NVIDIA Corporation

Hardware Manufacturer

Legal name: NVIDIA Corporation · HQ: US · Public (NVDA) · Founded 1993

Dominant AI accelerator manufacturer. Fabless — all chips are manufactured by TSMC and other foundries. Supply chain water use, embodied carbon, and fab-level environmental data are not disclosed by NVIDIA.

Disclosure Quality

Score

18/100

Transparency Grade

T-5

near-total opacity

Grades run T-1 (most transparent) to T-5 (least transparent).

Red flags identified (4)

  • RF-01 · Total energy consumption not disclosed
  • RF-02 · A greenhouse-gas emissions scope not disclosed
  • RF-06 · Supply-chain environmental impact not disclosed
  • RF-03 · Water withdrawal not disclosed

See the disclosure audit below for details.

Fiscal year 2024. Score computed from OpenButterfly T1–T6 disclosure framework audit. Confidence tier: C (Estimated, Documented Method).

Environmental Metrics

Fiscal year 2025. Each metric is shown at its most recent available year; rows from a different year are marked.

Confidence tiers: A measured and verified · B company-reported · C documented estimate · D uncertain estimate · E modeled · ND not disclosed.

Total Energy Consumption

745 GWh

≈ the annual electricity use of 71,000 US homes

method: known_capacity_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

C

Scope 1 Emissions

14 kt CO₂e

≈ the annual emissions of 2,962 passenger cars

method: scope1_ratio_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

E

Scope 2 Emissions (market-based)

14 kt CO₂e

≈ the annual emissions of 2,962 passenger cars

method: grid_carbon_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

D

Scope 3 Emissions

2.86 Mt CO₂e

≈ the annual emissions of 622,000 passenger cars

method: scope3_ratio_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

E

Water Withdrawal

596 ML

≈ 238 Olympic swimming pools of water

method: wue_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

D

Property-Line Noise (estimated)FY 2026

~53.2 dBA at property line

method: cooling_load_noise_model

Source: OpenButterfly pipeline

E

Disclosure Audit

Show 5 disclosure checks (T1–T6 framework)
T1.1

Total electricity consumption disclosed

NVIDIA operational energy not disclosed; fab energy borne by TSMC.

RF-01 (Total energy consumption not disclosed)

Not Disclosed
T2.3

Scope 3 GHG emissions (manufacturing) disclosed

Scope 3 manufacturing emissions not disclosed. This is NVIDIA's most material category.

RF-02 (A greenhouse-gas emissions scope not disclosed), RF-06 (Supply-chain environmental impact not disclosed)

Not Disclosed
T3.1

Total water withdrawal disclosed

Fab water borne by TSMC; NVIDIA does not disclose attributed water use.

RF-03 (Water withdrawal not disclosed)

Not Disclosed
T5.1

Semiconductor manufacturing environmental impact disclosed

No supply chain environmental data disclosed.

RF-06 (Supply-chain environmental impact not disclosed)

Not Disclosed
T6.1

GHG accounting methodology documented

No GHG methodology published.

Not Disclosed

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