Greenpeace East Asia\u2019s analysis examined Nvidia\u2019s 20 largest suppliers, which together represent over 50% of its cost of goods sold (COGS), and identified a significant “decarbonization deficit” across the company\u2019s East Asia supply chain.[1] Despite its financial capacity, Nvidia has not made direct investments in renewable energy in its East Asian manufacturing hubs.[2] Instead, the company has shifted the emissions burden onto suppliers in Taiwan and South Korea, leaving local communities reliant on coal and gas to power the production of the world\u2019s most advanced chips.<\/p>\n\n
Katrin Wu, Greenpeace East Asia Supply Chain Project Lead,<\/strong> said: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n \u201cIn contrast to Nvidia\u2019s soaring valuation, its escalating electricity consumption and emissions in East Asia have largely gone unnoticed. As a leading company, Nvidia has both the responsibility and capability to decarbonize its supply chain. Profit should never come at the expense of our planet, nor should local communities in East Asia bear this burden.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n Key Findings: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n Figure 1: Regional distribution of the emissions and electricity consumption of Nvidia\u2019s top 20 suppliers in 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Figure 2: Regional comparisons of the shares of electricity consumption and the ratios of renewable electricity by Nvidia\u2019s top 20 suppliers <\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Recognizing the low renewable energy ratio and the risk of fossil fuel lock-in, Greenpeace urges Nvidia to<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n \u201cDecarbonizing the supply chain is a complex challenge, but Nvidia is uniquely positioned to lead given its abundant resources and substantial market influence. While local renewable resources may be limited, Nvidia has the opportunity\u2014and the obligation\u2014to invest in renewable energy infrastructure near its suppliers. Companies like Apple and Google have already demonstrated the benefits of such investments<\/em>,\u201d said Wu.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \u201cNvidia must move beyond just buying offsets and start investing directly in renewable energy infrastructure near its manufacturing hubs. We need a ‘Green AI’ mandate that ensures the chips of the future aren’t powered by the fuels of the past.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n A multimedia webpage detailing the environmental impacts of Nvidia’s top suppliers in East Asia is available here.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n A video about the Greenpeace East Asia analysis is available here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n END <\/p>\n\n Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n [1] Nvidia employs a fabless, contract-manufacturing strategy, partnering with key suppliers across all phases of the manufacturing process, including wafer fabrication, assembly, testing, and packaging. Greenpeace East Asia identified Nvidia\u2019s top 20 suppliers using the Bloomberg database, which provides Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) percentages as an indicator of the goods supplied, as of June 18, 2025. To focus on suppliers directly contributing to manufacturing emissions, the research excluded entities not engaged in physical production\u2014such as software providers, consulting firms, and fabless companies. The analysis focuses on the overall environmental performance of Nvidia\u2019s key suppliers, not on Nvidia-specific production activities. The figures presented reflect the manufacturing footprint of these key partners and the energy environment in which Nvidia operates.<\/p>\n\n [2] Nvidia has made no public disclosure of any direct investment in renewable energy in East Asia to date.<\/p>\n\n [3] Nvidia\u2019s Scope 3 emissions figure is taken from its Sustainability Reports (FY2023\u2013FY2025). The estimate of an average US household\u2019s annual carbon footprint\u201448 tonnes CO\u2082e\u2014comes from the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems factsheet, \u201cCarbon Footprint Factsheet<\/a>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n [4] Emissions, electricity consumption, and renewable electricity data for the selected companies were collected from their 2023 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) questionnaire responses. Greenpeace East Asia aggregated the reported Scope 1 and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions, electricity use, and renewable electricity consumption of the selected companies at a regional level, using the World Bank\u2019s regional classification to analyze the spatial distribution of environmental impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n
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