Investing in Value Chain Emissions Reduction Projects

At Meta, our mission is to help people build community and bring the world closer together. Operating sustainably and addressing climate change through bold, meaningful action are paramount to our mission and essential to help the world avoid the worst effects of climate change. Since 2020, we have maintained net zero emissions in our global operations, and have set a goal to reach net zero emissions across our entire value chain in 2030. Our emissions reduction strategy entails three main approaches, in order of priority:

Request for Information

The scope of this RFI is specific to our efforts to invest in value chain emissions reduction projects. As such, we are initiating an RFI for value chain emissions reduction projects so that we can directly connect with entities outside of our direct supplier network that are positioned to originate, host, and/or support a pilot/demonstration-scale value chain emissions reduction project or the increased offtake of low-carbon solutions or materials. This RFI is focused on the hard-to-abate sectors within which our value chain partners operate. Hard-to-abate sectors and activities that are applicable to this RFI include the following:

Trucking and lighter duty road transportation of durable goods
Maritime shipping
Aviation shipping
Increasing the production or offtake of low-carbon cement and concrete
Increasing the production or offtake of low-carbon copper
Increasing the production or offtake of low-carbon steel
Abating fluorinated greenhouse gasses in electronics manufacturing
Heating and cooling of commercial and industrial facilities
Increasing production and offtake of green hydrogen

In order to receive the RFI, we require organizations to have an executed NDA in Meta’s mutual NDA template, which we will send to organizations directly if they wish to proceed. If your organization would like to receive the RFI, please complete this NDA intake request. As soon as the NDA is executed, you will receive the RFI.

Key Milestones

Deadline to execute Meta’s mutual NDA *Meta will distribute the RFI to each respondent as soon as the mutual NDA is executed	September 14, 2023
Last day that Meta will distribute the RFI	September 15, 2023
Deadline to submit RFI response	November 10, 2023, 12pm Pacific Time
Diligence on proposals received *During this period, firms that don’t meet Meta’s due diligence criteria will be notified via email	November – December 2023
Expected outreach to firms with responses that Meta intends to explore further	January 2024

Introducing Meta’s 2023 Sustainability Report

For over a decade, Meta has been focused on reporting on its environmental impact. Our efforts to accurately understand our impact helps us more efficiently chart a course of action to minimize our emissions, as well as the energy and water used to power our business, products and workplaces—while protecting workers and the environment in our supply chain.

July 25, 2023

Mapping our Path to Net Zero

Rapid decarbonization across our business is our best chance to limit the worst impacts of climate change, which is critical to sustain healthy and equitable communities we are a part of.

July 25, 2023

Up close view of a wind turbine with light blue sky and clouds in background

Joining the ZEROgrid initiative

We’re proud to partner with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and other leading companies to broaden the scope of that ambition to help create the clean, reliable, and affordable grid of the future.

July 18, 2023