Workday

Workday's climate commitments include achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050, with a Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitment to this long-term goal. The US-headquartered computer and related services company also aims to achieve 100% renewable electricity by fiscal year 2030. Workday has set a near-term absolute Scope 3 business travel emissions reduction target of 25% by fiscal year 2026, from a fiscal year 2020 base. Additionally, Workday, Inc. commits that 70% of its suppliers by spend, covering purchased goods and services and capital goods, will have science-based targets by fiscal year 2026.

In 2025, Workday's total reported emissions were 267,485,000 kg CO2e. This included 2,584,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1, 82,365,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 (location-based), and 264,901,000 kg CO2e from Scope 3. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions were purchased goods and services at 148,221,000 kg CO2e and business travel at 59,211,000 kg CO2e.

In 2024, the company's reported Scope 1 emissions were 2,752,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 (location-based) emissions were 67,520,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were 277,253,000 kg CO2e. This marks an increase in Scope 3 emissions compared to 2023, where Scope 3 was 250,027,000 kg CO2e, out of a total Scope 1 and 2 of 63,587,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 1 emissions of 2,660,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, Workday's Scope 1 emissions were 1,834,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 (location-based) were 45,821,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were 171,552,000 kg CO2e. Looking further back, in 2021, Scope 1 emissions were 1,471,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 purchased electricity was 40,584,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 reached 235,904,000 kg CO2e. The total reported emissions for 2020 were 299,811,000 kg CO2e, including Scope 1 at 1,733,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 (location-based) at 36,611,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at 298,079,000 kg CO2e.