Our sustainability vision and strategy

Our vision is to become the most trusted global technology, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions partner to improve the world. Sustainability is a cornerstone to making that vision a reality.

Building on 20 years of sustainability investment, our disciplined practices stand strong to help address broader environmental and social challenges, cultivate a workplace that empowers every team member to thrive, lead with integrity, and accelerate a more sustainable value chain.

Our stakeholders can have confidence in how we drive an accountable, ethical approach to doing business and help our customers responsibly and sustainably build great products while maintaining a competitive, enduring advantage.

Our framework and commitments center on our world, people, and approach and align with the UN Global Compact and Sustainable Development Goals.

Our 2030 sustainability strategy and goals focus on

• Reducing our environmental impact 
• Investing in our communities 
• Advancing a safe and respectful work environment for all
• Partnering with our customers and suppliers to help mitigate value chain emissions
• Driving ethical practices with strong transparency

View our 2030 goals

View reports and disclosures

Driving environmental action and community engagement

Every customer engagement is an opportunity to build a healthier, cleaner world where communities prosper. Our science-based environmental targets include reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) toward net zero as part of our involvement with the Science Based Targets initiative and the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders. Our targets also prioritize decreasing water consumption and making waste reduction and circular economy strides towards a zero-waste footprint.

Flex’s global presence and cross-industry expertise uniquely position us to implement sustainable manufacturing practices, like renewable energy implementation, the promotion of circular practices, and community-driven positive change. We ensure these efforts make the maximum impact as we partner with customers and suppliers to share lessons learned and scale best practices. 

Further cultivating our workplace

Without our people, there is no Flex. Guided by our purpose and values, we recognize the undeniable importance of providing a safe and respectful work environment for every team member to thrive.

We hold ourselves to the highest global standards for labor practices and believe in the power of empowering our team members for the sake of business and humanity. We also promote a learn-and-adapt approach to ongoing development.

Our team members work together to help our customers and suppliers responsibly manage every step of the product lifecycle. Whether our teams are navigating a customer challenge or a global disruption, we ensure our employees have what they need to stay protected and empowered to show up to work as their best selves.

Do the right thing, always

The work we do is complex, and the sustainability landscape is quickly evolving, so we work to conduct our business with the utmost integrity and transparency. Our approach to ethical business practices is foundational to accelerating sustainability across the value chain as we extend the principle of doing the right thing, always, across all our partnerships. 

Whether we’re operating as an extension of a customer’s operations or in partnership with suppliers to address evolving stakeholder requirements or take steps toward a more circular supply chain, integrity is our guiding principle.

We maintain a strong emphasis on accountability and risk mitigation while coupling the strongest governance standards, policies, and procedures with transparent reporting.

About the Flex Foundation

Established in 2002, the Flex Foundation is a private organization that awards grants to philanthropic initiatives and fosters positive change for the global communities where we along with our customers, suppliers, and partners operate.

Building on global efforts

The foundation’s giving and volunteer strategy aligns with four UN Sustainable Development Goals:

• #3 good health and well-being
• #8 decent work and economic growth
• #12 responsible consumption and production
• #13 climate action

From 2016–2023, the foundation has provided grants to support: