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Workday, Inc., a leading provider in the computer and related services industry, is headquartered in the United States. Founded in 2005, the company has established itself as a pioneer in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. With a strong presence in North America and expanding operations in Europe and Asia, Workday serves a diverse range of industries.
The company's core offerings include Workday Financial Management and Workday Human Capital Management, both renowned for their user-friendly interfaces and robust analytics capabilities. Workday's commitment to innovation has positioned it as a market leader, consistently recognised for its customer satisfaction and strong performance in the cloud software sector. Notable achievements include numerous awards for product excellence and a growing list of Fortune 500 clients, underscoring its significant impact on modern business operations.
+46 vs industry average
Workday’s score of 85 is higher than 88% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.
Computer Services has below-average carbon intensity
The Computer Services industry has reduced its overall emissions by 11% since 2018
Scope 3 accounts for ••• of total emissions.
Workday, a US-based computer and related services company, reported its most recent carbon emissions for 2025 as approximately 350.1 million kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of about 2.6 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 (location-based) emissions of approximately 82.4 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of around 264.9 million kg CO2e.
Looking back, Workday's emissions in 2024 were composed of approximately 2.8 million kg CO2e for Scope 1, 67.5 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 (location-based), and 276.2 million kg CO2e for Scope 3. In 2023, the company's Scope 1 emissions were about 2.7 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 (location-based) were around 60.9 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled approximately 249.0 million kg CO2e. For 2022, Workday reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 1.8 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 (location-based) emissions of around 45.8 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 170.6 million kg CO2e.
Workday has set several climate commitments. It aims to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. The company is committed to continuing to source 100% renewable electricity annually through fiscal year 2030. Furthermore, Workday plans to reduce absolute Scope 3 business travel GHG emissions by 25% by fiscal year 2026 from a fiscal year 2020 base year. This target is also cascaded from Workday, Inc. The company also 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. These targets are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C, according to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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2028
33.6% reduction in Scope 2
Work & Co commits to reduce absolute scope 2 GHG emissions 33.6% by 2028 from a 2021 base year.
2028
33.6% reduction in Scope 1
Work & Co commits to reduce absolute scope 1 GHG emissions 33.6% by 2028 from a 2021 base year.
2028
44% reduction in scope 3 downstream
Work & Co also commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods & services 44% per USD value added within the same timeframe.
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