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Contents

Introduction

3

Our Technology

12

Our Operations

24

About This Report

4

Use of Forwardlooking Statements

Sustainable Products
and Services		

13

Embedding ESG Across
Our Operations

25

5

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Our Operations at a Glance

26

A Letter From Our
Chairman and CEO

How Pure Storage Delivers
Energy and Emissions Savings

6

Our Environmental Footprint

27

About Pure Storage

7

How Pure Storage Delivers
e-Waste Savings andProduct Circularity

19

Climate Resilience29

Pure Storage at a Glance8

Supply Chain Sustainability

30

ESG Strategy and Goals

9

Extending Sustainability with
the Evergreen//One as-aService Subscription

20

Corporate Governance34

Product Life
Cycle Analysis

Ethical Business Practices

36

21

Data Privacy		

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Customer Outcomes

22

Product and Data Security

40

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Future Forward:
Our Operations

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Future Forward:
Our Technology

Our People

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Our Data

62

Building a Culture and Talent
Strategy to Enable Growth

45

Greenhouse
Gas Emissions

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Fueling Our Future: Investingin Our People

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Human Capital

65

Our People at a Glance

47

Best-in-Class
Talent Acquisition

Sustainability
Accounting Standards
Board (SASB)

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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 69

Employee Growth andDevelopment

49

United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (UN SDGs)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

51

Employee Wellness

56

Health and Safety

58

A Culture of Doing Good

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Future Forward:
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About This Report
The Pure Storage annual ESG Report provides a comprehensive update on

Pure Storage Priority
Tier 1 ESG Topics

our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs, initiatives, and metrics,
as well as highlights of our future plans. As we progress on our ESG journey, Pure Storage iscommitted to continually maturing our programs and disclosures to drive greater impact andinform our stakeholders of our sustainability achievements and ambitions. This ESG report
was created with the support of stakeholders and leaders across the company. Each

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year, Pure Storage evaluates its performance across the ESG priority topics originallyassessed in 2021, and identifies future opportunities for improvement and impact.
To develop this report, a series ofthree ESG Executive Sponsors: ourthrough FY22, available at the back ofinterviews and reviews with subject

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer,

the report. Our intention is to publish

matter experts and leaders from acrossand Chief Technology Officer, as well

two additional years of GHG emissions

our business functions were conducted.

as our Chairman and CEO. For moredata, FY23 and FY24, in next year’s

Our voluntary ESG reporting references

information about our ESG programs

report to close this disclosure gap.

the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)or this report, please contact our ESG

Lastly, this report contains figures that

Universal Standards, the Sustainability

program office at ESG@purestorage.com.

have been rounded or approximated.

Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
Hardware Industry Standards andSoftware & IT Services Standards, andthe UN Sustainable Development Goals(UN SDGs) to adopt best practices
and meet stakeholder expectations.
Additionally, Pure Storage is monitoring
the ESG-regulatory environment andreporting requirements to ensure we
continue to align. Our ESG report
is reviewed and approved by our

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The Pure Storage 2023 ESG Report
was published in August 2023. Unlessotherwise noted, the data reflected in thisreport covers our global operations forEnergy, Emissions,and Climate Resilience

Ethical Business Practices

Certain reclassifications of datafrom previous public disclosures
may be made to conform to thecurrent period presentation.

Talent Acquisition, Retention,
and Development

fiscal year 2023, representing February 7,
2022 through February 5, 2023. There isone exception to this reporting boundary
worth noting here. Our greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions data represents fiscal
year 2022, with three years of data, FY20

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Use of Forward-looking Statements
This report contains “forward-looking statements” that are based on ourstatements include, without limitation, changes in global economic conditions;management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available tounexpected delays, difficulties, and expenses in executing against our ESG goals

management. Such forward-looking statements include information concerningas set forth in this report; and changes in the environmental or other regulatory

our possible or anticipated ESG strategy relating to future operations, potential

landscape. Further information on factors that could cause or contribute to suchgrowth opportunities, and plans and objectives of management. Forward-looking

differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section titledstatements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified“Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our most recent

by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “targets,”

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission“expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “prospects,” “projects,”(SEC) and in our other SEC filings. We cannot guarantee that we’ll achieve the“should,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions, as well as the negatives of thoseplans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements,

terms, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties,

Forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs andassumptions, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance,

assumptions only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligationor achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance,and do not intend to update the forward-looking statements.

or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factorsthat may cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking

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A Letter From Our Chairman and CEO
I am pleased to publish our 2023 ESG report. This report is meant to bring visibility to our
initiatives and results, as well as our commitment to year-over-year progress on the environmental,social, and governance issues of greatest impact to our business and stakeholders.
Pure Storage’s largest contribution

Simple math then shows that replacing

While our product and technology

To meetand impact in the world of ESG isthat 80% of hard disk storage in data

leadership, along with our world

the needs of ourhelping our customers achieve theircenters with Pure Storage flash-basedclass customer service, remain thecustomers and achieveenvironmental sustainability goals.

systems can reduce total data center

primary reasons why customers selectour ESG goals and objectives, we

We are also continuing to makepower utilization by approximately 20%.

Pure Storage, the sustainability ofcontinue to enhance the sustainability

advancements across our technology

That same math shows that both data

our products continues to escalateof our own operations and that of ourportfolio, operations and people.

center space and e-waste would also

in importance. Our customers areglobal supply chain through climate

be reduced by similar amounts withincreasingly drawn to the fact that ourresiliency initiatives, engaging our

reduced labor costs and increased

products and solutions use much lessstrategic suppliers to support theirreliability as additional benefits. Reducing

power and space, significantly reducesustainability journeys, and maturing our

the world’s data center power, space,e-waste, and deliver superior reliability

governance of ESG across the business.

and e-waste by 20% significantly

for more sustainable operations.

In 2022, the World Economic Forum
produced a study stating that digitalelectronics of all types contribute 4%
to 5% of all carbon emissions. Other
studies identify that data centers use
between 1% and 2% of all electrical1

power generated in the world. It is further

contributes to accelerating our customers’achievement of their sustainability goals.

Our ability to fuel innovation and executionof sustainability and our focus andat scale is made possible by our morecommitment to making steady progress

estimated that data storage represents

At Pure, we think about data storage

than 5,000 global employees. In FY23,

across each of our ESG initiatives.

20% to 25% of data center power usage,differently from other vendors in thewe grew our global and diverse talentand this is only expected to increase inindustry. We view data storage andfootprint by 22%. One of the foundational

I look forward to continuing to advancethe future.2 The vast majority of data inmanagement as high technology while

tenets of our people strategy is helping

data centers—over 80%—remain trapped

others treat it as a commodity. And today,

our diverse and talented employees

on magnetic hard disks. Pure Storage’s

we are now the only company that candeliver strong business results while

flash-optimized systems generally use

provide a single consolidated, consistent,also fostering a culture that enables

between 2x and 5x less power thanand highly orchestrated data storage andeach employee to enhance theircompetitive SSD-based systems andmanagement platform that can satisfy

skills, accelerate their development,

between 5x and 10x less power than

all customers’ needs—with a portfolioand serve their communities.

the hard disk systems we replace.

that spans from highly performant tohigh-capacity, cost-effective products.

1 | Source: https://www.iea.org/energy-system/buildings/data-centres-and-data-transmission-networks 2 | Block & Files “Could NAND capacity replace H 6 DDs by 2029?” July 13, 2023 https://www.google.

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I am proud of our leadership in the area

com/url?q=https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/07/13/nand-manufacturing-hdds-2029/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1690813703797075&usg=AOvVaw3Q8XL7DZqTo8lC-v_JMngu

our shared goals in partnershipwith our employees, customers,
partners, and other stakeholders
to improve in all that we do.
Thank you,Charles Giancarlo, Chairman & CEO

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About Pure Storage

Our Technology
The Pure Storage portfolio of products can conservatively decrease global data center energy

Pure Storage is a global leader in data storage

consumption by 90 TWh per year, simply by replacing less efficient, less reliable hard disk

and management with a mission to redefine thedrives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) solutions. To put that in perspective, 90 TWh canstorage experience by simplifying how people

power about five million US households for a year.1

consume and interact with data, all while focusing
on doing the right things to positively impact

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customers, partners, employees, communities,

We continue to advance the resiliency and sustainability of our global supply chain withand the environment.

activities, including but not limited to supply chain due diligence, Responsible Business Alliance(RBA) collaboration and tools, and manufacturing optimization with environmental benefits.

Pure Storage offers a single, consolidated,consistent, and highly orchestrated platform that

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delivers more than 10x the reliability at less than92%

one half the power, space, cooling and labor ofcompetitive solutions.

85%

31.5%

of surveyed rate Pure Storage

employee engagement

Women directors3 (moreas a great place to work

(industry average: 76%)2

than a 2% point increase YoY)

Pure Storage and its workforce of 5,000+ employees
across 30+ countries strive every day to embody

Recognitions and Awards

the company’s five core values: Customer First,•

Business Intelligence Group: 2022 Sustainability Award•

Fortune: Best Workplaces in Technology 2022•

Great Places to Work: Best Workplaces for Parents 2022•

Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index 2022•

Newsweek: Most Loved Workplaces 2022•

San Francisco Business Times: Top 100 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropists of 2022•

Silicon Valley Business Journal: Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2023: Largest Companies

Persistence, Creativity, Teamwork, and Ownership.

To learn more about Pure Storage’s operations
and business structure, please see our
FY23 Annual Report.

ɿ For a full list, see our Awards webpage

1 | Energy savings equivalent based on calculations from https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator. 2 | Employee engagement is the extent that employees are motivated7

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FY23 ANNUAL REVENUEOUR PEOPLE$2.75B

5,000+

26% YoY
GrowthLEADERSHIP

9

Year
LeaderGartner® Magic Quadrant™
Primary Storage1

CUSTOMERS

11,000+81.4

Employees

GlobalCustomers

NPS is Highest in
the Industry

OUR OPERATIONSFORTUNE 500
CUSTOMERSQ4 FY23
SUBSCRIPTION ARR2

30+

~58%

$1.10BCountries

Of Fortune
500 Companies

1 | Source: https://www.purestorage.com/resources/gartner-magic-quadrant.html. 2 | Subscription ARR is a key business metric that refers to total annualized contract value of all active subscription

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ESG Strategy and Goals

Pure Storage’s ESG Strategy

We believe a robust ESG strategy is foundational to creating
long term value for our business and stakeholders. It is notbolted onto but integrated into our core business strategy, andeach and every one of our global employees has a role to play.

Environment

Delivering Sustainable
Technology and Climate Action

Our ESG strategy helps us to build and deliver an industry leading, sustainable

Sustainable Products and Services

portfolio of products and services, to attract, retain, and engage top talent, andEnergy, Emissions, and Climate Resilienceto strengthen customer and investor trust. Pure Storage continues to mature
our commitments, initiatives, and disclosures to drive positive impact by:

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Delivering high-performing technology with differentiatedsustainability through a single, unified platform that reduces

SocialEmpowering Everyone to Achieve
Breakthrough Outcomesenergy demand and carbon emissions in support of the transition to

Talent Acquisition, Retention, and Developmenta net-zero future for our customers, operations, and supply chain.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Cultivating an inclusive workplace that empowers everyone

Governanceto achieve breakthrough outcomes, expand their skills, enable
their professional growth, and support their communities.

Managing data security and privacy, and leading with ethics
and transparency to maintain trusted relationships with our
employees, customers, partners, investors, and communities.

Building and Maintaining
Stakeholder Trust
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Strategy Development
The key areas in our ESG Strategy are rooted in our business operations and informed by thePure Storage 2021 ESG Issue Prioritization1 to identify the most impactful ESG topics for our businessand our stakeholders. Our strategy is also informed by external reporting frameworks, including GRI,
SASB, and new for this year’s report, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), as
well as the feedback we receive from employees, customers, investors, and other stakeholders.
In FY23, we mapped our priority topics to the UN SDGs, finding our strategy aligns most closely with
Goals 5, 8, 9, and 12. Additional details on how we support these goals and relevant targets can be foundin the Our Data section of this report.

ESG Issue Prioritization
We conducted our first ESG Issue Prioritization in 2021. The process
also provided insight into ESG risks and opportunities, which we used

Our ESG Priorities
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to refine our management practices and inform our ESG strategy.
Facilitated by a third-party ESG consultancy, the assessment gathered andEnergy, Emissions, and Climate Resilience

synthesized feedback from our top leaders and various key stakeholder groups,
including investors, customers, and partners. At the end of the assessment,

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we validated the highest priority, Tier 1 ESG topics with our leadership team.
We will periodically refresh our prioritization as ESG and technology continue

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to progress and evolve. This will confirm that our strategy, investments,
and disclosures continue to align with the areas of greatest impact, as
well as help identify leadership opportunities and potential gaps.

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1 | We previously referred to this prioritization as our 2021 ESG Materiality Assessment, in reference to the Global Reporting Initiative’s use of the term materiality. To avoid confusion with other definitions of

10materiality, we now refer to this effort as our ESG Issue Prioritization. Topics identified in the Assessment should not be construed as being material for financial reporting purposes.

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Our ESG Goals and How
We Are Driving Progress
We have set or are committed to setting aspirational
goals related to some of our highest priority ESG topics
to drive long-term business value and progress.

Pure Storage is committed to be net zero by 2040,
covering our Scope 1 and market-based Scope 2 emissions.

In FY23, we committed through the Science Based Target
Initiative (SBTi) to setting science-based targets covering
our Scope 1 and 2, as well as Scope 3 emissions.

Scope 3­—Use of sold products emissions represent the largest
portion of our greenhouse gas footprint at 71% of scope 3 and
70% of scope 1, 2, 3 emissions in FY22. We have a 2030 target
to reduce use of sold product emissions per effective petabyte by
66% against a FY20 baseline.1 Since we set that goal in FY22, wehave reduced emissions per effective petabyte by 25%. We continue
to invest in further improving the energy efficiency of our products.

1 | Effective petabytes (PB) is defined as the total amount of data (in PB) that can be stored when data reduction features like data compression and/or data deduplication are taken into account. See our

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Trajectory’ in the Future Forward section (below) which illustrates the DirectFlash capacity increases that will underpin the targeted 66% reduction in emissions per effective Petabyte (PB) by 2030.

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Sustainable Products
and Services
At Pure Storage, we offer a unified platform that is far more sustainable than any otheravailable enterprise data storage technology, including other all-flash storage. Our products
use much less power and space, significantly reduce e-waste, and deliver superior reliability
for more sustainable operations. Our storage arrays fit more data in less space than traditional
storage products. This means our storage uses much less energy and reduces power generationrelated emissions for our customers by up to 85%. This dramatic 5x reduction means less energy,
water, and natural resources consumed to meet the world’s growing demand for data.
The foundation for the outcomes we are able to drive istradeoffs. And all of this is available in a cloudrooted in our platform innovation that is able to satisfy

consumption model through Evergreen//One.

all of our customers’ data storage needs.
Our multi-protocol storage spans the entire range of priceand performance and operates with a single operating
environment, a single management platform, common
storage components, and with a cloud operating modelthat gives customers the best of both worlds without
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1 | This represents an 85% energy and emissions savings.

As companies and governments work
toward a net-zero carbon economy, ourofferings can help this transition whileproviding industry-leading performance.

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Pure Storage conducted a life cycle analysis on its FlashArray//X™ product and applied the sameuse phase modeling to our entire product line. Below are the energy and emissions savings thatour products deliver, compared to competitive flash-based products:1

Product Energy and Emissions Savings

Pure Storage ProductSustainability Differentiation

2

Technology Advantage
Pure Storage Architecture
DFM | Purity | Pure1 | Scalable

Evergreen® Life Cycle
Never Obsolete

Cloud Operating Model
Never Over Provision

Sustainable OutcomesLess Energy
Lower CO2e Emissions

The environmental benefits of our products cover the whole product life cycle.
In addition to slashing energy use and space requirements, we reduce e-waste forour customers. We do this by providing storage that requires far less equipment tostore the same amount of data, reduces over-buying of equipment, and requires
far fewer replacement parts because of higher reliability. Most importantly,
Pure Storage products are designed to avoid becoming obsolete and can beLess Real Estate
Lower Biodiversity & H2O Impact

Less E-waste
Lower Environmental LoadBusiness Value

upgraded modularly and non-disruptively for 10 or more years, without thewholesale system replacement common with other storage technologies.
Five years ago, we pioneered an on-premises storage as-a-service model that
accelerates and extends these benefits, delivering a space- and energy-optimized
storage footprint, capacity when needed, and energy-efficiency assurances.

Up to 85% Energy Savings
75%+ Data Center Footprint Savings
50%+ More Efficient Materials Use

1 | Listed Pure Storage products were compared to similarly configured and performing competitive products. FlashArray//X ,FlashArray//XL and FlashBlade//S were compared to competitive all-flash, FlashArray//C compared to hybrid flash. FlashArray//E and FlashBlade//E energy use will be

14detailed in FY24 ESG report. Refer to the Future Forward: Our Technology section for more on these new products. 2 | Real estate savings and materials use savings based on customer use cases, see Customer Outcomes section below for examples.

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FlashArray™ Capacity Efficiency Trend

Pure Storage has been committed tobuilding efficiencies in all areas of our
products and unique business models
since our founding. The charts on thispage shows our evolution to achieve an
over 200x reduction in energy consumed
per effective terabyte (TB) compared to ourearliest product models. And we are notstopping there. We intend to further improvethe efficiency of our products throughadditional research, development, andinvestment in order to advance sustainability
for our company and our customers.

Data Center Energy Consumption Per Year2

The potential global energy savings
opportunity that Pure Storage ispursuing could be as much as370.5 TWh by 2030—enoughenergy to power 31 million homes
in the US for an entire year!1

1 | Energy Savings Equivalent Based on https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator data. 2 | Cumulative energy savings opportunity is based on the current growth rate of data center energy consumption and assumes storage will remain a constant 22.5% of total
data center energy through 2030. It assumes industry-leading all flash storage replaces legacy storage at a rate of 12.5% per year with an average of 80% less power. For further details see: https://www.purestorage.com/docs.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path/content/dam/pdf/en/white-

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There are several key technologies andservices that help make Pure Storage moresustainable than legacy enterprise storage
options, including other all-flash designs.
The Pure Storage platform uses the built-for-flash software, the Purity
operating environment, combined with our unique DirectFlash® technology.
This combination allows our products to bypass the limitations associatedwith commodity SSDs and “talk” directly to the flash storage, increasingstorage density and performance significantly. For example, SSDs use

Pure Storage Energy Savings Breakdown

DRAM (Direct Random-Access Memory) heavily, for buffering writes andLegacy Storage Arraycaching data location. DirectFlash technology, since it talks directly to
flash, requires far less DRAM—about 1000x less than the typical SSD
requirement. By using less DRAM, DirectFlash technology consumes
less power. These are the primary reasons why Pure Storage products
reduce energy use and carbon emissions by up to 85% compared tocompetitors’ all-flash systems (and even more compared to HDDs),
and also use up to 95% less rack space. These technologies alsodeliver more reliable products and longer service lifetimes, with 3x
the industry average SSD reliability and 6x the reliability of HDDs.
Our unique Evergreen architecture means that our products do not become
obsolete. Instead, products are constantly upgrading and improving both
software and hardware without disruption. This allows our customers tocontinuously benefit from the latest hardware and software technology,
eliminating unnecessary product replacements and associated e-waste.
In addition to traditional purchases with an ongoing subscription formodernization, Pure Storage also delivers its solutions in a cloudconsumption model via our Evergreen//One™ subscription. This
allows customers to use only the storage they need, reducing overprovisioning and energy waste. And Pure Storage is the only vendor
offering an energy-efficiency service-level agreement (SLA), ensuring
customers will realize the energy and emissions savings they seek.
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How Pure Storage Delivers
Energy and Emissions Savings
One of the main reasons that our products are so energy efficient is Pure Storage DirectFlash technology.
Years ago, our designers realized that SSDs designed for a wide range of applications

suffers dramatically as the size of individual drives increases. As a result, larger-

are not optimal for enterprise storage. They saw the potential to remove many of thecapacity SSDs are not typically configured in competitive systems for the workloads

bottlenecks and other limitations found in standard solid-state flash drives (SSDs) bythat our customers run. This requires users of competitive systems to use moretaking a “clean sheet” approach. Our built-for-flash Purity software was further extended(i.e., smaller and less-dense) drives, more hardware, and thereby consume more

to control flash directly, and we designed our own flash modules built with NAND

power to meet the same performance needs. With fewer drives (and associatedchips. This integration of Purity software and DirectFlash eliminates the redundancy

hardware), Pure Storage products are up to 5x more energy-efficient than competingin SSD-based systems caused by SSDs’ emulation of HDDs and makes possible muchall-flash products, and take up to 5x less space than other storage systems.

higher storage densities, higher performance, and much more robust and reliable drives.

Our Purity operating environment delivers energy efficiency in other ways as well.

All of our systems now utilize these Pure Storage-designed DirectFlash modules

Pure Storage products have always-on data reduction, which further reduces thein place of the commodity SSDs used by nearly all competitive systems.

amount of storage needed, delivering 2x to 3x better data reduction than other all-Our unique integrated hardware and software DirectFlash technology enables
Pure Storage to ship very high density drives (18.3TB TLC drives, and 48TB QLC
drives currently)1 while still providing the very high levels of performance that
our customers demand. In contrast, the performance of typical competitive SSDs

flash systems with no performance compromises. In fact, Pure Storage has over 100
patents granted and pending for data reduction technologies. The tight integration of
our Purity operating environment and our DirectFlash hardware also reduces energy
consumption. This integration simplifies and optimizes storage operations, especiallywhen compared to SSD-based systems. Our combination of hardware and software
increases both drive reliability and performance, and greatly extends service lifetimes.
Our Pure1 AI-powered storage management environment has also been optimized tohelp customers monitor and maximize their energy efficiency. In FY23, we introduced
a new Sustainability Assessment feature, which provides real-time analysis of energy
use for a customer’s entire storage fleet. Pure1 enables customers to quickly andeasily make sustainability decisions based on near real-time telemetry data andto monitor their overall progress toward sustainability goals. With a single click,
Pure Storage customers and partners are able to view their entire storage estate andgain insight into several key sustainability metrics for each array they own or manage.

Pure1® Sustainability Assessment Dashboard

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1 | TLC refers to triple-level cell (3-bits per cell) NAND flash memory and QLC refers to quad-level cell (4-bits per cell) NAND flash memory.

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Pure Storage Evergreen® Architecture and Subscriptions
Pure Storage: Longer Life, Modernization and Innovation

Pure Storage Evergreen//Forever™ combines
our Evergreen architecture with an ongoing
subscription to provide traditional-purchase

BENEFITS>100 New Software Features >500X Less Space & Power

1>30X More Performancecustomers a simple, economical, andsustainable way to keep their storage modern
without repurchase or end-of-life worries.

Competitors: Forklift Upgrades, Rebuys and Migrations

A Cloud Operating Model That Maximizes Sustainability

Pure Storage Evergreen//One™ brings the same
Evergreen architecture benefits to customers
who want to consume their storage fully as-aservice in their data center or in the cloud. It
also has additional sustainability advantages.

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e-Waste Savings andProduct Circularity
Compared to competitor offerings, our storage architecture requires far less physical space and ismore reliable, significantly reducing the amount of e-waste. This is both compelling for our customers
and delivers positive outcomes for the environment. Our storage products can be upgraded modularly andnon-disruptively to meet changing customer requirements and—compared to legacy storage systems—
avoid the need for a full product replacement every few years, further reducing the amount of e-waste
generated. We call this our Evergreen Architecture. For example, by upgrading array controllers, a customer
can get more processing capability, gain access to new features, and increase storage capacity while
extending the useful life of their system—by up to 10 years or more.
Customers on an Evergreen subscription (such as Evergreen//Forever™) can modularly upgrade andexpand their storage as needed, without taking systems offline or replacing the entire system every
few years. Our Evergreen architecture extends to our Evergreen//One storage as-a-service subscription.
This consumption model allows customers to optimize their utilization of our storage products andeliminate overprovisioning.
As part of the Evergreen subscription, components that have been upgraded, and still have a useful life,
are refurbished by Pure Storage and repurposed in places like our internal technical labs, enabling productcircularity. In FY23, Pure Storage reused over one third of the controllers that were upgraded. For returned
components that cannot be repurposed, Pure Storage works with recycling partners who can certify
zero-waste-stream operations.
We have designed our systems with individual components that are more reliable than the commodity
components used in competing products. For example, our DirectFlash storage modules are 3x as reliable
as the industry average in terms of reliability compared to typical solid state disks and 6x as reliable asmechanical disks. This reliability advantage results in fewer failed parts and extended product service
lifetimes, which reduces e-waste even further.

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Extending Sustainability with
the Evergreen//One as-a-Service Subscription
Building on our significant product sustainability advantage, Pure Storage

eliminates any over-provisioning of storage, which avoids running more hardware than isEvergreen//One subscription extends sustainability even further. Since our customer

required over long periods of time, which in turn leads to less energy use and emissions.

does not purchase equipment but instead subscribes to a storage service, we canEvergreen//One allows Pure Storage to offer our customers the cloud operating model

provide them just the right level of capacity and performance to meet their needs. This

everywhere in their data estate, both in their own data centers and in the public cloud.

Sustainability Advantages of Evergreen//One
Evergreen//One is a complete and environmentally sustainableapproach to as-a-service models, providing the following benefits:•

Eliminate Wasteful Over-provisioning: The rightamount of storage at the right time•

SLA-based Terms: Including the industry’s first Energy
Efficiency SLA, to add predictability to energy consumption
and to aid in the pursuit of emissions goals•

Business Optimization: Eliminates CAPEX, simplifies
budgeting, and removes obstacles to growth•

Continuous Innovation: Non-disruptive upgrades allow customers totake advantage of the latest capabilities, without planned downtime•

Array and Workload Optimization: Aligning performance,
capacity, and Watt per TB to customer goals

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Product Life
Cycle Analysis

Key findings of the LCA Include

We strongly believe a standards-based life cycle analysis (LCA)
approach, with its cradle-to-grave analysis and requisite thirdparty critical review, provides the most useful, reliable, andExcluding use phase, the total GHG emissions work out to
390 kg CO2e per array and 170 kg CO2e per PBe.

actionable information for our customers. In FY21, we partneredwith a third-party environmental analysis firm to conduct our first

GHG Emissions Excluding Use Phase

LCA. The product chosen for the analysis was our most widelypurchased array model, the FlashArray//X70, and a comparative
assessment was conducted against other storage devices.
In particular, the LCA results provide valuable insight into theenvironmental impacts of our storage products, including
manufacturing, transportation, assembly and testing, packaging,product use, and eventual disposal. The analysis shows that the
total annual GHG emissions per array are 9.9 MT CO2e, and 0.39
MT CO2e when product use phase was excluded. These findings
make clear that the largest near-term opportunity for Pure Storage
to reduce GHG emissions is by reducing the energy consumption

According to the epa.gov GHG equivalencies calculator thisassociated with product use. The LCA results underscore that ouris equivalent to CO2 emissions from of any of the following:

focus on continued innovation in leading-edge storage densities, and indesigning more efficient hardware and software, will provide the bestsustainability outcome both for our customers and for Pure Storage.
ɿ See Our Full LCA Report

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BARREL OF OIL

1 | The end-of-life impact is negative because of GHG credits from the reuse and recycling of components of the FlashArray//X70 through the Evergreen//Forever program and internal supply recycling program.

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Customer Outcomes
The proven benefits of our technology are far-reaching. We’re proud to support our customers on theirsustainability journeys, reducing their environmental footprint while helping them advance their business.

Virgin Media O2County of San Luis Obispo, CA

Ministry of Economic Affairs, Republic of Taiwan

For Virgin Media O2, the United Kingdom-

San Luis Obispo County (SLO) provides more than

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)

based telecommunications provider, a

700 municipal services and administers state andworks to promote economic development andmove to Pure Storage saved money whilefederal programs for nearly 300,000 citizens. Theinternational trade. As the Ministry’s Informationbuilding a scalable platform for growth.

County chose Pure Storage to support all public-

Management Center (IMC) worked to digitize tofacing applications, as well as internal systems.

serve its constituents better, power use and data

The company immediately began to see

center space were becoming significant issues.

benefits from a sustainability perspective,

Today, the county delivers uninterrupted services

with a 90% data center floor spaceto citizens and supports a secure, hybrid workforce

By moving to Pure Storage, the IMC saw a

reduction. That adds up to an incredible 96%

of 2,800 employees. With a near 3:1 compression

reduction of more than 98% in storage rack

reduction in power consumption, as well.

rate, SLO County can run a lean, cost-effective

space and 84% in power requirements.

data center and advance its sustainability goals.

“Without the move to Pure Storage“We’ve reduced our footprint by 75% and [total]“Pure Storage provides us with the foundation

FlashArray, we would have needed to

power consumption by 59%. Pure has played awe need to move towards smart technology

build an additional data center.”

big role in helping us achieve these results.”

and environmental sustainability.”

AJIT SHARMA22GARY HICKLIN

LIN, TSUNG-REN

Business Optimization Manager, Virgin Media O2

IT Supervisor, San Luis Obispo County

Director of the Information Management Centerɿ See Our Full Case Study on Virgin Media O2

ɿ See Our Full Case Study on SLO County

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Future Forward:
Our Technology
In next year’s ESG Report, we look forward to sharing more on several

Storage Media Capacity
Improvement Curves

initiatives highlighted below that took place in early FY24 or are planned
through fiscal year end.
In order to continue delivering differentiated product sustainability and features,
Pure Storage introduced several new products in FY24, as of the publication dateof this report:•

The Pure//E™ family (FlashBlade//E™ and FlashArray//E™): The Pure//E family offers
customers even more choice for an all-flash alternative to power-hungry hard disk storagearray offerings. With one-fifth the space and power requirements, 85% less e-waste, andat least 40% lower TCO over six years, but at the same acquisition cost as all-disk storage,
the Pure//E family now eliminates the need for any hard disk drives in data centers.

•

The latest generation of our FlashArray//X™ and FlashArray//C™ products(XCR4):
Our latest products increase performance while continuing to deliver highly
differentiated energy efficiency relative to competing all-flash solutions.

Our Trajectory
As illustrated above, the capacity in our products has improved steadily over time and has outpaced the rate of commodity solid state
disk and hard disk capacity improvements. As we move into the future, however, we expect the rate of our capacity improvement todramatically exceed the rate of solid state disk and hard disk capacity improvement. Through innovations in our products, Pure Storage strives
to further reduce the energy and water used to operate our products. We continue to invest in designing our products to use less energy.
These energy savings will be multiplied as our products continue to evolve, and we anticipate
significant further reductions in total cost of ownership over the next four years.
With these advancements, we are more convinced than ever that HDDs will become obsolete for data centeruse in the near term. We are confident that our sustainable and economical all-flash products will help makethat a reality and continue to help our customers attain their data and sustainability goals.
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Meaningful Impact

Embedding ESG
Across Our Operations
A key aspect of our ESG strategy is addressing environmental impacts, as wellas governance considerations, privacy, and data security across our operations.
The sustainability initiatives covered in this chapter are inclusive of our operations
and supply chain, and they are underpinned by our commitment to ethical behavior
and strong governance. In this year’s ESG Report, we are excited toshare our progress as we continue to advance our efforts.
Our focus is aligned with our ESG priority topics, diligently managing
the areas in which Pure Storage has the most significant impact.

25“To create meaningful impact
on a global scale, we continue
to integrate our ESG strategy
across all facets of ouroperations and supply chain—from stakeholder engagement,
effective governance, ethicalpractices, and data privacy andsecurity, to making actionablecommitments that drive change.”
NIKI ARMSTRONG,
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, PURE STORAGE

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Our Environmental Footprint

Corporate Governance

Data Privacy• Our operational environmental footprint is primarily• Integrated ESG governance into the company’s• Formalized our privacy efforts with adriven by our office space and data centers.
• Leased 74% of our office space (by square
footage) in certified green buildings.
• Diverted 97% of our data center
waste (by weight) from landfill.

Climate Resilience

reporting and governance structure.

board oversight of ESG-related topics.

• Continued to provide mandatory annual

Ethical Business Practices• Codified ethics and compliance expectations for
employees, partners, and suppliers in our Codeof Conduct and other policy documents.

• Strengthened resilience to climate change with• Hardwired ethical behavior into our operations.

robust risk assessments and mitigation planning• Provided ongoing mandatory and supplemental

that spans our operations and our supply chain.

Supply Chain Sustainability• Worked with our manufacturers to improve theirenvironmental performance, piloting waste reduction
programs and exploring efficiency opportunities.
• Managed ethics within our supply chain, complying
with applicable regulations and specifying working
condition requirements in our Supplier Code of
Conduct, including respect for human rights.
• Monitored our supplier audits through the
Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and responsibly
sourced minerals used in our products.

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overall governance structure, including

ethics training and employee education.

privacy training to employees.

Product and Data Security• Integrated product security into our productdevelopment process, with a formal security
program across the development life cycle.
• Applied security processes to company
operations as a whole.
• Obtained ISO/IEC: 27001:2013
certification for Portworx.

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Our Environmental Footprint
Pure Storage is committed to protecting the planet through environmental sustainability. To achieve
our goal to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions, we continually improve the sustainability of our operations.
The most significant impacts in this area are related to our offices and data centers.

Our Offices
In FY23, we began leasing a new headquarters site in Santa Clara, California.

We support our workforce to make more sustainable commutingThis location is LEED Gold certified with an energy-efficient design, and inchoices. We site our main offices in areas accessible to mass

2022 it earned the WELL Building certification. We consider LEED certificationand other green building features when determining our office locations.

transit to encourage alternative transit options. Our new Santa
Clara headquarters location includes EV charging stations,

In FY23, Pure Storage had 22 office locations globally. Currently, 74% of the squarea shuttle to nearby transportation hubs, easy access to bikefootage of our global office real estate portfolio is certified LEED or similar.

trails, an on-site bike repair shop, and walking distance togrocery stores, restaurants, and other conveniences.
Our environmental strategy takes a holistic approach to reduce our impact on
the planet, considering aspects in addition to greenhouse gas emissions. For
example, to address waste in our operations, we have a project underway tomodify, refurbish, and reuse existing office furniture rather than purchasing new
products for our new Santa Clara headquarters. We also reused, where possible,
LED lighting, acoustical panels, and building infrastructure such as ventilation
units, salvaged wood flooring, and glass partitions. This prevents wasting natural
resources involved in manufacturing and shipping unnecessary bulky items.
Additionally, we have programs in place to responsibly manage our e-waste.
Pure Storage is also working to reduce waste and drive ethicalbusiness practices throughout our supply chain. Refer to the
Sustainable Supply Chain section for more information.

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Our FY20221 Carbon Footprint by
Scope and Business Activity

Data management represents a significant portion of our operational impact,(Unit of Measure: mt CO2e)so we are focusing our efforts to further identify efficiency improvements.

In FY22, our Scope 3 emissions, and in particular, our use of>97%

In the past year, we have diverted from landfill over
97% (by weight) of replaced data center hardware.

One of the ways we can mitigate the impact of our data centers isthrough renewable energy. Pure Storage utilizes colocation providers
for our data centers, and starting in FY24, we will be integrating
renewable energy mix considerations in our procurement decisions.
While each of our current data center providers have ESG initiatives,
the mix of renewable energy varies depending on the location.

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1 | FY23 and FY24 GHG emissions are scheduled for publication in the FY24 ESG Report.

sold product (USP), are the largest contributor to our GHG footprint.
Enabling our customers, partners, and resellers to understandtheir role in reducing overall emissions is a critical element of our
objective to achieve the most impactful GHG reductions possible.

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Climate Resilience
Pure Storage is committed to providing the highest levels ofenvironmental resilience for our customers, which requires
ensuring our operations, employees, supply chain, and communities
are prepared to handle the impacts of climate change. Pure Storage
takes a proactive approach toward climate-related risk mitigation.
The management of climate-related risks is embedded into our enterprise risk
management and business continuity planning processes. We have conducted site risk
assessments for each of our primary sites, which includes evaluating physical risks fromhazards like hurricanes, floods, and extreme weather.
We developed plans to protect employees, mitigate risks, and maintain operations during
major climate events. We identify staff and critical processes at Pure Storage sites totransfer operations to alternative sites if disruptions occur, ensuring business continuity
and minimizing impact.
Resiliency planning includes addressing disruptions in our supply chain. All Pure Storage
contract manufacturers (CMs) are required to have business continuity plans (BCPs)
that we review internally on a quarterly basis and with our CMs annually. Our CMs’ BCPs
include management of climate-related physical risks. If unforeseen circumstances
impact one of our facilities, we can quickly shift production to another part of ourmanufacturing supply chain.
Our flexible, nimble, and responsive supply chain enables us to deliver to our customers
when shortages stemming from extreme weather or other disruptions occur. For moredetail, see the Supply Chain Sustainability section below.
We will report on the progress of our climate program and strategy in our2023 CDP Climate Change response.

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Pure Storage is committed to cultivating

Responsible Minerals Sourcing

Ethical Supply Chain

sustainability in all areas of its global supply
chain. To advance sustainability in our supply chain,

Environmental Compliance and Regulations

we use a lean and agile approach with a focus oncontinuous improvement and operational excellence.

Continuous Environmental Performance Improvement

Responsible Minerals Sourcing
Pure Storage is committed to conducting its business worldwide with respect for human rights and incompliance with applicable laws. Specifically for conflict minerals, we align with the industry-wide Responsible
Minerals Initiative (RMI) and conduct due diligence aligned with our Conflict Minerals Policy to source responsibly.
Conflict minerals are described as tantalum, tungsten, tin, and gold (“3TG”). Consistent with our values, we
do not want to contribute to conflict through our procurement practices, and therefore work to understandthe origin of these minerals in our products. Our full Conflict Minerals Policy is available here.
We perform due diligence within our supply chain to source products and materials from non-conflict sources
through the request of RMI conflict minerals reporting templates from our suppliers, consistent with the RMI’s
Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). RMAP assesses smelters’ and refiners’ management processes
and sourcing practices, using independent, third-party assessment to verify conformance with the RMAP standards.
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Ethical Supply Chain
Pure Storage expects its vendors’ and suppliers’ conduct to adhere to the highest ethical principles. We hold ourmanufacturing partners, components suppliers, and key logistics partners accountable for meeting our expectations.

Our Supplier Expectations

Supplier Diversity Program•

Ensuring working conditions are safe

We continue to develop our Supplier Diversity Program with executive stakeholders•

Treating workers with dignity and respect, including
respecting all local wage and labor laws•

Prohibiting the use of child and forced labor•

Operating in an environmentally responsible manner•

Conducting business activities ethically,
without the appearance of impropriety
ɿ View Our Supplier Code of Conduct

Pure Storage also participates in the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), which
provides cross-industry collaboration with suppliers and alignment on clear, consistent,
and attainable standards. We leverage the RBA Validated Assessment Program(VAP) audits, and monitor any resulting Corrective Action Plans. The VAP audits are
conducted by independent, third-party firms. They are the leading standard for onsite
verification of compliance with labor rights and other RBA Code of Conduct attributes.

In FY23, all our strategic suppliers
held RBA VAP silver or above certification,with zero critical corrective actions.

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and increasing inclusion of diverse suppliers in all possible sourcing-driven RFPs.
Further, through coordinated efforts with Small Business Administration (SBA) offices,
we work to drive our channel partnerships with small and/or diverse businesses.

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Pure Storage complies with applicable
environmental regulations and laws in

European Union Environmental
Regulatory ComplianceIn the European Union, we adhere to Extended

the countries in which it operates.

Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations outlined inPure Storage closely monitors and assesses environmental(WEEE), Battery Directive, and Packaging Directive

regulations and other requirements in countries around the world
and, as needed, implements changes to the components andmaterials that comprise our products, as well as to relevant businessprocesses and services, to ensure our products are in compliance.
We implemented an environmental data management systemdesigned to collect, store, manage, analyze, and report chemical
and compliance details about every single component, material,and subassembly that comprises our products and packaging.
Our efforts to meet evolving environmental and social requirements
continually improve the impact of our business processes, products,
and services. We understand that environmental compliance is notenough and are striving to provide additional environmental benefits
to our customers, employees, shareholders, and communities.
Globally, we work with third-party service providers, and vendors
to responsibly address e-waste, including in markets with limited
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the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
as implemented in the relevant Member States.
We also meet the chemical requirements
specified in the following regulations:•

Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS-2011/65/EU)•

Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restrictionof Chemicals (REACH-1907/2006)•

Battery Directive (2006/66/EC)•

Packaging Directive (94/62/EC)•

Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1021)

In addition, our products comply with energy efficiency
standards, disassembly instructions, and other requirements
outlined in Regulation (EU) 2019/424, known as the Ecodesign
Requirements for Servers and Data Storage products.

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Performance Improvement
We use transparent oversight and clear communication withIn FY23, We Worked With Relevant Suppliers

key internal and external stakeholders to drive continuous

to Monitor and Collect Waste Diversion Data.

improvements in our supply chain. We are working to
optimize the manufacturing process, improverecycling, and reduce emissions associated withtransportation and select responsible partners.
Our Vice President of Operations oversees these supply chain management efforts
and reports directly to the CEO. The Operations team also shares updates on key
initiatives with Pure Storage executives on sustainable supply chain management.
In FY23, as part of our continuous improvement efforts, Pure Storage beganquarterly business reviews with our strategic suppliers to review their ESG KPIs
and to collaborate on plans to achieve sustainability goals (e.g. reducing waste tolandfill, increasing reusable packaging, and manufacturing energy efficiency).

Waste Reduction
Pure Storage has identified waste reduction as an opportunity to reduce
our environmental impact within the supply chain. We are working tominimize packaging materials consumed and encouraging our suppliers
to maximize the use of recyclable materials. In FY23, we launched aneffort to reuse packaging materials during inter-site transportation.
Our focus on supporting a circular economy has driven efforts to better
understand how materials are consumed upstream in our supply chain, andas a result, we are improving our management of upstream waste data. As
part of this effort, we will continue to monitor and analyze data on waste
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The Areas Where We Collaborate Include:•

Reporting facility-level waste data•

Striving to achieve zero-waste to landfill at each site•

Repairing and repurposing returned, replaced products•

Participating in product packaging green initiatives•

Eliminating foam packaging•

Removing accessory items that are
not required for a standard configuration•

Optimizing packaging efficiency
with bulk/multipack packaging•

Utilizing more sustainable materials(e.g., recycled and recyclable)•

Using reusable product and inter-site packaging

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Governance
Pure Storage’s Board of Directors and executive
management recognize the importance of soundgovernance. Our standards and policies contribute toan ethical and inclusive business and workplace.
Our Board of Directors is currently composed of 10 directors, including
Chairman and CEO Charles Giancarlo. The Board oversees the managementof the company’s business and serves as a prudent fiduciary for ourshareholders. The Board maintains three standing committees thatmeet at least quarterly to receive and discuss updates on topics withineach committee’s purview. Each committee’s scope includes oversightover specific ESG topics as noted on the right. Good board oversightbuilds trust with our stakeholders as we meet our commitments.
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines direct our Board’s activities and provide
the structure within which our directors and management can effectively

Board of Directors
FY23 MET: 5X | MEMBERS: 10

Audit and Risk Committee
FY23 MET: 8X | MEMBERS: 3

Oversees Pure Storage corporate accounting and financial
reporting processes, monitors for enterprise risks, andprovides oversight of our environmental sustainability
efforts, and ethics and compliance program.

Compensation and Talent Committee
FY23 MET: 5X | MEMBERS: 4

Reviews and determines compensation to be paid to Pure Storage
executive officers and directors and provides oversight of Pure Storage
human capital management and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI),
including talent acquisition, development, and retention efforts.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
FY23 MET: 4X | MEMBERS: 3

pursue our business objectives. The Board also receives annual updates

Recommends corporate governance practices, periodically reviews

on ESG initiatives, including the global impact of Pure Good Foundation’s

and assesses our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and identifies

work. See the Pure Good section in this report for additional information.

and recommends candidates to serve as directors at Pure Storage.

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ESG Governance ModelESG Governance Structure

Pure Storage continues to refine its ESG governancemodel as it progresses on its ESG journey. This ensures we

BoardCommittees

have the structure in place to achieve our goals, as well as
continue to evolve our strategy as new priorities emerge.
At Pure Storage, ESG is everyone’s job regardless of their position,

EGS Executive
Sponsors

Nominating & Corporate Governance: Recommends corporate governance practices.
Audit & Risk: Oversight of environmental reporting and sustainability initiatives.
Compensation & Talent: Oversight of Pure’s Human Capital Management and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Meets Quarterly for Strategy & Direction: Accountable for embedding ESG strategy and goals cross-functionally.

geographic location, or title. Our goals impact our operations,product development, and stakeholder partnerships. These
efforts are supported by Pure Storage’s Global Head of ESG,
who is responsible for spearheading the transformation of our
ESG strategy and program. This role reports directly to our

Executive
Management
ESG Working
Committees

Executive leaders accountable for strategy, setting annual ESG goals as well as implementing & monitoring
progress to goals.

Cross functional senior leaders responsible for setting, measuring, and achieving ESG goals.

Chief Legal Officer (CLO), who reports directly to the CEO.

Our ESG Core Committee (part of our ESG

assessing, managing, and maturing the integration of

Additionally, we have established functional

Councils), made up of cross-functional leaders

ESG priorities throughout our business operations.

executive owners for each of our Tier 1 priority ESG

from across our business, is responsible for thedata, content, and analysis within this report.

In FY23, Pure Storage onboarded an ESG Controller

Our subject-area ESG committees, such as theand cross functional sustainable investment planning.

ESG Reporting and Disclosures Committee, oversee

The ESG Controller works in close partnership with theprogress toward our strategy and ensure we are

Global Head of ESG. We also deployed an enterprise-

integrating the voice of the customer and othergrade system centralizing ESG data collection,

stakeholders into our efforts. The committees meet

automating manual tasks, simplifying framework

regularly and are composed of VP- and director-

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topics. These groups are responsible for reviewing
progress related to these topics and the work of
the ESG Committees. This work is overseen by ourthree ESG executive sponsors—CLO, CTO, and
CFO—who provide guidance and approve new
initiatives. These sponsors are responsible to elevate
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Practices
Pure Storage prides itself on its commitment to ethics
throughout all of its business activities. From our Board of
Directors to our supply chain partners, we promote stringent
measures to ensure ethical behavior and decision-making sothat we operate with honesty, integrity, and respect for others.
Our Code of Conduct and other policies are foundational
to our culture. Ethical business practices are central to our
mission and business success and are critical to developing
and maintaining relationships with our employees, ourcustomers, our partners, and the communities we serve.
Our CLO oversees ethics and compliance. We have a dedicated Legal Ethics andCompliance function that works cross-functionally and reports to the CLO. The
CLO provides quarterly presentations to the Board of Directors and the Audit
Committee on the Pure Storage ethics, integrity, and compliance program.
Pure Storage leadership sets the tone regarding the importance of ethicalbehavior, including complying with all legal requirements and policies.

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Since 2020, Pure Storage has conducted an annual Cultureof Compliance tone survey, asking employees how they feel
about ethics and compliance leadership at Pure Storage and thecompany’s overall tone and support for ethics and compliance.
In our FY23 survey, our employees responded as follows:

96%

96% agreed or strongly agreed that “executive
management sets clear expectations about the need tocomply with the Code of Conduct.”95%

95% agreed or strongly agreed that “Pure Storageacts on a clear set of core ethical values.”

94%

94% agreed or strongly agreed that “Pure Storage
demonstrates its core values through our transactions
with third parties, including partners and customers.”

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Speak Up Policy

Pure Storage recognizes the importance of fostering a culture of ethical decision-

Employee Input Is Criticalmaking. We use a variety of tools and training to build and maintain this culture. One ofthese is our Code of Conduct, which we expect all our employees, business partners,
and suppliers to adhere to. It sets forth our commitment to integrity, honesty, andrespect for others.
Available in 10 languages, the Code of Conduct applies to all Pure Storage employees,
officers, and Board members. We also expect contractors, partners, service providers,customers, suppliers, and vendors to abide by the same values and principles whenworking on behalf of Pure Storage. We also provide Code of Conducts specific to our
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Pure Storage employees are empowered to speak up and voice any concerns they
have about suspected violations of the law or of Pure Storage Code of Conduct.
They can report through their management chain, humanresources, or via our anonymous reporting hotline.
In addition to the Code of Conduct, we have a Speak Up policy, which explicitly
encourages employees to come forward with any concerns and provides guidanceon the available channels for doing so. We maintain an anonymous Speak Up hotline
with both a dedicated phone number and webform by which anyone—including third
parties—can submit concerns either by name or anonymously. Learn more about the

The Code of Conduct covers a variety of critical topics, including:Speak Up hotline.

1 Conflicts of interest
2 Antitrust and competition
3 Workplace conduct
4 Insider trading
5 Accurate records and financial reporting
6 Protecting Pure Storage confidential materials and intellectual property

Pure Storage also has zero tolerance for retaliation against good faith reporters. We
have a non-retaliation policy incorporated in our Code of Conduct, which is reinforced
in our Speak Up legal page and through reminders in newsletters and training sessions.
Every concern raised through our platform is thoroughly reviewed and investigated byPure Storage Legal, Human Resources, and/or Internal Audit teams, or where necessary,an independent third party.
Our Speak Up platform and all related complaints are managed by our CLO and theLegal team in coordination with the Human Resources team.

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Mandatory Training/
Anti-corruption

Human Rights

As part of our focus on ethicalrights abuses and is committed to

Channel Partners: Pure Storage

As of 2019, 100% of active, full-time

behavior and business practices,

respecting internationally recognizedchannel partners are expected toPure Storage employees acknowledge

all new Pure Storage employees

human rights. We work to ensure that

follow the Partner Code of Conduct,

receipt of and agree to abide byreceive training on our Code of

the company is not complicit in humanwhich details business expectations

the following key policies:

Conduct at onboarding. We also

rights violations in our value chain.

and guidance to our channel partners,

1 Code of Conduct
2 Anti-bribery andrequire regular training for existing

3 Zero Tolerance for Workplace

100% Policy Acknowledgement

Anti-corruption Policy

Harassment Policy

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6 Import/Export Statement
Insider Trading Policy

In FY23, and all prioryears, Pure Storage
did not have any
confirmed incidents
of bribery or corruption.

Pure Storage stands against humanThird-party
Complianceincluding a mandate that they follow theemployees on anti-discrimination andOur human rights related policies are

Responsible Business Alliance Code ofharassment and privacy. In FY23,

based on the following documents: theConduct. The Partner Code of Conduct

Pure Storage worked with an external

UN Universal Declaration of Humanis available in several languages

creator on a bespoke training on

Rights, the UN Guiding Principles

and is enforced through monitoring,sales compliance, incorporating it

on Business and Human Rights,

audits, certifications, and training.

into a mandatory campaign for ourand the Responsible Businessglobal sales force. This is part ofAlliance (RBA) Code of Conduct.

the supplemental business integrity
and anti-bribery and anti-corruption
training we provide to the sales team.
In FY23, Pure Storage held its second
annual Pure Compliance Club, a weeklong series of supplemental innovative
training and speaker events coveringa variety of topics related to ethicalSuppliers: Pure Storage expects
its suppliers to follow the Supplier

Relevant Policies:

Code of Conduct, which is based on•

Statement against Slavery

the Responsible Business Allianceand Human Trafficking

Framework. This framework was•

Policy on Conflict Minerals

created as a way to improve social,environmental, and ethical conduct
through global supply chains. This
code covers all suppliers and isdecision-making. Internal and external

enforced through program collaboration

experts shared stories of excellence

and monitoring activities.

and common missteps in corporate
compliance. Pure Compliance ClubFor more details, see the Sustainable

continues to be an annual event andSupply Chain section of this report.

part of a broader effort to build andmaintain a culture of sound andethical decision-making.

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Data Privacy
Pure Storage is committed to ensuring the
responsible use of personal data entrusted
to us by our customers, business partners,
and employees. Pure Storage conducts
business in accordance with the highest
ethical standards, focused on lawfulness,fairness, transparency, and accountability.
Our privacy function reports to our CLO. In FY23, we focusedon formalizing our privacy program with dedicated resources
and pivotal improvements to both our internal policies andprocesses, as well as our external Privacy Notice.
Each year since 2021, Pure Storage has launched amandatory annual privacy training campaign for all
employees, focused on encouraging personal responsibility
to support foundational privacy principles.

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Product andData Security
At Pure Storage, we recognize the critical importance ofdeveloping our portfolio of products with security in mind
and continuing to secure data throughout the product’s use.
The Pure Storage security framework is led by our VP and CTO of
Security and Networking and overseen by our Executive Security
Council. An integral part of our approach is the role of the CISO
organization in our DevSecOps methodology, where it provides
governance and security operations functions. Through these
efforts, we have integrated a security mindset and underscoredthe importance of security throughout the company.

Product Security
Launched in FY21, the DevSecOps program at
Pure Storage was created by Dr. Ratinder PaulSingh Ahuja, CTO & VP for Security and Networking.
As a renowned expert in the field of security,
Dr. Ahuja introduced the program with the objectiveof systematically improving the security posture ofPure Storage products, including storage appliancesand cloud-hosted services. The program emphasizes
a “shift left” approach to security, integrating security
best practices into design, code, and deployment
at the earliest possible time in a product’s life cycle.
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1 Threat modeling
2 Continuous scanning3

Configuration hardening

4 Learning and training

The six points of the framework help
developers adopt a security-first mindset
from the inception of an idea to its delivery.
The program has been successfully
implemented by the engineering andproduct development organizations

5 Infrastructure hardening

in all business units at Pure Storage

6 Secure deployment and operation

security posture for our product lines.

which has resulted in an improved

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Pure Storage has made the following commitments
to our stakeholders regarding security:

1 Committed to protecting information entrusted to us
2 Implements physical, administrative, and technical safeguards designed
to protect information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure

Data is managed, processed, and stored in accordance with relevant dataprotection and other regulations. Pure Storage has deployed secure methods
and protocols for transmission of confidential or sensitive information over public
networks. Encryption is enabled for databases housing sensitive customer data.
To ensure our data protection objective is achieved, we’ve establishedappropriate governance over this area as well as review procedures.
The executive team, supported by the senior business unit, departmental andteam leaders, engineers, and support staff, leads this effort. Their work isoverseen by the Executive Security Council, which consists of the executive
team and is chaired by our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
We have created automated and manual procedures developed by the respective
teams for processes spanning our operations, including product management,
engineering, technical operations, security, IT, and HR. These procedures arealigned with our overall information security policies and are updated and approved
at a minimum once per year, or as needed, to reflect changes in the business.

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Security Highlights

Enterprise Resiliency Program

Pure Storage ensures each of its employees and contingent workers completes

Pure Storage also has an Enterprise Resiliency program, which considers

a mandatory security awareness training course upon hire and annually thereafter.

cyber-related resiliency, comprised of the following areas:

We also run quarterly phishing campaigns to educate users on business email security.

•

Pure Storage obtained its first SOC-2 attestation report covering Trust Services
Categories—Security, Availability, and Confidentiality in FY22 and continued tomaintain it in FY23.

minimize damage to our people, profitability, reputation, and operations.
••

Portworx® business unit, demonstrating our commitment to cybersecurity in thefollowing key areas:
Operational control
and authority for the
management system••

Cloud engineering
services••

System development•

Application security•

Site reliability•

We conduct risk assessments and continuity planning in alignment with the ISO/administration

IEC 27001:2013 and ISO 22301:2019 standards. To test our systems and apply

and negotiation

learnings, Pure Storage also conducts exercises to simulated crisis events.

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Sales operations•

Product management•

Facilities and property•

Customer successmanagement•

Data localization

Business operations

In addition to the ISO/IEC: 27001:2013, the Pure Storage Security Officeengages independent third parties to assess the capability and maturity of its
cybersecurity program aligned with recognized industry standards listed below:•

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Cybersecurity•

Security operations•

Pure Storage also carries an active cybersecurity insurance policy.

Contractengineeringand support

Business continuity: Operational plans to mitigate against low probability, highimpact disruptions for continued services to internal and external customers.

•

Policy and procedure
reviews

Disaster recovery: Technical plans to enable the recovery or
restoration of critical infrastructure, systems, and technologies.

Pure Storage obtained its first ISO/IEC: 27001:2013 certification in FY23 for the•

Crisis management: Guidelines and strategic response plans to avoid or

Incident responserisk managementaligned with NIST

capabilities andprogram aligned

Cybersecurity

procedures alignedwith NIST 800-37

Frameworkwith NIST 800-61

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Our Operations
In next year’s ESG Report, we look forward to sharing more on several initiatives
highlighted below that took place in early FY24 or are planned through fiscal year end.
••

Obtain third party verification of greenhouse

experts to ensure all devices sent for disposal

gas emissions, Scope 1, 2, and 3.

will be recycled according to EPA guidelines.

Set near-term science-based targets•

for approval by the SBTi.
•

drive greater engagement, awareness, andadvocacy with respect to privacy-related

Align our ESG Report to the Task force onprocesses and regulatory requirements.

Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
•

Directly procure renewable energy for•proactive focus on embedding privacy

Integrate renewable energy mix considerations

requirements during the development stage

in our procurement decisions (for data centers).
•

Transition to a new third-party disposal vendor
to provide coverage at all data center facilities.
This vendor adheres to a strict zero-landfill
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Formalize and expand our privacy-bydesign (PbD) processes to allow for a

our Santa Clara headquarters site.
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Launch a cross-functional privacy council toof our products, systems, and tools.
•

Engage an independent third party to perform
an internal assessment against the updated
ISO/IEC: 27001:2022 standard for Portworx.

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Employees by Region

Building a Culture and Talent
Strategy to Enable Growth
Pure Storage believes it can make a significant impact in reducing data centeremissions globally through its environmental sustainability efforts, including
designing products and solutions that enable customers to reduce their carbon
and energy footprint. This mission is only made possible by our employees—a highly
talented, committed, and diverse group of more than 5,000 people across 30 countries.
We grew our talent footprint by 22%each employee to enhance their skills andothers. We strive to build a workplace

and performance-focused. Inclusive andand continue to expand our hiring andaccelerate their career development.

culture that sets Pure Storage apartsolution-oriented. Innovative and agile.

as an employer and is sought out by

It’s what makes Pure Storage special, andothers as a company that not only

we are very proud of how it enables us tocares about employees, but is the best

have a positive impact on our employees,

place to engage in career-defining,customers, partners, and the world.

location strategy to ensure we attract theright people for the right roles and have a
global mindset with diverse perspectives.
Our talent strategy is rooted in helping our
employees deliver strong business results
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Pure Storage culture is guided by ourcore values—customer-first, persistence,creativity, teamwork, and ownership—
and is underpinned by our commitment
to honesty, integrity, and respect for

highly impactful work. Our culture iscollaborative and ambitious. Encouraging

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Fueling Our Future:
Investing in Our People
Pure Storage is transforming the storage industry which requires a talentstrategy that, like our portfolio of products, is best-in-class. We continue toplace a concerted effort on building, growing, and enabling our workforce. We
empower our employees to make an impact each and every day while providing
opportunities for every employee to expand their skills and stretch themselves
through complex yet meaningful work. We have created an environment thatcelebrates individuality and encourages diversity of thought. Our managers
and employees receive regular feedback and have clarity on how theirrewards and recognition are tied to the differentiated impact they create.

Employee Voice Survey Results1

92%

Great Place to Work91%

Proud to Work at Pure Storage

90%

I Feel Comfortable andSafe Being Myself at Work

Knowing where to invest requires listening to our employees to understand their evolving
needs and perspectives. We use the Pure Storage Employee Voice Survey (EVS) to gather
confidential employee feedback. Our employee engagement scores have been consistently

89%

high, and when benchmarked by a third party, are above the industry average. Our high EVS

I’m Comfortable Voicing My Opinions,scores are a key contributor to our customers’ positive experiences and our business success.

Even if They Are Different From Others

The FY23 EVS had 3,963 employee responses which was 85% of our active employees.

85%

Overall Employee Engagement—
a 2% Point Increase YoY

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Our People at a Glance
Best-In-Class Talent

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Employee Wellness• Grew headcount by approximately 22%• Launched Inclusive Leadership Index (ILI)• Developed family forming benefits to support

with workforce plans that fuel our growththat holds our VPs accountable for achieving

employees on their path to parenthood.

and are financially sustainable.

our DEI objectives. The ILI was recognized• Expanded domestic travel coverage within• Began using software to aid insourcing diverse candidates.

by Gartner as a top DEI practice.1• Advanced diversity representation, including
31.5% women in director roles and 11.4%

Employee Growth and Development• Designed the Pure Storage Leadership
Academy—a portfolio of learning programs
and journeys for all employees.
• Encouraged employee training—employees
completed, on average, 60 hours In calendar
year 2022.
• Prioritized internal talent for job opportunities,
filling 14.4% of our openings internally.
• Provided performance and career development
feedback to 97% of employees.
• Hosted our first annual global Career Week.

under-represented group (URG).2• Conducted pay equity analysis forall employees twice annually.

our US medical plans to include safe
access to medical needs and care.
• Hosted quarterly “Purely You”
wellness educational series.
• Achieved an 80% score on our
employee Wellbeing Index.

• Ensured that approximately 70% of offers
accepted met the Rule of Three—with one

Health and Safety

out of three qualified candidates interviewed
being a woman or URG member.

• Developed a Warden Program in which employee
volunteers are trained on emergency safety.

Pay Transparency• Launched pay and job education
resources and trainings.
• Provided all employees with access totheir pay ranges.
• Posted salary ranges for all US external
job postings.

• Integrated our employee health, and safety
training into new hire orientation.

A Culture of Doing Good• Donated $2.3M USD to nonprofit
organizations across the globe.
• Volunteered 30,700 hours, which
has a value of $976,874 USD.

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1 | Gartner article: ”How Product Leaders Can Transform Their Organization’s DEI Results to Enable Growth”, February 28, 2023. 2 | Directors include Directors and Senior Directors.

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Best-in-Class
Talent Acquisition

Our Global Innovation
Talent Strategy

We know that finding and attracting top talent is essential to our

To fuel innovation at scale, Pure Storage is building

mission and success. Our workforce planning ensures that weinnovation centers in each region around the globe

are hiring and onboarding employees in a fiscally responsible

to bring our engineers closer to our customers

manner, and in alignment with our strategy and company

while creating a diverse environment to bringpriorities. In FY23, we grew our global headcount by 22% andpassed the 5,000 threshold for the first time, predominantly
to advance our innovation, customer experience, and go-tomarket coverage. We aim to be an industry leader in talentacquisition by hiring through diverse talent pools and keeping

creative ideas into product development.
Currently, we have major innovation centers in Santa Clara, CA(U.S.), Prague, Czech Republic (EMEA), and Bangalore, India(APJ). The strategy for each center is to be fully autonomous

our candidates engaged throughout the recruiting process.

with end to end ownership over development projects. This

Pure Storage has been able to attract top talent through a combination of industry-work on challenging technical problems which often haveleading work, our attractive company culture, competitive compensation, andnot been solved by anyone else, in order to advance ourinnovative benefit offerings. We resonate with talented professionals who are

customers’ outcomes. This approach is very attractive to theseeking new groundbreaking challenges and a healthy, thriving culture. During
our rigorous and structured interview process, candidates are assessed fairly andobjectively and learn about the opportunity to make an impact and the exciting career
opportunities Pure Storage offers. We also ensure that our Talent Acquisition teamand hiring managers are authentic, transparent, and empathetic with applicants.
Our hired applicant Net Promoter Score (NPS) was 91 versus an IT and Tech industry
benchmark of 85 for companies with 1001 to 5000 employees. We value our highcandidate NPS, and we strive to offer our candidates an exceptional experience.

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strategy offers our engineers the unique opportunity totalent we seek—high quality engineers in the markets weoperate (both early in career and professionals). This talentstrategy is enabled through a globally standardized interview
process, combining technical and behavioral interviews, whichkeeps our hiring bar consistently high across all regions.

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Employee Growth and Development
We have been very intentional about creating an environment where people can thrive and do theirbest work, recognizing that by hiring well, providing stretch and meaningful work, offering continuous
learning and training strong leaders, we’ll meet and exceed our business goals.
Over the last two years, we have significantly expanded our talent management

Managers differentiate rewards based on business impact and how ourefforts and implemented best-in-class programs, processes, and tools to

employees model our values, and assessments are calibrated among all

enable employee development, growth, mobility, and performance.

people managers. We encourage employees to seek feedback from their

Our holistic performance management process now includes multiple touchpoints for
employees and managers to discuss feedback on performance, career aspirations,and development opportunities. We provide training and support resources to ourpeople leaders to give them confidence to help their employees grow professionally.

managers regularly, and our people managers are accountable for fostering
an environment of transparent feedback for continuous improvement.
All employees have full access to their annual review documents.

Encouraging Learning

We believe that transparency leads to equity. Through our annual performance

Pure Storage has a growth-focused culture. In calendar year 2022, employees

review cycle, 97% of our employees completed annual self-evaluations

completed, on average, 60 hours of training. Yet in our employee surveys, employees

and received performance assessments from their manager.

say they want even more opportunity for development. In FY23, we made thelargest investment in learning and development in our company’s history to build thePure Storage Leadership Academy—a portfolio of learning programs and journeys

87.4%

that will develop leadership skills and support all our employees’ career growth andof employees reported they
understood what was expectedof them and why it mattered.

development. The Academy is designed to help sustain a culture of learning, to growand strengthen leadership capabilities, and to drive intentional skill development. It is
made up of core programs for all employees and managers—in-role journeys for eachlevel of employee—and accelerated programs for high performing employees who

87.9%

of managers said they had enoughresources and training to support
them during the performance andcareer development review cycle.

are nearing readiness to larger, more complex work at Pure Storage. In this way, theAcademy provides development tracks for employees at every level—from executive
to individual contributor—and will become more robust and comprehensive over time.
In addition to the Academy, our employees have access to a suite of digitallearning, development workshops, coaching, and mentoring offerings.

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Our Leadership Standards
In order to continue to advance our leadership bench as
we grow our business, the Pure Leadership Standards
were introduced. Launched at our Global Leadership
Summit to all vice-presidents and above, the 4Ds are thebehaviors that make our leaders effective in our culture.
They were subsequently embedded in our annual review

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Pure Storage understands that our managers play an

sessions. More than 3,000 employees attended one

essential role in building culture and supporting a positive,

or more events throughout the week. Nine executive

personalized employee experience. We train and guidestaff members led sessions where they shared their

our managers with the help of tools and resources tocareer journey, shared career advice, and answeredenable them to connect employees to strategy, provide

employee questions. Programming also included

recognition, and advance our workplace culture.

career planning workshops and a keynote event with a
Pure Storage board member. Learning and development

process for all vice presidents and above as expected

Enabling Internal Mobility

behaviors and are the cornerstones of the first everWe believe that mobility—lateral and upward job

Pure Leadership Academy, rolled out in early FY24.

movement—is critical to engagement, growth, andThe 4 Ds: Leadership Behaviors

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2

3

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Drives Transformation: Inspires others arounda long-term vision. Works across internaland external boundaries. Makes change
happen for the betterment of Pure Storage.
Delivers Business Growth: Takes ownershipof outcomes as a leader and follower.
Encourages innovation and disciplined risktaking. Drives operational excellence to scale.

Develops Self and Others: Elevates
performance by including, stretching andmentoring talent. Acts on own learningneeds. Models the Pure Storage values.

Delights Customers: Thinks outside-in todevelop value-add solutions. Acts ahead of market
developments. Delivers value to customers.

opportunities and resources, including our Internal
Mobility Policy, were reinforced throughout the week.

together with our company. In FY23, we launched our

Succession Planning andExecutive Talent Reviews

global mobility policy that encourages employees to

In FY23, we implemented new rigor to our succession

explore and apply for open roles that align to theirplanning process at the executive level to ensure a strong

skills and career interests. Employees can easily search

successor pipeline for our executive staff and theiropen roles and request alerts on new role openings via

direct reports. Our executive team meets throughout

our new internal job portal. Every open role is posted

the year to review our succession pipeline and progressinternally for a minimum of five days. Employees areon successor development plans. The outcomes ofalso encouraged to complete talent cards highlighting

these discussions and action plans are shared with

their skills, experiences, and career aspirations,

our Compensation and Talent Committee on a regularwhich are used by our talent acquisition team tobasis. In addition to internal succession planning, we

proactively recruit current employees for open roles.

also proactively scan external prospects with a special

retention, as well as to ready our employees to scaleemphasis on top diverse talent to advance equitable

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representation among our senior most roles. Thisrigor around succession planning, along with externalsourcing of talent, ensures that Pure Storage is not only
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Diversity, Equity,and Inclusion
An important part of Pure Storage culture is diversity, equity,and inclusion (DEI). Our leaders and employees welcome diverse
perspectives as a way to fuel our innovation. Building an inclusiveand diverse workplace is not only the right thing to do; it results ingreater innovation, a better culture, and a stronger bottom line.
Our DEI Center of Excellence (CoE), led by our Vice President of Talent Management,
develops and implements company-wide strategies around three key pillars: diverse
representation, equitable policies and practices, and inclusive culture.
We know that our company and industry have more work ahead to advance DEI in theworkplace, but we are extremely heartened by our momentum. We have committed toprioritizing DEI throughout the entirety of an employee’s experience at Pure Storage—
including talent acquisition, total rewards, employee development, job rotations,promotions, and career progression.

Continued Progress on Gender and Ethnic Representation
We are committed to improving gender and ethnic representation, while also
ensuring equity in our practices and policies. Just as important as building
a diverse team, is having an engaged team. And we are proud that our mostrecent employee survey engagement scores improved among women andmembers of underrepresented groups. When asked if they would recommend
Pure Storage as a great place to work, both groups had at least a 5% yearover-year increase in favorability, to 93% and 96%, respectively.

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FY23 Workforce Representation
Global Gender1

Global Female Representation by Level

Pure Storage has increased gender
representation across all levels in FY23.
Women make up 31.5% of all directors(3.7% point increase since FY21) and16.3% of all VP or higher roles (3.7% point
increase since FY21). Efforts to drive equity
in career growth and an increase in female
representation at the highest levels of
the company have led to the FY23 female
promotion rate (14.5%) surpassing themale promotion rate (12.1%).

Race and Ethnicity in the US1, 2
Nearly 40% of all Pure Storage US
employees are from ethnically diverse

Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.—Leadershipbackgrounds (Asian and under-represented
groups), a 14.3% increase from our last ESG
report. The Pure Storage DEI strategy places
critical focus on driving representation andequity for commonly under-represented
groups across tech (Black, Hispanic,
Native American, Native Hawaiian/PacificIslander, and multiracial populations). URG
representation increased 2.3% points overthe last 3 fiscal years (8.6% in FY20, 9.1% in
FY21, 10.3% in FY22 and 11.4% in FY23).

1 | Female Global Gender by Level based on disclosed gender information. Not Specified gender accounts for 2% of the global employee population. 2 | Race/ethnicity data refers to the EEO-1 race/ethnicity categories established by the U.S. government.

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Sourcing Diverse Candidates
We understand the importance of a diverse candidate slate anddiverse interview panels in both attracting diverse talent and mitigating
unconscious bias from our hiring process. To support these efforts, weregularly provide training and resources for hiring managers to hone theskills needed to manage an objective candidate assessment process.
In FY23, we ensured that approximately 70% of offers accepted met
the rule of three, with one out of three qualified candidates interviewed
being a woman or URG member. We also make sure that Pure Storage
has diverse interview panels. And we participate in a variety of external
conferences and events focused on diverse talent recruitment, including

Hiring Female
Directors1

Hiring Female
Individual Contributors

Hiring Underrepresented
Groups (URG)

38.2%

26.3%

14.8%

Increased from 28.6% in

Boosted from 23.7% inof our hiring was fromFY2021 to 38.2% in FY23

FY2021 to 26.3% in FY23

underrepresented groups(URG) in the US in FY23

Afro-Tech, Anita Borg’s Grace Hopper, and Lesbians Who Code.

Ensuring Diversity in our Board of
Directors and Leadership Teams
Currently, 40% of our Board is composed of women or members ofdiverse communities, specifically we have three board members who
self-identify as female, one of whom also identifies as Asian, andanother board member who self-identifies as LGBTQ. Our vice president
and above leadership is composed of 16% self-identified female staff
globally and 10% from under-represented groups in the United States.

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Building Community and Connection
Our global employee resource groups (ERGs) serve a critical rolein advancing inclusion and belonging at Pure Storage. They not
only build connections and a strong community, they provide
development opportunities for our employees. Nearly a third of
our employees are members of at least one of our ERGs.
Pure Equity is a collection of six ERGs, which include:•

Able (New in FY23): Raises the visibility and inclusion ofdifferently-abled employees and helps create a culture
where they are safe, secure, and supported.

•

Coalition: Advances the efforts of Pure Storage to attract,
retain, and promote traditionally underrepresented groups.

•

Pride: Provides support and community for all LGBTQIA+
employees and bridges visibility between Pride and Pure Storage
employees to support an open, safe, and inclusive workplace.

•

Rise: Gives a platform, voice, and resources to individuals earlyin their career or early in tech to boost their development.

•

Veterans: Creates an inclusive community for veterans, works
to accelerate their hiring, and volunteers for charitable causes.

•

Women@Pure: Raises awareness of the challenges
women face in the workplace and provides an open
forum where women and their allies can aspire, develop,
and collaborate to reach their full potential.

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Pure Storage ERGs continue to grow, and employees are supported

Each of our ERGs is supported by at least one executive sponsor,

in establishing new chapters. In FY23, Women@Pure ERG launched

and receives HR guidance and funding for key initiatives.

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Advancing Diversity, Equity,and Inclusion from the Top
In FY23, we launched the Pure Storage Inclusive Leadership Index (ILI),
which guides and measures our senior leaders (VPs and above) on how todrive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The intent of the ILI is to ensure
our leaders have access to a measurable and transparent method to own
and inform their DEI progress and priorities.
The ILI focuses on seven key criteria that we believe are integral toensuring a diverse and inclusive workforce, including a leader’s:

1 Diversity of Their Direct Reporting Line Team
2 Employee Engagement Among Diverse Team Members
3 Acquisition of Diverse Talent Within the Leader’s Organization
4 Retention of Diverse Talent
5 Promotion Rates of Diverse Talent Within the Leader’s Organization
6 Visible Sponsorship of Employee Resource Group Initiatives
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Providing Equitable Talent Processes, Promotions, and Pay
The talent management processes at Pure Storage include steps to ensure that
performance reviews are conducted in an equitable manner. The annual review calibration
process is an opportunity for managers to understand the perspective of other leaders
about their teams, as well as to gain insights about talent in the organization. Calibrating
expectations of employee contributions with other leaders also helps our managers
and employees ensure that performance ratings are applied consistently and fairly.
In addition, we monitor the career progression ratio of female and URGs versus the overall
workforce on a quarterly basis to ensure equitable promotion practices. In FY23, 14.5%of female employees globally were promoted versus 12.1% of their male counterparts.
Additionally 11% of URG employees in the U.S. were promoted versus 12.9% of nonURG employees in the US. In an effort to improve URG promotion rates, in FY24 we will
be designing and implementing a sponsorship program devoted to accelerating thedevelopment and promotion of high potential URG talent, as well as females globally.
Pure Storage has also developed a global approach to pay transparency that goes beyond
what is required in the US. In addition to complying with pay transparency laws, we havetaken proactive steps to provide understanding and transparency around our pay andjobs philosophy for all Pure Storage employees. In FY23, we launched a global training
initiative for all employees and managers that covers our total rewards philosophy, ourapproach to job leveling, and our efforts to ensure fair, equitable, and competitive pay.

We coach leaders on how to advance the seven criteria within their

All US job requisition postings now include the associated pay band. We continue toorganizations, including sharing research and best practices and providing

monitor pay transparency laws such as those being considered in the European Union.

HR and enablement support.
We engage an external vendor to measure, achieve, and sustain pay equity
Every leader has access to their own score, as well as the consolidated

twice a year, including the evaluation of differences between genders

results of their internal peers. Average ILI scores are reported to thefor pay, performance ratings, promotions, and stock awards.

Compensation and Talent Committee of our Board each quarter. Leaders
who have high scores are recognized, as are those who improve their index

We report on our progress, including workforce diversity data, performance ratingsscores quarter over quarter.

equity, average Inclusive Leadership Index scores, and achievements on DEI priorities
to the Compensation and Talent Committee of our Board on a quarterly basis.

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Employee Wellness

US Employee Benefits

We support our employees’ health and wellness through all stagesof life with programs, resources, and accessible benefits to ensure
every Pure Storage employee can bring their best self to work.
Pure Storage employees and their families are covered by a diverse offering of
benefit programs that support their unique life situations and needs. Pure Storage
benefits offerings for US employees span across health, financial, and life.
In addition to providing comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage;
life insurance; and disability insurance, we offer customizable wellness programs
and offerings ranging from mental health coaching and therapy to nutritionand exercise programs. Employees also have access to an online wellness
video library and our quarterly employee wellness education series, Purely
You. We have a highly flexible time-off policy and encourage employees topractice self-care and proactively manage their mental and physical health.
Additional wellness benefits include financial planning resources that provide
guidance on paying off student debt and helping employees prepare for retirement,
as well as family-forming assistance, parental and adoption leave, and parenting
support. We also provide support for different stages of healthcare needs, from easy
access to virtual care to healthcare navigation support from concierge partners.

HealthFinancial

Life

Medical401(k) Plan

Prescription
Drugs

Heath Savings
Account

Flexible Paid
Time Off

DentalFlexible
Spending
Accounts

VisionLyra
Behavioral
Health

Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
Life &
Accident
Disability
Financial
Wellbeing

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We regularly survey our employees to get feedbackon their wellbeing and benchmark our total reward
programs to ensure we are delivering competitive
health and wellbeing benefits to employees.
Family Formation
Our employees expressed the need for additional fertility benefits that could
span across our Pure Storage employees’ diverse needs. As a result, in July
2022, we added family formation support to our global benefits package.
All employees can utilize this benefit for resources, guidance, and financial
assistance to help support them through their family forming journey. This benefit
provides support for all forms of family formation including but not limited to:
Egg preservation, IVF or IUI, Surrogacy for same-sex couples, and Adoption.

Parenting Support
Pure Storage provides personalized parenting support through Cleo where
employees are matched with a guide who supports them through theirfamily planning and child raising journey. Previously, the offering was only for
those that are considering pregnancy and up to the first year of the child’slife, but Pure Storage has expanded this to include support up to age 13.
Cleo was also expanded to be available to all employees worldwide.

Expansion of Travel Medical Benefits
In July 2022, as a response to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe
vs. Wade, we expanded our travel benefits within our self-insured medical plansfor employees living in states without safe access to legal abortions. Similar to
the travel coverage already in place for cancer treatment, bariatric surgery, andtransgender care, we added coverage for any necessary eligible expenses, suchas transportation and lodging, if travel is required to another US state to accessabortion care. As a reminder, our US medical plans cover legal abortions in any state.

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Health and Safety
Pure Storage considers the health, safety, and well-being of our employees and others who dobusiness with Pure Storage to be paramount. Our goal is to ensure employees feel safe and enjoy
good health and well-being at work and home, enabled by our programs and processes.
Our global Environmental Health and Safety

Over the past year, we worked with our EHS Internal

Training Employees on EHS(EHS) program is managed by our Global Safety

Audit team to verify compliance and ensure alignment

and Security Department in partnership with our

to our standards. Findings from these assessments are

We are committed to regular training on environmental

Legal, HR, and Facilities teams. Pure Storage has

shared with internal stakeholders as we engage acrossan Environmental, Health, and Safety Policy thatdepartments. These audits began in our Europe, Middle

applies to our operations and benefits employees,

East, and Africa (EMEA) region and will be expanded

contingent workers, customers, and partners in all

to Asia Pacific and the Americas through FY24.

locations where Pure Storage does business.
Pure Storage integrates these objectives into ourbeyond legal compliance that add value to the day-to-business planning, decision-making, performance

day of our operations. Our safety committees are an

tracking, and governance processes to ensure that we

example of this effort, with employees and a Pure Storage

comply with all applicable EHS laws and do what we canrepresentative meeting at least quarterly to discuss

to keep our employees and contingent workers safe.

health and safety topics. We are working to integrate

Employees, contingent workers, customers, andpartners may anonymously report any suspected or
actual violations of the Pure Storage EHS Policy to our
ethics hotline or online at purestorage.com/speakup.

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Pure Storage has also implemented programs that movethese councils into a global safety steering committee.

health and safety and encourage a culture of opennessand dialogue around our performance. As part of thiseffort, we have created a Floor Warden Program inwhich employee volunteers are trained on Pure Storage
emergency safety plans, as well as first aid. Ourwardens integrate into our EHS system, and theirtraining is vital in the event of an emergency. So far,
we have trained employees in the EMEA and Americas
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A Culture of Doing Good
The mission of the Pure Good Foundation is to empower our employees and nonprofit partners to build
a better world. Or, as our motto states, “Go Do Good.” Today, Pure Good divides its efforts across three areas.

1 | Pure Philanthropy
Focused on our core value of teamwork and our corporate cultureof doing good, we offer employees three ways to deepen their
engagement with local causes dear to their hearts as part ofour larger Employee Volunteer Program: (a) our Global Interest
Grant program which promotes team building through group
volunteerism at work; (b) the Community Volunteer program to
amplify individual philanthropic work with donations; and (c) the
Board Member program to support those nonprofits to which
our employees dedicate their time. These three sub-programs
allow our employees to become active participants in the cultureof Pure Storage, and enable Pure Storage to personally engage
with our employees on issues that matter most to them.

30,700hours volunteered,with a value of $976,874 USD$2.3M

USD donated to nonprofit organizations acrossthe globe, a more than 50% increase YoY

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2 | Environment Sustainability

3 | Workforce Development

Pure Storage products have always had a positive

The world is becoming increasingly technological,

net effect for our customers and the planet. Purecreating insurmountable barriers for many individuals

Good realized it could greatly amplify these efforts byto find meaningful, well-paying careers in today’s job

investing our charitable dollars in nonprofits who also

market. Given the diverse backgrounds of our global

innovatively work to improve the environment as well as

employee population, as well as the incredible desireby activating our large global employee population toof our employees to give back, Pure Good believesin the Year Up mission ofvolunteer with eco-friendly causes. This Initiative hasthat we can make a difference. In FY23, the Workforce

closing the opportunity divide

brought out some of our strongest climate advocates

Development Initiative provided more than $1 million

by providing opportunities

and resulted in the creation of an internal group called

USD in grants to various related nonprofits, activatedPure Sustainability, which hosts third-party experts

hundreds of Pure Storage employees to volunteer as

for young professionals thatto educate employees on pressing environmental

mentors, and helped to employ thousands of people

issues. Through the creation of the Environmental

across the world in sustainable, living-wage paying

Sustainability Initiative, Pure Good also partnered withcareers. Since first launched in FY21, we’ve seen

the Pure Storage Sales team to develop a Social Impact

continued growth in the success of this initiative,

Pricing program which allows environmentally focusedincluding a cross collaboration with HR to identify

has given to Year Up interns

nonprofits to purchase our products at a discount.

unique ways of bringing in more of this diverse talent

is life changing; especially forto Pure Storage. This collaborative effort has alreadyyoung people that come from

Nonprofit Partners•

Carbon Community•

Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia•

Clear Air Task Force, Dream Corps Green For All•

One Tree Planted, Regeneration International•

Sázíme Stromy (We Plant Trees)•

Simbi Foundation•

Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance•Team Rubicon

resulted in six internal hires from nonprofit partnerships.

•

COOP

•

NPower•Czechitas•

Tech-Moms•

Dream Corps•

Upwardly Global•

Generation•

Year Up•

Hire Heroes•

Management
Leadership for“Pure Storage has invested

wouldn’t otherwise have them.
The experience, investment,
and guidance that Pure Storage

generational poverty and otherchallenging circumstances.

Nonprofit Partners

Tomorrow

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We’re incredibly grateful andproud of the partnership
between Year Up and Pure.”
VIC ESPINO | DIRECTOR
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Future Forward:
Our People
In next year’s ESG Report, we look forward to sharing more
on several initiatives highlighted below that took place inearly FY24 or are planned through fiscal year end:
• Launch of our Pure Leadership Academy
to all Pure Storage employees.

campaign to encourage all Pure Storage• Development and launch of Inclusive

employees to share their pronouns.

Leadership for All (VP+ workshop)• Report on race and ethnicity in the US.

and Inclusion Starts with You(all-employee learning program).
• Launch of Pure Storage Sponsorship
Program to enhance career development
for all Pure Storage employees, including
women and under-represented groups.

61• Launch of an inclusive language

for tech and non-tech employees.
• Introduction of a company-wide
employee donation match program.
• Creation and launch of Volunteer
Time Off policy.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for FY20 through FY22 is listed below. We will report FY23 GHG emissions in next year’s report.
Calculations are consistent with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3)
Accounting and Reporting Standard. Emissions are presented in metric tonnes of CO2e. See footnote for restatement on FY20 data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by scope (mt CO2e)
Scope 1
Scope 2 (location-based)

FY21

FY22

276

597

537

1,736

1,292

1,842

Total Scope 1 and 2 Emissions (location-based)

2,013

1,889

2,379

Scope 3: Purchased Goods and Services

46,86750,89654,756

Scope 3: Capital Goods

3,468

21,78021,410

Scope 3: Fuel- & Energy-Related Activities

1,973

2,222

2,185

Scope 3: Upstream Transportation & Distribution

5,479

2,505

2,352

Scope 3: Business Travel2

14,908

3,698

2,055

Scope 3: Employee Commuting5

10,047660

1,838

Scope 3: Upstream Leased Assets
Scope 3: Use of Sold Products
Scope 3: End of Life Treatment of Sold Products

N/A

4,032

4,023

172,554

183,244

217,679

98

119

133

Total Scope 3 Emissions 3

255,394

269,156

306,431

Total Scope 1, 2 (location-based), and 3 Emissions 4

257,407271,045

308,809

Greenhouse gas emissions scope 1 and scope 2 by region (mt CO2e)

FY20

FY21

FY22

AMER (Location-based)

1,575

1,243

1,645

APJ (Location-based)

254

320

185

EMEA (Location-based)

184

326

548

Electricity Demand (in MWh)

FY20

FY21

FY22

Electricity consumption by region (MWh)—AMER

5,811

2,796

4,750

Electricity consumption by region (MWh)—APJ

370

580

289

Electricity consumption by region (MWh)—EMEA

63

FY201

715

2,711

1,214

Total electricity use (in MWh)—Electricity

6,896

6,088

6,253

Energy Demand (in MWh)

FY20

FY21

FY22

Electricity use (in MWh)

6,896

6,088

6,253

Energy use (in MWh)—Other fuels6

3,325

2,744

2,549

Total Energy (MWh)10,221

8,831

8,802

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions: CONTINUEDGreenhouse gas emissions intensity by FYE revenue (mt CO2e / $ millions)

FY20 1

FY21

FY22

0.17

0.35

0.25

Scope 2 (Location-based)

1.06

0.77

0.84

Total Scope 1 and 2 Emissions (Location-based)

1.22

1.12

1.09

Scope 3: Purchased Goods and Services

28.52

30.22

25.11

2.11

12.93

9.82

Scope 1

Scope 3: Capital Goods
Scope 3: Fuel- & Energy-Related Activities

1.20

1.32

1.00

Scope 3: Upstream Transportation & Distribution

3.33

1.49

1.08

Scope 3: Business Travel

9.07

2.20

0.94

6.11

0.39

0.84

2

Scope 3: Employee Commuting5
Scope 3: Upstream Leased Assets
Scope 3: Use of Sold Products
Scope 3: End of Life Treatment of Sold Products
Total Scope 3 Emissions

N/A

2.39

1.84

105.00108.80

99.81

0.06

0.07

0.06

155.40159.81140.51

Total Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions (Location-based)4

156.63160.94141.60

Greenhouse gas emissions intensity by full time employee (mt CO2e / employee)

FY20 1

FY21

FY22

3

Scope 1

0.08

0.15

0.13

Scope 2 (Location-based)

0.50

0.33

0.43

Total Scope 1 and 2 Emissions (Location-based)

0.58

0.49

0.56

Scope 3: Purchased Goods and Services

13.53

13.19

14.19

Scope 3: Capital Goods

1.00

6.29

6.18

Scope 3: Fuel- & Energy-Related Activities

0.57

0.58

0.51

Scope 3: Upstream Transportation & Distribution

1.58

0.65

0.55

Scope 3, Category 6: Business Travel2

4.30

0.96

0.48

Scope 3: Employee Commuting5

2.90

0.17

0.43

Scope 3: Upstream Leased Assets

N/A

1.05

0.95
51.27

Scope 3: Use of Sold Products

49.83

47.50

Scope 3: End of Life Treatment of Sold Products

0.03

0.03

0.03

Total Scope 3 Emissions 3

73.75

69.77

72.17

74.33

70.26

72.73

FY20

FY21

FY22

Scope 3 Use of Sold Products mt CO2e per effective petabyte shipped

65.94

54.42

48.89

Energy Demand intensity by FYE revenue

FY20

FY21

FY22

Enegy Demand Intensity per $ million in revenue (MWh / $ million revenue)

6.22

5.24

4.04

Total Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions (Location-based)4
Greenhouse gas emissions intensity per effective PB Shipped (mt CO2e / PBe)

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1 | In preparing our FY21 and FY22 GHG inventory, we identified a calculation oversight in our inaugural FY20 scope 2 calculation. In particular, there was a misinterpreted value for electricity consumption for our data centers. Given that error, we took a closer lookat the FY20 GHG inventory as a whole, identified any source(s) of potential error, and then corrected them as appropriate. The review resulted in an 89.2% decrease in FY20 scope 2 emissions and a 2% increase in Scope 3 Use of Sold product emissions, Purchased
Goods and Services, and EOL Treatment of Sold Products. As a result, we have restated our scope 2 and scope 3 GHG inventory data in this year’s FY23 ESG Report. 2 | Business travel includes all flights, accommodations, ground transportation, and all travelrelated business. 3 | All Scope 3 emissions are location-based. 4 | Total Emissions (location-based) = Scope 1 + Scope 2 (location-based) + Scope 3 (location-based). 5 | Category 7: Employee Commuting (does not include working from home). 6 | Other fuels refers64

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Human Capital
Our human capital data for FY20 through FY23 is listed below. We have restated our FY20 and FY21 human capital data due to the following:changing our calculation base for disclosed DEI data to include not-specified for Global Gender and Race and Ethnicity in the US; aligning data
to fiscal year versus calendar year; and identifying and resolving calculation errors leading to more accurate data. Data points for FY20-FY23
are rounded to the nearest tenth decimal. Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Employees

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

Total Number of Employees

3,463

3,858

4,246

5,182

New Hires

1,027

944

1,140

1,669

Voluntary Turnover Rate

10.7%

7.8%

15.4%

12.1%

Global Age

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

<30 years old

11.5%

10.7%

11.0%

12.8%

30-50 years old

62.2%

61.4%

59.7%

58.6%

50+ years old

26.0%

27.6%

29.0%

28.3%

Global Gender

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

% Female

21.9%

22.7%

23.2%

23.7%

% Male

77.5%

76.6%

75.5%

74.3%

% Not Specified

0.6%

0.6%

1.3%

2.0%

Global Gender by Level2

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

% Female- Individual Contributor

22.0%

22.4%

23.0%

23.5%

% Female- Manager

22.5%

25.8%

25.3%

25.9%

% Female- Leadership (Director)3

24.3%

27.8%

29.2%

31.5%

% Female- Leadership (VP+ )

16.3%

12.6%

14.6%

16.3%

Gender by Region2

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

Americas % Female

23.8%

24.8%

25.3%

26.1%

APJ % Female

13.8%

14.6%

17.0%

20.8%

EMEA % Female

17.4%

18.0%

18.5%

18.2%

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Race and Ethnicity in the US

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

Race and Ethnicity in the US—Leadership (Director)

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

URG Total

8.6%

9.1%

10.3%

11.4%

URG Total

8.0%

8.3%

8.2%

9.1%

Native American

0.3%

0.3%

0.3%

0.24%

Native American

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Black

1.3%

1.5%

2.2%

2.3%

Black

1.1%

1.5%

1.8%

1.5%

Hispanic

3.9%

4.4%

5.0%

5.6%

Hispanic

4.3%

2.9%

4.1%

5.1%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.8%

0.7%

0.6%

0.6%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.5%

0.5%

0.0%

0.4%

2 or more

2.3%

2.3%

2.4%

2.7%

2 or more

2.1%

3.4%

2.3%

2.2%

Asian

23.9%

26.0%

27.5%

28.2%

Asian

17.1%

20.5%

21.0%

22.5%

White

49.7%

50.7%

50.7%

50.9%

White

54.5%

51.2%

53.0%

53.1%

Not Specified

17.8%

14.2%

11.5%

9.5%

Not Specified

20.3%

20.0%

17.8%

15.3%

Race and Ethnicity in the US- Individual Contributor

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

Race and Ethnicity in the US—Leadership (VP+)

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

URG Total

8.9%

9.1%

10.3%

11.7%

URG Total

4.4%

7.2%

8.9%

10.1%

Native American

0.2%

0.2%

0.3%

0.2%

Native American

1.5%

1.2%

1.3%

1.1%

Black

1.4%

1.6%

2.2%

2.2%

Black

1.5%

1.2%

1.3%

3.4%

Hispanic

4.0%

4.5%

5.0%

5.9%

Hispanic

1.5%

2.4%

5.1%

4.5%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.7%

0.6%

0.6%

0.6%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

2 or more

2.5%

2.2%

2.3%

2.7%

2 or more

0.0%

2.4%

1.3%

1.1%

Asian

24.6%

26.8%

28.2%

29.0%

Asian

17.6%

21.7%

25.3%

28.1%

White

49.2%

50.4%

50.5%

50.7%

White

52.9%

56.6%

58.2%

53.9%

Not Specified

25.0%

14.5%

7.6%

7.9%

Not Specified

17.3%

13.6%

11.0%

8.7%

Race and Ethnicity in the US—Manager

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

URG Total

7.8%

9.6%

12.2%

11.9%

Native American

0.4%

0.4%

0.4%

0.3%

Black

0.4%

1.1%

2.2%

3.2%

Hispanic

3.7%

5.0%

5.0%

4.2%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

1.6%

1.4%

1.4%

1.0%

2 or more

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1.6%

1.8%

3.2%

3.2%

Asian

25.7%

25.4%

26.9%

27.1%

White

49.0%

51.1%

48.4%

49.4%

Not Specified

17.6%

13.9%

12.5%

11.6%

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Pure Storage is committed to transparently disclosing material sustainability information for our investors and other stakeholders. The tables
below reference SASB’s Hardware Sustainability Accounting Standard, Version 2023-06, and SASB’s Software & IT Services Sustainability
Accounting Standard, Version 2023-06, which are most relevant to our operations. Unless otherwise stated, the responses reflect fiscal year
2023 (February 7, 2022 through February 5, 2023). We will continue to evaluate additional metrics for disclosure in future reports.

Hardware Sustainability Accounting Standard
Sustainability Disclosure Topics & Accounting Metrics
Topic / Code

Accounting MetricResponse

Product Security

Topic / CodeDescription of approach to identifying andaddressing data security risks in products

Percentage of Tier 1 supplier facilities audited
in the RBA Validated Audit Process (VAP) or
equivalent, by (a) all facilities and (b) high-risk
facilities

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

TC-HW430a.2

Tier 1 suppliers’ (1) non-conformance ratewith the RBA Validated Audit Process (VAP)or equivalent, and (2) associated corrective
action rate for (a) priority non-conformancesand (b) other non-conformances

Percentage of products by revenue that
contain IEC 62474 declarable substances

100% of Pure Storage products contain IEC
62474 declarable substances.

Materials Sourcing

TC-HW410a.2

Percentage of eligible products, by revenue,
meeting the requirements for EPEAT

0%. EPEAT standards do not apply to
Pure Storage products. We produce RoHS and
REACH compliance documents that identify EIC
62474 substances relevant to those regulations
that are present in these products. We assess
and manage the presence (or lack thereof)of substances in Pure Storage products tonumerous battery and packaging material
regulations, the US EPA’s Toxic Substances
Control Act (section 6(h) on PBTs) and the EU
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) regulation(based on the Stockholm Convention).
Banned and restricted substances from thoseregulations are not contained in Pure Storage
products.

TC-HW410a.3

Percentage of eligible products, by revenue,
meeting ENERGY STAR® criteria

0%. All of our products are able to meet
ENERGY STAR criteria. We are evaluating
whether to obtain formal certification in FY24
for all or a portion of our products.

TC-HW410a.4

Weight of end-of-life products and e-waste
recovered, percentage recycled

How Pure Storage Delivers e-Waste Savingsand Product Circularity

Product and Data Security

Employee Diversity & Inclusion

TC-HW330a.1

Percentage of gender and racial/ethnic grouprepresentation for (1) management,(2) technical staff, and (3) all other employees

Human Capital

Product Life Cycle Management
TC-HW410a.1

Response

Supply Chain Management

TC-HW430a.1

TC-HW- 230a.1

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Accounting Metric

TC-HW440a.1

Description of the management of risks
associated with the use of critical materialsa) 100%b) not applicable

1) 0% non-conformance2) not applicable

Supply Chain Sustainability

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Software & IT Services Sustainability Accounting Standard
Sustainability Disclosure Topics & Accounting Metrics
Topic / Code

Accounting MetricResponse

Environmental Footprint of Hardware Infrastructure

Accounting MetricResponse

Description of approach to identifying an
addressing data security risks, including useof third-party cybersecurity standards

Product and Data Security

Data Security

TC-SI-130a.1(1) Total energy consumed, (2) percentage
grid electricity and (3) percentage renewable

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

TC-SI-130a.2(1) Total water withdrawn, (2) total water
consumed; percentage of each in regionswith High or Extremely High Baseline Water
StressPure Storage does not operate a waterintensive business and therefore does not
currently report on water, though it will assess
whether to do so in the future.

TC-SI-130a.3

Discussion of the integration of environmental
considerations into strategic planning for data
centre needs

TC-SI-230a.2

Recruiting & Managing a Global, Diverse & Skilled Workforce
TC-SI-330a.1

Percentage of employees that are (1) foreign
nationals and (2) located offshore

Our Data Centers

Data Privacy & Freedom of Expression

68

Topic / Code

TC-SI-330a.2

Employee engagement as a percentage

TC-SI-330a.3

Percentage of gender and racial/ethnic grouprepresentation for (1) management,(2) technical staff, and (3) all other employees

TC-SI-220a.1

Description of policies and practices relating
to behavioral advertising and user privacy

Pure Storage privacy notice

TC-SI-220a.2

Number of users whose information is used
for secondary purposes

Not applicable to this report. Pure Storage
operates in a B2B environment and therefore is
not focused on secondary utilization.

TC-SI-220a.3

Total amount of monetary losses as a resultof legal proceedings associated with user
privacy

None

TC-SI-520a.1(1) Number of law enforcement requests foruser information, (2) number of users whose
information was requested, (3) percentage
resulting in disclosure

Not applicable to this report. Pure Storage
operates in a B2B environment, and law
enforcement requests are more likely to berequested from our customers directly.

Managing Systemic Risks from Technology Disruptions

TC-SI-220a.4

TC-SI-220a.5

List of countries where core products orservices are subject to government-required
monitoring, blocking, content filtering, or
censoringNot applicable as we are not a content provider.

22.9% of employees are Foreign Nationals;
0.05% of US employees are located offshore.
Results from the Pure Storage FY23
EVS survey: 85% engagement. The EVS
participation rate was 85% (3,956 of 4,646
eligible employees)
Human Capital
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Intellectual Property Protection & Competitive Behavior

TC-SI-550a.2

Total amount of monetary losses as aresults of legal proceedings associated with
anticompetitive behavior regulations

Description of business continuity risks
related to disruptions of operations

None

Enterprise Resiliency Program

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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Pure Storage discloses in reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Unless otherwise stated, data reported reflects fiscal year 2023
(February 7, 2022 through February 5, 2023). We will continue to evaluate additional metrics for disclosure in future reports.

GRI Indicator

Description

Response

GRI 2 General Disclosures
Pure Storage, Inc. is a Delaware corporation whose shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PSTG". Our global headquarters are in
Santa Clara, California, with offices in 30+ countries. Pure Storage locations

GRI 2-1

Organizational Details

GRI 2-2

Entities Included in the Organization's
Sustainability Reporting

Pure Storage, Inc. and subsidiaries.

GRI 2-3

Reporting Period, Frequency, and Contact Point

About This Report

GRI 2-4

Restatements of Information

No differences in reported lists.

There are two areas of restatement:
1) GHG Emissions: In preparing our FY21 and FY22 GHG inventory, we identified a calculation oversight in our inaugural FY20 scope 2 calculation. In particular, there was amisinterpreted value for electricity consumption for our data centers. Given that error, we took a closer look at the FY20 GHG inventory as a whole, identified any source(s)of potential error, and then corrected them as appropriate. The review resulted in an 89.2% decrease in FY20 scope 2 emissions and a 2% increase in Scope 3 Use of Soldproduct emissions, Purchased Goods and Services, and EOL Treatment of Sold Products. As a result, we have restated our scope 2 and scope 3 GHG inventory data in thisyear’s FY23 ESG Report.
2) DEI data: Ethnicity data inadvertently reflected FY20 versus FY21. Our DEI data for FY20-FY23 has been restated in the Human Capital table in Our Data section of the ESG
Report to include a category for “unspecified”, as well as clarifying that race and ethnicity data is for US employees only.

GRI 2-5External Assurance

We plan to obtain third-party verification of our GHG emissions data as of our FY24 ESG Report.

GRI 2-6

Activities, Value Chain, and Other Business
Relationships

2023 Form 10-K (Business)

GRI 2-7

Employees

Pure Storage leverages a contingent workforce for specific time bound work. However, they do not represent a significant portion of the company’s activities.

GRI 2-8

Workers Who Are Not Employees

1774 (23.7%) contingent workers

Human Capital
Pure Storage does not have a significant seasonal variation in employees.

2023 Proxy Statement
Corporate Governance Guidelines
GRI 2-9

Governance Structure and Composition

Audit and Risk Committee Charter
Compensation and Talent Committee Charter
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter

GRI 2-10

GRI 2-1169

Nomination and selection of the highest
governance body
Chair of the Highest Governance Body

2023 Proxy Statement
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter
Charles Giancarlo is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. For additional information, please see our 2023 Proxy Statement

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Description

Response

GRI 2-12

Role of the Highest Governance Body inOverseeing the Management of Impacts

The Board oversees processes to identify and manage risks related to the economy, environment, and people through its oversight of the company’s annual enterpriserisk assessment and shareholder engagement. The enterprise risk assessment is based on risk information from both internal and external sources and is presented to the
Audit and Risk Committee of the Board by the VP of Internal Audit. The assessment helps identify enterprise level risks and considers global economic conditions, ESG,
human capital management, and other topics. ESG is a stand-alone risk consideration, and permeates several other risk topics such as cyber, privacy, talent, and climatechange. Starting in FY24, we will adopt a new contract manufacturer risk assessment program where ESG related risks are evaluated at the contract manufacturers engaged
by Pure. The Board and management are committed to maintaining an ongoing, active dialogue with shareholders and seeking their input on the company’s evolving ESG
initiatives, corporate governance practices, and compensation program. The Board reviews and discusses the enterprise risk assessment and shareholder engagement withmanagement at least once a year for identification of appropriate follow-up action items.

GRI 2-13

Delegation of Responsibility for Managing Impacts

Our Chief Legal Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Technology Officer are the ESG executive sponsors, and the ESG function is managed by the Global Head of ESG
who reports to the CLO.
2023 Proxy Statement

GRI 2-1470

Role of the Highest Governance Body in
Sustainability Reporting

About This Report
ESG Strategy and Goals

GRI 2-15

Conflicts of Interest

The Pure Storage Conflict of Interest Rules and Guidelines are captured in our Code of Conduct and supplemental guidance documents on our employee intranet. If an
employee or job applicant has an outside activity or other conflict (such as a family relationship), they must first discuss with their HR Business Partner (or hiring coordinator
for job applicants) and also discuss the outside activity with their manager. If they have support from their HR Business Partner and Manager they should submit anapplication to the Legal Compliance team. Legal Compliance will review and assess the form and determine whether the employee can engage in the outside activity or if
there are other safeguards that need to be put in place regarding any potential conflict. If the Legal Compliance team becomes aware of any undisclosed conflict of interest,
it will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation and may ultimately take disciplinary action against the employee.

GRI 2-16

Communication of critical concerns

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors receives a quarterly report on status and new projects of the Legal Compliance team. As part of this update, we share a highlevel summary of all new concerns and internal matters we are currently reviewing or investigating. We note in this summary how many reports we received via our hotline
and the issue coding for new matters received. In addition to this regular reporting, when a potentially material or serious matter arises, the Chief Legal Officer communicates
those matters to other executives and to the Chairman of the Audit Committee as soon as practical and then provides regular updates thereafter.

GRI 2-17

Collective Knowledge of the Highest Governance
Body

All Board members are provided access to formal director education programs, including ESG topics.

GRI 2-18

Evaluation of the Performance of the Highest
Governance Body

2023 Proxy Statement

GRI 2-19

Remuneration Policies

2023 Proxy Statement

GRI 2-20

Process to Determine Remuneration

2023 Proxy Statement

GRI 2-21

Annual Total Compensation Ratio

2023 Proxy Statement

GRI 2-22

Statement on Sustainable Development Strategy

A Letter From our Chairman and CEO

GRI 2-23

Policy Commitments

Pure Storage has a public facing Code of Conduct, Supplier Code of Conduct, and Partner Code of Conduct. Our Statements on Human Trafficking, Conflict Minerals, andCorporate Social Responsibility are also available on our public website. These documents communicate our core values and expectations for our employees and partners
we do business with. They include complying with anti-corruption laws, avoiding conflicts of interest, respectful conduct, fair dealing, and transparency. Each of our Codeof Conduct documents contains multiple avenues for good faith reporting, and clearly states the Pure Storage anti-retaliation policy. Our codes capture our commitment
to human rights, and in particular our Supplier Code of Conduct highlights our commitment as a signatory organization to the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of
Ethics and our expectations that all Pure Storage suppliers likewise follow the RBA Code of Ethics, particularly as it relates to fair labor practices, respectful conduct, andanti-slavery and child labor rules. These policies are drafted by our subject matter experts in coordination with our ethics and compliance team. They are reviewed andapproved by our Chief Legal Officer and by business leaders in relevant units. The Code of Conduct is reviewed and approved annually by the Board of Directors. Our Codeof Conduct must be reviewed and acknowledged annually by all active Pure Storage employees. Compliance with our Partner Code of Conduct is a requirement of remaining
in good standing in the Pure Storage Partner Program. Compliance with our Supplier Code of Conduct is expected of all Pure Storage suppliers and that commitment is
captured in our standard paper for vendor agreements.

GRI 2-24

Embedding policy commitments

All active employees, including senior leaders, are required annually to acknowledge receipt and agree to be bound by six of Pure Storage's key policies, including the Codeof Conduct, Anti-Bribery Policy, Zero Tolerance for Workplace Harassment Policy, Export Statement, Insider Trading Policy, and Information Security Policy. For the last four
years, Pure Storage has had 100% of active employees complete this process.

GRI 2-26

Mechanisms for Seeking Advice and Raising
Concerns

Speak Up Policy

GRI 2-27

Compliance with Laws and Regulations

Not applicable. In FY2023, the company did not have any material instances of non-compliance with laws.

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Description

Response- Accounting for Sustainability- A4S ESG Controller Roundtable- CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion- ESG Controller Bay Area Consortium for Tech Leaders

GRI 2-28

Membership Associations- FIRST- Information Technology—Information Sharing Analysis Center (IT-ISAC)- International Association of Privacy Professionals- Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)- The Conference Board (DEI)GRI 2-30

Collective Bargaining Agreements

Employees in France and Poland, representing approximately 2% of Pure Storage global workforce, are covered by some form of collective bargaining agreement.

GRI 3 Material Topics
GRI 3-1

Process to Determine Material Topics

ESG Strategy and Goals

GRI 3-2

List of Material Topics

About This Report

GRI 3-3Management of Material Topics

ESG Strategy and Goals

GRI 201 Economic PerformanceGRI 201-1

Direct Economic Value Generated and Distributed

2023 Form 10-K

GRI 201-3

Defined Benefit Plan Obligations and Other
Retirement Plans

Employee Wellness

GRI 203 Indirect Economic Impact
GRI 203-2

Significant Indirect Economic Impacts

A Culture of Doing GoodGRI 205 Anti-corruption
GRI 205-1

Operations Assessed for Risks Related to
Corruption

Legal Compliance conducts an annual Global Compliance Risk Assessment, identifying the top 10 compliance risks (such as corruption, fraud, etc) facing the company andthen evaluating our internal controls using the Department of Justice's Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programs.

GRI 205-2

Communication and Training about Anti-corruption
Policies and Procedures

New hires are required to take a Code of Conduct training, which explains the Pure Storage anti-bribery policies, within 60 days of hire. Upon hiring, Pure Storage employees
also watch a bespoke training video on sales compliance, which includes anti-bribery training. Every year, all active employees must complete an acknowledgment of thePure Storage key policies, including the Code of Conduct and the Anti-bribery Policy.

GRI 205-3

Confirmed Incidents of Corruption and Actions
Taken

No confirmed incidents of bribery in the last year.

GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior
Legal Actions for Anti-competitive Behavior, Antitrust, and Monopoly Practices

No material actions

GRI 302-1

Energy Consumption within the Organization

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

GRI 302-3

Energy Intensity

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

GRI 302-4

Reduction of Energy Consumption

GRI 206-1
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Description

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GRI 302-5

Reductions in Energy Requirements of Products
and Services

How Pure Storage Delivers Energy and Emissions Savings

GRI 305 Emissions
GRI 305-1

Direct (Scope 1) GHG Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

GRI 305-2

Energy Indirect (Scope 2) GHG Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

GRI 305-3

Other Indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

GRI 305-4

GHG Emissions Intensity

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

GRI 305-5

Reduction of GHG Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

GRI 305-6

Emissions of Ozone-depleting Substances (ODS)

Pure Storage does not currently track ozone-depleting substances.

GRI 305-7

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Sulfur Oxides (SOx), andOther Significant Air Emissions

Pure Storage does not currently track nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and other significant air emissions.

GRI 401 Employment
GRI 401-1

New Employee Hires and Employee Turnover

Human Capital

GRI 401-2

Benefits Provided to Full-time Employees That Are
Not Provided toPure Storage does not currently track nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and other significant air emissions.

GRI 401-3

Parental Leave

All 5,182 employees were entitled to parental leave (1,234 women, 3,844 men, and 104 gender not specified). Of those, 99 employees took parental leave (45 womenand 54 men).

GRI 403 Occupational Health and Safety
GRI 403-1

Occupational Health and Safety Management
SystemHealth and Safety

GRI 403-2

Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, andIncident Investigation

Health and Safety

GRI 403-4

Worker Participation, Consultation, andCommunication on Occupational Health and
SafetyHealth and Safety

GRI 403-5

Worker Training on Occupational Health and
SafetyHealth and Safety

GRI 403-6

Promotion of Worker Health

Employee Wellness

GRI 403-8

Workers Covered by an Occupational Health and
Safety Management System

100% of employees (5,182) are covered by an occupational health and safety management system.

GRI 403-9

Work-related Injuries

0 (US only for calendar year 2022)

GRI 403-10

Work-related Ill Health0 (US only for calendar year 2022)

Health and Safety

GRI 404: Training and Education

72

GRI 404-1

Average Hours of Training per Year per Employee

Employee Growth and Development

GRI 404-2

Programs for Upgrading Employee Skills andTransition Assistance Programs

Employee Growth and Development

GRI 404-3

Percentage of Employees Receiving Regular
Performance and Career Development Reviews

Employee Growth and Development

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GRI 405 Diversity and Equal Opportunity
GRI 405-1

Diversity of Governance Bodies and Employees

Human Capital
Ensuring Diversity in our Board of Directors and Leadership Teams

GRI 413: Local Communities
A Culture of Doing GoodGRI 413-1

Operations with Local Community Engagement,
Impact Assessments, and Development Programs

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Speak Up Policy
Health and Safety

GRI 415: Public Policy
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Political Contributions

Pure Storage does not have a Political Action Committee (PAC). In FY23, Pure Storage made no direct corporate political contributions in the U.S. to any candidate, politicalparty, or ballot initiative or campaign, political action committee or 527 organization.

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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals were developed in 2015 as a “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all” by 2030.
Pure Storage’s ESG strategy and initiatives align most closely to four of the 17 UN SDGs and six related targets. Actions we have taken insupport of these UN SDGs include porgrams, policies and charitable contributions. As we mature our ESG program and drive greater impact
across our ESG material topics, we may expand the number of UN SDG goals and targets that we align to in the future.

SDG Goal

GOAL 5

Relevant Targets

Target 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective
participation and equal opportunities forleadership at all levels of decision-making inpolitical, economic and public life

Gender Equality

Target 5.c: Adopt and strengthen sound policies
and enforceable legislation for the promotionof gender equality and the empowerment of all
women and girls at all levels

GOAL 8Target 8.3: Promote development-oriented
policies that support productive activities, decent
job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity andinnovation, and encourage the formalizationand growth of micro-, small- and medium-sizedenterprises, including through access to financial
services

Decent Workand Economic
GrowthTarget 8.5: By 2030, achieve full and productive
employment and decent work for all women andmen, including for young people and persons withdisabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value

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Gender diversity of our Board of Directors

Ensuring Diversity in our Board of Directors and Leadership Teams

Advancing women in leadership

Human Capital—Global Gender by Level

Women@Pure employee resource group

Pure Equality: Building Community and Connection

Employee growth and development programs

Employee Growth and Development

Supplier Code of Conduct

Supplier Code of Conduct

Review of pay equity holistically twice a year

Providing Equitable Talent Processes, Promotions, and Pay

Speak Up program for reporting concerns

Speak Up Policy

Commitment to human rights

Conflict Minerals Policy, Supplier Code of Conduct, and supplier diversity

Ethical Supply Chain
Driving Ethical Conduct and Practices

Responsible Minerals Sourcing
Ethical Supply Chain

Grant making to non-profits and employee volunteerism/mentorship to support workforce
development

Workforce Development

Review of pay equity holistically twice a year

Providing Equitable Talent Processes, Promotions, and Pay

Employee benefits

Employee Wellness

Speak Up program for reporting concerns

Speak Up Policy

Established Able, Pure Storage’s newest employee resource group

Pure Equality: Building Community and Connection

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Code of Conduct

Environmental health and safety

Health and Safety

Commitment to human rights

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Ethical Supply Chain
Driving Ethical Conduct and Practices

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Relevant Targets

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Sustainable Products and Services

GOAL 9Industry,
Innovation andInfrastructure

Target 9.4: By 2030, upgrade infrastructure andretrofit industries to make them sustainable, withincreased resource-use efficiency and greater
adoption of clean and environmentally soundtechnologies and industrial processes, with allcountries taking action in accordance with theirrespective capabilities

How Pure Storage Delivers Energy and Emissions Savings

Designing and building products that are far more sustainable and energy-efficient than any
other available storage technology

How Pure Storage Delivers e-Waste Savings and Product Circularity

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How Pure Storage Delivers e-Waste Savings and Product Circularity
How Pure Storage Delivers Energy and Emissions Savings

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Responsible
Consumption
and Production

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Target 12.6: Encourage companies, especiallylarge and transnational companies, to adopt
sustainable practices and to integratesustainability information into their reporting
cycle.

Designing and building products that are far more sustainable than any other available
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