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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.
Commitments
100% renewable energy
We use renewable energy to run our cloud services and offices.
Meet targets
With an internal price on carbon, we meet our greenhouse gas reduction target.
Sustainable development
We integrate sustainable design capabilities into our products and services.
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.
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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.
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Our resolve to help design and build a safe and liveable world for everyone on this planet is core to everything we do.
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Our Partner Code of Conduct, established in 2013, ensures that our resellers and distributors comply with our high standards.
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Our climate stabilising targets (C-FACT) help companies develop GHG emissions reduction targets in proportion to their relative contribution to the economy.
Highlights from financial year 2018
We are proud to share our recent progress in sustainable business operations.
Carbon footprint
Reduced GHG emission footprint by 38% compared to fiscal year 2009.
Renewable energy
Acquired 100% of facility and data centre electricity from renewable sources.
Energy use
Expanded our capabilities to improve the energy use in our buildings.
Sustainable business operations in practice
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Renewable cloud
We use 100% renewable energy for our cloud services and minimise our energy use through server virtualisation, efficient equipment and streamlined code.
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Facilities
Our property portfolio runs on 100% renewable energy and we have 16 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certifications representing 31% of our total square footage.
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Events
Our largest conferences, Autodesk University and One Team Conference, are carbon neutral. We strive to enhance efficiency, offer virtual attendance options and reduce waste at all gatherings.
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Sustainable travel
We reduce the impact of travel through virtual meetings, partner education and a green rating system for hotels. We also include sustainability expectations in our standard meeting contracts.
Awards and honours
Corporate Equality Index
The Human Rights Campaign ranked Autodesk one of the best places to work for LGBTQ equality.
FTSE4Good
This ethical investment index series included Autodesk for the eighth consecutive year.
A great place to work
Fortune magazine ranked Autodesk #52 of ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ in 2017.