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VMware exec says the tech backlash facing companies like Google and Facebook is actually an opportunity for industry leaders

"From the get-go, VMWare has been focused on building a sustainable data center by reducing a massive amount of carbon," he said. "The whole proposition of virtualization is you can replace a ton of hardware with software."commitment to sustainability

. It achieved that goal two years ahead of schedule, according to Poonen. It also promised to switch its global operations to 100% renewable energy and divert 90% of its waste from landfills, among other green goals. Poonen said other tech companies in the valley are working to stave off the worst effects of global warming, naming Salesforce and Apple. In 2018, the customer-relationship management software companyto reduce their carbon emissions, while raising its own targets, making the announcement at a major climate change conference in San Francisco that it sponsored that year.

"We just have to keep acting on words as opposed to just speaking on it," Poonen said. "And it's going to take time before the world thinks of tech differently."

 

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