Salesforce Expands Environmental Commitment with Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Pledge
At Salesforce, we are committed to being a sustainable company and harnessing our culture of innovation to foster a better world. When it comes to protecting our planet and combatting climate change, we know that companies have a key role to play. And while we are widely recognized for the environmental efficiencies our multi-tenant technology model delivers, we know we can do more. That’s why we are proud to announce an important new environmental commitment: to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050.
Net-Zero by 2050 Commitment
The B Team has called on global leaders — from policymakers to CEOs — to make a commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. At Salesforce, we are proud to make the “Net-Zero by 2050” pledge. To achieve this goal, we have set short-range and long-range targets and made specific commitments to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
Sustainability at Salesforce
The Net-Zero 2050 commitment builds on our existing environmental programs, our innovative 1–1–1 philanthropy model, and the work we do every day to embed sustainability into all aspects of our business. We improve communities worldwide through our 1–1–1 integrated philanthropy model, which leverages the resources of Salesforce for public good: donating 1% of Salesforce’s product, 1% of Salesforce’s equity and 1% of employees’ time to help nonprofits achieve their missions.
We understand making progress on climate change means taking responsibility for our own emissions and energy footprint. In fact, Salesforce recently joined the American Business Act on Climate to demonstrate our support for action on climate and moving the United States toward a more sustainable future.
We see the development of renewables as an important part of our sustainability strategy, and we believe the cloud should be powered by clean sources of energy. That’s why we joined RE100 in September 2015, committing to eventually power 100% of our global operations with renewable energy. RE100 is a group of influential businesses working to massively increase corporate demand for renewable energy. Currently, the private sector accounts for more than half of the world’s electricity consumption. By switching to renewables, companies like Salesforce can help accelerate the transformation of the global energy market and aid the transition to a low carbon economy.
We were also a founding member of the Business Renewables Center (BRC) and one of forty-three corporate signatories who developed the Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles. The BRC and Buyers’ Principles address the challenges companies face when buying renewable energy. Specifically, BRC works to streamline and accelerate the corporate procurement of wind and utility-scale solar energy.
Salesforce has long been committed to greening our global offices. We pursue LEED certification for our office spaces as well as other innovative green building initiatives. Once our spaces are built, passionate employees on our Earthforce green team help us operate more efficiently by conserving energy, saving water, and minimizing waste.
Join Us
With Net-Zero 2050, we’re excited to go even further and leverage the scale and power of our company to inspire others. Protecting our planet must be a priority for every business, government and individual, so we invite you join us. You can track our progress at: Salesforce.com/sustainability.
