At Snap, our commitment to environmental stewardship guides our operations, from the design of our workplaces to the products we create and the suppliers we partner with. Through our Climate Strategy, we strive to decarbonize our product offerings, supply chain, and business operations to address our impact on the environment. We focus on conserving natural resources, minimizing waste, and reducing the environmental footprint of our products throughout the lifecycle.
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Our Climate Strategy
In the face of the pressing global climate crisis, we acknowledge our responsibility to take meaningful action through our platform and operations. We recognize that the climate crisis poses one of the greatest challenges of our time and that concerted efforts from governments, businesses, and individuals worldwide are urgently needed to mitigate the severe consequences of the climate crisis and forge a sustainable future for generations to come.
Snap’s Climate Commitments
We are proud to be one of the 400+ businesses that have joined The Climate Pledge, taking decisive action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement a decade ahead of schedule. In our pursuit of meaningful climate action, Snap adopted a set of science-based emissions reduction targets in 2021 which were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
In 2023, we bolstered our commitment to environmental stewardship, advancing our climate strategy through the implementation of our transition plans, targeted reductions in GHG emissions across all operational scopes, and financial strategies to support these initiatives.
Our Products
Although Snap doesn’t mass-produce physical products or operate data centers, our products still have environmental impacts — and we’re working to minimize them. Alongside our partners’ own aggressive climate goals, we continually seek to reduce our computing and storage needs and increase our app’s efficiency.
We engage closely with our suppliers to identify the materials and chemicals used in our products and require each supplier to certify their conformance with the aforementioned regulations and submit detailed data and information to a third-party validation entity. Our products also undergo third-party testing to ensure they meet exposure safety standards.
Download the 2024 CitizenSnap Report
We recount our efforts, our shortcomings, and offer a way forward.