Climate
We commit to reaching net zero emissions across our value chain in 2030.
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Our path to net zero
Climate change impacts each of us. At Meta, our mission is to help people build community and bring the world closer together. The communities we are part of can only thrive in a safe and healthy world. 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.
Reducing our GHG emissions
To reach net zero emissions across our value chain in 2030, we have set a science-aligned emissions reduction target in line with the Paris Climate agreement to systematically transform the way we do business.
Our approach includes:
- Prioritizing efficiency and circularity in our business decisions
- Embracing low-carbon technology to operate with a lower emissions footprint
- Enabling at least two-thirds of our suppliers to set science-aligned reduction targets by 2026
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Supporting carbon removal projects
Meta supports carbon removal projects to address any residual emissions we cannot eliminate by 2030. Our strategy seeks to support the expansion of the voluntary carbon market toward projects that offer environmental and social benefits beyond carbon sequestration alone. We will help scale the market by being an early buyer of projects like these and through advance market commitments with our peers, such as the Symbiosis Coalition.
We believe we have an important role to play in advancing the development of both natural and technological carbon removal solutions. Emerging technologies offer a high global climate mitigation potential and will be a necessary complement to emissions reductions for the world to reach a zero-carbon future. Meanwhile, nature-based carbon removal is deployable now and can offer solutions to both mitigate climate change and address the biodiversity crisis.
“Meta believes sustainability is about more than operating responsibly; it is an opportunity to support the communities we are part of and have a positive impact on the world.”
Blair Swedeen, Global Head of Net Zero and Sustainability
Leslie Collins, Global Head of Sustainability
Meta’s 2023 carbon footprint
We are committed to transparency and disclose our GHG emissions annually. Our GHG footprint includes the emissions associated with running our business and data centers, as well as the indirect emissions created upstream from our operations and downstream in our products. Meta’s GHG emissions data undergoes limited assurance conducted by a third party annually.
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3
mt CO2e
We removed 53,050 tons of CO2 through carbon removal projects to cover our Scope 1 and 2 emissions
Addressing climate change
Working together to reduce emissions
Improving climate resilience
As we continue on our journey to enhance our resilience to climate change, we are embedding climate action into our business strategies, financial planning, and governance structure. Ongoing risk and opportunity assessments across our operations, infrastructure, and supply chain help us take the right measures to enhance our adaptive capacity and resilience to these risks.
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2024 Sustainability Report
Learn more about our progress as we work to achieve net zero emissions across our value chain and become water positive in 2030.
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