Company Profile: Salesforce

Salesforce has achieved net-zero greenhouse gas emissions since financial year 2018 and aims for 100% renewable electricity for global operations by 2022. The company is implementing net-zero carbon building standards by 2030 and requires 50% of its suppliers by emissions to set reduction targets by 2025.

• Salesforce has reached net-zero greenhouse gas emissions since financial year 2018, utilizing a combination of offsets and emission reductions. The company reported fiscal year 2019 revenue of $13.28 billion, a 26% year-over-year increase, while maintaining its net-carbon neutral status.
• The company aims to source 100% renewable electricity for its global operations by 2022 through RE100. In financial year 2019, it reached 55% renewable electricity procurement, following a rise from 35% in 2016 to 50% in 2017. Specific projects include a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement for 80 megawatts of wind energy in Illinois via the Bright Stalk Project signed in 2018.
• Salesforce has established several operational and supply chain targets: it intends to occupy only net-zero carbon buildings by 2030, ensure all major new office interiors align with LEED Platinum v4 standards after 2020, and ensure 50% of its suppliers by emissions have set reduction targets by 2025.
• The company is investing $10 million in climate startups and entrepreneurs by 2022 and plans to expand its internal carbon price by 2020 to offset all employee commuting and business travel emissions.

APA

Knight, R. (2019). Company Profile: Salesforce. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-salesforce/

Chicago

Knight, Robin. Company Profile: Salesforce. We Mean Business Coalition, 2019. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-salesforce/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{knight2019company, author = {Knight, Robin}, title = {{Company Profile: Salesforce}}, institution = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-salesforce/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }