2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

2008 JavaOne Conference

Our efforts to incorporate eco responsibility into our annual JavaOne Developer Conference have been successful. Because we achieved many of our easier goals during the 2006 and 2007 conferences, our goal to reduce the 2008 conference's emissions by 20% (from 2007) was particularly challenging. We concentrated our efforts on reducing marketing materials for the event (the function over which we have the most control). In 2008, we eliminated all JavaOne Conference direct mail, with the following estimated savings:

• 128 tons of paper (25.6 million pages), the equivalent of 3,070 trees
• 318 tons of CO₂e
• 2.3 million gallons of water

In fiscal 2009, Sun's events team will focus on reducing the environmental impact of all our major events, including JavaOne, CommunityOne, and Tech Days. We'll collect relevant data to establish a baseline for each of these events and use that data to set measurable goals.

Sun's Executive Briefing Center

Sun's Executive Briefing Center (EBC) in Menlo Park, California, hosted events for 11,500 customers and employees during fiscal 2008. This year, we made a concerted effort to reduce the EBC's environmental impact and set a good example for our customers, partners, and employees.

For example, we replaced individual plastic water bottles with energy-efficient water coolers and biodegradable cups. This saves roughly $25,000 per year, in addition to savings from reductions in plastic and energy use. And we introduced a paper reduction program by setting printers and copiers to print double-sided by default.

In fiscal 2009, we plan to increase recycling at the EBC and look for opportunities to further reduce energy and paper use.

Transforming Sun's U.S. Cafeterias

During fiscal 2008, Guckenheimer, the contractor that runs the cafeterias at our U.S. sites, made some major changes to improve sustainability performance. These included:

• Adding sustainable and organic food choices
• Improving the way recyclables are sorted
• Reducing water waste
• Reducing energy use, although lighting efficiency can still be improved
• Introducing eco-friendly products such as corn-based, biodegradable utensils and environmentally sound cleaning products

Guckenheimer aims to have those U.S. cafeterias with working kitchens green-certified to local government standards by the end of fiscal 2009.