. As part of the footprint calculation, the software applied relevant emissions factors from international standards including the GHG Protocol, Defra, US EPA, and IEA.

See Us In Action

EVENTS, NEWS & PRESS

Earth Day 2022

We’re excited to announce that the NeXtGen ERG and the DEI team are partnering with Kaboom, Inc., a non-profit organization which builds play spaces in underserved communities across the U.S. We have donated $10,000 to the non-profit help build playground space for kids in underserved communities.

Donating for Brighter Futures

In an effort to help bring technology to underserved communities, we are donating over 100 of our computers to local communities of our India offices. By doing this, we aim to bring endless hours of education to schools, encourage innovation through technology to youth and help reduce the amount of e-waste in the world.

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