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As a responsible corporate citizen, Juniper promotes environmentally-friendly business practices to improve the workplace for its employees and the community at large. Often forward-thinking, Juniper has instituted many policies and programs aimed at both reducing the company's carbon footprint and promoting an environmentally friendly lifestyle.

• Juniper strives to be a zero waste company through recycling or reuse. Two years ago, Juniper switched to providing biodegradable cups in the breakrooms and is switching to bioware for its breakrooms and cafeterias. Juniper has a comprehensive recycling program for bottles, cans, paper, media, etc. The company is looking at rolling out a program to recycle products in-house, providing an inventory of all equipment not currently in use to all facilities worldwide to access.
• Juniper is driving change within the communities it operates and with its suppliers. For example, the company is working at a regional level to get cities in which it has facilities to compost, so that wet waste can be diverted from landfills. Juniper also partners with its paper supplier to ensure that recycled paper is available for order at Juniper facilities worldwide. In addition, Juniper is working aggressively towards the adoption of the Electronic Code of Conduct (EICC) by all its suppliers. The EICC outlines standards to ensure that working conditions in the electronics industry supply chain are safe, that workers are treated with respect and dignity and that manufacturing processes are environmentally responsible.
• Juniper continues to evaluate and work to reduce its energy consumption. The company has initiatives underway, including making changes to its physical sites, as well as leveraging virtualization software to reduce the energy, cooling and space requirements of its Data Centers. Juniper is targeting to reduce its server footprint by 30% at year end. Juniper is working with local energy companies (e.g. PG&E) to reduce its load on the energy grid and support the local community by reducing its consumption significantly during an “event.”
• Juniper works to reduce commute pollution.
  • Juniper locates its offices, whenever possible, near mass transit solutions and either provides or subsidizes mass transit passes. While each facility is different, the company has a variety of programs to encourage alternative modes of transport. Examples of some such programs include: Bike-to-Work Reward Program – for every 10 days an employee bikes to work or bikes as part of their commute, the employee will receive a lunch card to the campus cafeteria; Guaranteed Ride Home Program – if an employee commutes to work by transit, carpool or other form of alternative transport, Juniper will guarantee that employee a ride home (pay for a taxi) in the event of a qualified emergency.
  • Juniper promotes a culture of telecommuting, leveraging its own technology to enable remote workers to always be connected to the resources they need to do their job wherever they are. Juniper's industry-leading SSL solution makes it easy for employees to work from home and enabled the company to support home offices instead of having to open a very small office. This not only reduces commute pollution, but also the energy associated with operating office space.
• Juniper has invested in the infrastructure and systems to be able to inventory and measure its carbon footprint on a global basis. It is still a work in progress, since different areas of the world present different challenges, but Juniper's goal is to be able to credibly account for its emissions and continue to work significantly to reduce it carbon footprint Through Juniper’s participation in the Carbon Disclosure Project the company has been able to identify opportunities to improve its energy efficiency. Progress to date includes:
  • At Juniper's corporate headquarters facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company reduced its emissions (Electrical and Natural Gas) by 14 percent, while simultaneously growing its employee number at that facility by 14 percent. Greater efficiency can be attributed, in part, to placing window film on all the windows; switching to a day cleaning service; and replacing transformers, heating and air conditioning units with energy efficient systems.
  • At Juniper's east coast headquarters in Westford, Mass., Juniper reduced its carbon footprint by 23 percent. The move of two major labs into a new facility with centralized DC power plants and an improved air-conditioning design, along with tighter controls over the building's automation system were the primary contributors in reducing the facility's overall consumption.
  • At Juniper's Tokyo office, electrical emissions were reduced by more than 55 percent from 2005 to 2006, due to a focus on energy savings opportunities with the property management firm at Juniper's offices in the Shinjuku Park Tower.
  • At Juniper's Amsterdam office, the company received 17 percent of its power from green power sources, including nuclear, wind, solar.