Corporate Sustainability | Sustainable Operations

Operating sustainably, every day

Leading by example in everything we do

Advancing sustainable business practices

From designing a more efficient cloud infrastructure to addressing the environmental impact of our facilities, we continually work to improve our environmental performance. Our commitments, approach, policies, and performance demonstrate these corporate sustainability efforts.

Our approach

In collaboration with our suppliers, business partners, and customers, we employ best practices that promote social and environmental responsibility at all levels and improve our direct impact on people and the planet.

Environmental policy

Our environmental policy underpins our efforts within our own operations, with our suppliers and business partners, and in support of our customers’ efforts to improve their environmental performance.

Human rights policy

Our resolve to help design and build a safe and livable world for everyone on this planet is core to everything we do.

Code of conduct

Our Partner Code of Conduct, established in 2013, ensures that our resellers and distributors comply with our high standards.

Key highlights from fiscal year 2022

We’re proud to share our recent progress in sustainable business operations.

Net-zero carbon

Neutralized our emissions across our business and value chain, for the second year in a row.

Renewable energy

Purchased 100% renewable energy to cover our facilities, cloud services, events, and employee work from home electricity consumption.

Efficiency focus

We’re driving efficiency in our business operations and supply chain. We’re committed to engaging our suppliers to improve their sustainability performance.

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Sustainable business operations in practice

Renewable cloud

We source 100% renewable energy for our cloud services and data centers, and our cloud services have been carbon neutral since fiscal year 2016.

Facilities

Our real estate portfolio runs on 100% renewable energy. Our operations are test cases to help refine the functionality of our solutions, improve our environmental performance, and showcase how customers can use our solutions to meet their sustainability objectives.

Events

Our largest conferences, Autodesk University and One Team Conference, are carbon neutral. We strive to enhance efficiency, source electricity from renewable energy sources, offer virtual attendance options, reduce waste, and purchase carbon offsets.

Sustainable travel

We reduce the impact of travel through virtual/hybrid meetings, employee and partner education, and a green rating system for hotels. We also include sustainability expectations in our standard meeting contracts.