{"id":50701,"date":"2021-09-21T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?post_type=sf_press_release&p=50701"},"modified":"2024-01-23T11:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:17:12","slug":"salesforce-achieves-net-zero-across-its-full-value-chain","status":"publish","type":"sf_press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/press-releases\/2021\/09\/21\/salesforce-achieves-net-zero-across-its-full-value-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce Achieves Net Zero Residual Emissions Across Its Value Chain and 100% Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong> This article, which originally posted on September 21, 2021, has been updated to reflect the latest net zero terminology. In addition, Salesforce Sustainability Cloud is now referred to as Net Zero Cloud. For more on Salesforce\u2019s sustainability initiatives, please read our FAQs<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salesforce achieves net zero residual emissions across its value chain and 100% renewable energy <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability Cloud 2.0 launches to help customers reach net zero residual emissions, faster<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In partnership with Global Citizen and 1T.org, Salesforce funds an additional 30M trees this year to reach its goal of 100M trees by 2030; donates $1M to <\/em>American Forests<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>One Tree Planted<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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San Francisco<\/strong> \u2014 September 21, 2021 \u2014 Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced that it has achieved net zero residual emissions* across its full value chain and has achieved 100% renewable energy** for its operations. Salesforce developed emissions reductions strategies across Scope 1, 2, and 3 in four key categories\u200c \u2014 \u200cwork from anywhere, infrastructure, business travel, and supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salesforce is also unveiling Sustainability Cloud 2.0 to accelerate customers\u2019 path to net zero , empowering organizations to track and reduce their carbon emissions and become a sustainable business. New innovations include Slack-First Susta<\/a>i<\/a>nability<\/a> for better collaboration with suppliers, a carbon-credit ecosystem, and industry specific climate action plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClimate change is one of the most pressing crises we face as a planet, and each one of us has a responsibility to help,\u201d said Marc Benioff, CEO and Chair, Salesforce. \u201cI\u2019m proud that Salesforce is one of the few companies to have achieved net zero residual emissions*<\/sup> and 100% renewable energy** for our operations, but we can\u2019t stop until we embrace every solution and get every business on board. Together, we can sequester 100 gigatons of carbon by restoring, conserving or growing 1 trillion trees; energize an ecopreneur revolution to develop innovative climate solutions; and accelerate the Fortune 1000 to reach Net Zero.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI’m proud that Salesforce is one of the few companies to have achieved Net Zero and 100% renewable energy, but we can\u2019t stop until we embrace every solution and get every business on board.” <\/span><\/p>\nmarc benioff, chair and ceo, salesforce<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClimate change impacts everyone and everything, and it disproportionately impacts the poorest and most vulnerable, amplifying global inequality,\u201d said Suzanne DiBianca, Chief Impact Officer and EVP of Corporate Relations at Salesforce. \u201cSustainability Cloud supercharged our path to Net Zero, and we\u2019re empowering customers with the transformational tools and trusted data they need to reduce their carbon emissions and take climate action.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability is essential to becoming a trusted enterprise. Customers want to do business with companies that are fully committed to climate action. In fact, 58% of people<\/a> are willing to spend more with businesses that fight climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n