Western Digital (WDC)

Overall impact
B (62)

Commentary

Western Digital is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 62.0 for overall impact (67th percentile compared to all companies), Western Digital ranks 6th out of 11 industry peers, behind NetApp, Violin Systems, Teradata and 2 others, and ahead of US Gold, 9 Meters Biopharma, Vertiv Holdings and 2 others. On top material causes for Western Digital's industry (Technology Hardware), Western Digital performs well in Technology Innovation (95.5 score), Quality Primary Education (87.1), Conflict Free Mineral Production (96.3) and 2 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Improved Mental Health (29.2 score), Sustainable Use of Water (37.4), Racial Justice and Civil Rights (18.7) and 3 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1970
Employees
40,000
Sector
Information Technology
Industry
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Sub-industry
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
SASB industry
Hardware
Headquarters
Ca, United States
Share classes
WDC
Mission
We thrive on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within.
Description
Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), gaming consoles, and set top boxes. The company also provides flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, Internet of Things, industrial, and connected home applications. Additionally, it offers enterprise HDDs; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, artificial intelligence-related workloads, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; and data storage platforms. In addition, it offers external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client portable SSDs; removable cards that are used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, and cameras and smart video systems; universal serial bus flash drives for use in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products used in-field backup of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music, documents to tablets, smartphones, and PCs. The company sells its products under the Western Digital, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, dealers, resellers, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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