Illumina Inc

At Illumina, CSR is governed at the executive level with the Board of Directors and is increasingly embedded into all areas of our business. Our CSR strategy focuses on our most significant and material issues, our stakeholders, and the areas where we can uniquely impact the global community. The Board of Directors provides guidance and direction on environmental, social, and governance issues and opportunities that have potential impact on reputation and long-term economic viability, including climate action. [...] Illumina's Executive CSR Steering Committee, chaired by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is comprised of a team of senior leaders drawn from across the organization that provide guidance on strategic plans, and review progress on a quarterly basis. This includes representatives from Medical Affairs, Legal, Product Development, Operations, and other key functions. These organizations help ensure our engagement activities are consistent with our overall climate change strategy.

The Board provides oversight to the CSR program covering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics, including climate-related issues. The Board receives updates at least annually on current performance and future strategic plans, with additional updates provided if material changes occur. The Board provides oversight, guidance and direction on ESG risk and opportunities that have potential impact on reputation and long-term economic viability, including climate action. We govern CSR at the highest level with oversight from the full Board of Directors. This strong leadership supports the management of material environmental, social, and governance issues, including climate action, diversity, equity and inclusion, human rights, cybersecurity, and ethical, responsible business practices. [...] During 2021, the Chief Financial Officer chaired the Executive CSR Steering Committee, which comprises a team of senior leaders from across the organization, including the Chief Medical Officer, General Counsel, Chief of Global Operations, Chief People Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Global Head of CSR. The CSR Executive Committee has overall responsibility for reviewing company activities related to CSR, including climate change programs. The CSR Executive Committee sets the strategy for environmental sustainability including establishing reduction targets and monitoring annual progress. A council of leaders from each CSR strategic focus area report to the CSR Executive Committee on a quarterly basis with progress updates. Reports to the broader CEO staff are scheduled as needed to provide updates on status regarding CSR elements including environmental matters. On at least an annual basis, updates on CSR projects are provided to the Board of Directors. [...] In April 2022, the strategic oversight for our CSR program shifted from the CFO to a newly created department of Public Affairs and our first Chief Public Affairs Officer. The CFO remains on the CSR Executive Steering Committee and continues to provide ESG strategy and climate risk oversight.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]At Illumina, CSR is governed at the executive level with the Board of Directors and is increasingly embedded into all areas of our business. Our CSR strategy focuses on our most significant and material issues, our stakeholders, and the areas where we can uniquely impact the global community. The Board of Directors provides guidance and direction on environmental, social, and governance issues and opportunities that have potential impact on reputation and long-term economic viability, including climate action.

Illumina's Executive CSR Steering Committee, chaired by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is comprised of a team of senior leaders drawn from across the organization that provide guidance on strategic plans, and review progress on a quarterly basis. This includes representatives from Medical Affairs, Legal, Product Development, Operations, and other key functions.
These organizations help ensure our engagement activities are consistent with our overall climate change strategy.

Attach commitment or position statement(s)[…]Illumina participates in various trade associations for collaboration and exchange of ideas. Illumina pays annual dues to trade and industry associations, some of which utilize a portion of membership for nondeductible state and federal lobbying and political expenditures. As part of this Policy, Illumina will publicly disclose in its annual Illumina Corporate Social Responsibility Report (i) each trade association to which it has paid dues or made other payments totaling in excess of $5,000 in the immediately preceding year, as well as the total amount of such dues or other payments for each applicable trade association and (ii) for trade association payments in excess of $50,000, that portion of such payments that is non-deductible under Section 162(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, such as payments to organizations designated as 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6).

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes