2022 Emissions Update

Since 2012, we’ve been steadily moving toward our goal of carbon-neutral business operations by 2030 – by limiting activities that produce greenhouse gases and offsetting any emissions that remain. This initiative complements our project work, where we’re reducing emissions from buildings and developing innovative decarbonization solutions.

We make progress toward these targets by:

Designing high-performance offices. We apply our sustainable fit-out policy to all major office moves and renovations and encourage green-building certification, so our energy-performance goals exceed minimum standards. In our offices, green champions work to reduce energy use according to our sustainable-office guidelines.

Using renewable energy. We’ve met our green-energy purchasing percentage targets every year since 2015 as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership. And for 2022, we purchased green power through renewable energy certificates (RECs) for 59% of our U.S. electricity use.

Flying less, offsetting the rest. The pandemic required us to become better at building relationships without traveling. With robust tools to enable remote meetings, we’re actively seeking ways to minimize travel. And we’re encouraging reductions by sharing our data. Since 2014, we’ve offset all our air travel as a business-critical activity.

Enabling flexible work. In 2017, we established a global flexibility policy, offering work options that reduce commuting emissions while maintaining our collaborative culture. A recent survey shows 92% of our people are satisfied with workplace flexibility.