Dell unveils latest achieved goals for ongoing Legacy of Good programme

As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of notebooks and enterprise IT transformation products via Dell EMC, Dell has always sought to do right by the environment and help the underprivileged. To that end, they implemented their Legacy of Good Commitment which seeks to put their vast expertise and leadership position in technology to where it can do the most good for the people and the planet.

Dell is enriching the lives of the underserved Orang Asli community in the state of Selangor, providing tuition for young children and their parents on the subjects of English and Mathematics.

Established in 1998, the Dell Legacy of Good Commitment Plan is intended to drive human progress through technology by investing in innovation so as to reduce impact on the environment, support a transparent supply chain, ensure an inclusive future workforce and advance underprivileged communities across the world. This takes place at all Dell subsidiaries across the planet with Dell Malaysia playing a major part contributing towards the plan.

The Legacy of Good Commitment Plan is not a one off flash in the pan for the company. Every year, Dell. Inc releases a report that tracks their ongoing progress with the latest one tracking their contributions towards the environment and humanity for fiscal year 2018 (Feb 4, 2017 to Feb 2, 2018).

Highlights of the report in terms of what Dell contributed to Malaysia include:

• Raised more than RM1 million over the last eight years for the Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital in Penang through its annual ‘Charity Engaged’ event. The proceeds went towards the construction of the hospital’s day-care pediatrics procedure cancer wing which is expected to be completed this year.
  
• As part of Dell’s global commitment for a #StrawlessOcean, Dell Malaysia is joining the campaign to eliminate the use of plastics straws across all its facilities in Malaysia by July 2018.
• Cleaned up over 500kg of ocean drift waste in its #ShoreUp initiative in
  conjunction with Earth Day 2017.
• Recovered close to 750kg of e-waste since mid-2017; on track to achieving its goal of 2,000kg of e-waste by 2020.
  
• Employees clocked in an average of 33,000 hours annually for volunteer work since 2008, which includes tutoring underserved communities and cleaning up beaches.
  
• Dell is enriching the lives of the underserved Orang Asli community in the
  state of Selangor, providing tuition for young children and their parents on
  the subjects of English and Mathematics.
• In November 2017, the state of Penang was hit by the worst floods in its
  history. Dell, through its annual ’31 Days of Giving’ initiative helped with
  flood relief efforts, donating 3.4 tonnes of goods and essential supplies for
  flood victims.
  
• Together with the Penang state government, Dell also supported clean-up
  efforts on the island, including a tree planting drive to plant 500 tree
  Saplings.

“This region has a major part to play in demonstrating the strong link between technology and its potential to do good: for people, for communities and for the planet. Not only is Asia-Pacific and Japan a driving force for innovation but it is also home to some of the most powerful examples of how innovation and technology can drive meaningful change – and facilitate the future of human progress,” said Amit Midha, President, APJ Commercial, Dell EMC.

David Webster, President, APJ Enterprise, Dell EMC, added, “More than ever,
organisations in Asia-Pacific and Japan are recognising the impact that they can have by coming together around a common goal and using technology for good. Sharing the results of our commitments for a Legacy of Good with our customers and the world at large shows that we, too, are transparently investing in making that change. It also demonstrates how important those goals are to our organisation in the region, and how central they are to our relationships with our customers.”

Some of the e-waste collected by Dell volunteers.

To view more of Dell’s efforts in the Legacy of Good Commitment plan and to find out more about the programme, swing by their official site here at legacyofgood.dell.com/index.htm