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In 2015 Dell Inc acquired EMC Corporation for US$67 billion, creating Dell Technologies. It was the largest-ever acquisition in the technology sector.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Apr 2025)
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Dell Technologies Inc
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CDP Climate Change score of A-
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of A-.
Source: CDP
(2023)
100% on Corporate Equality Index
This company is listed as having best practice on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America.
Source: Human Rights Campaign
(2021)
CDP Water Security score of B
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to manage and govern freshwater resources. Responding companies are scored on six key metrics: transparency; governance & strategy; measuring & monitoring; risk assessment; targets & goals; and value chain engagement. This company received a CDP Water Security score of B.
Source: CDP
(2023)
Low ESG Risk
Sustainalytics, a top ESG research firm, evaluates environmental, social, and governance risks for over 16,000 companies. Its ESG Risk Rating reflects how much risk a company faces in its industry and how well it manages those risks. The final score includes both unmanaged and unmanageable risks, and companies are rated on a scale from negligible (0-10) to severe (40+). This company received an ESG Risk Rating of 15.9, placing it in the "low risk" category (retrieved April 2025).
Source: Sustainalytics
(2025)
US defense contracts
This company was among the US Top Defense Contractors derived from the 2019 Washington Technology Top 100 list, based on their 2018 defense contract revenue. Dell was number 32 with a defense revenue of US$$160,906,000.
Source: Washington Technology
(2019)
27/100 in KnowTheChain Benchmark
In 2022 KnowTheChain benchmarked 60 information, communications and technology (ICT) companies on their efforts to identify and tackle forced labour risks in their supply chains. This company received a score of 27/100. The average score was 20/100 and the highest score was 63.
Source: KnowTheChain
(2022)
Involvement with Israel
The independent research centre Who Profits has identified this company as complicit in Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestinian and Syrian land. "The company provides servers and related services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Israeli military."
Source: Who Profits
(2024)
Responsible Minerals Initiative member
This company is a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (formerly the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative), which helps companies address conflict minerals issues in their supply chains. The RMI provides information on conflict-free smelters and refiners, common tools to gather sourcing information, and forums for exchanging best practices on addressing conflict minerals. Membership is open to companies that use or transact in tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold (3TG). Founded in 2008 by members of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative.
Source: RMI
(2025)
JUST Capital ranking
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2025 rankings the public identified 17 issues, which are organised under the headings Workers, Communities, Customers, Shareholders and Environment. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 375th of 940 companies, and 12th of 17 Technology Hardware companies.
Source: JUST Capital
(2025)
Company Details
Type:
Public company
Revenue:
61.6 billion USD
(2017)
Employees:
138,000
(2017)
Subsidiaries:
Dell Inc
Computer makers
World's #3 PC maker (after Lenovo and HP). Founded in 1984, delisted from Nasdaq in 2013, after being acquired by Michael Dell (founder) in partnership with global technology investment firm Silver Lake Partners.
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