Okta, Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020-02-01 to 2021-01-31, 2021, 2022, FY2024 (February 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024))
Reporting Period: 2020-02-01 to 2021-01-31
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
Environmental Achievements
- Achieved 100% renewable electricity for global offices in FY21 through REC purchases.
- Reduced Scope 2 market-based emissions due to renewable electricity procurement.
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Established a CSR/ESG Executive Committee consisting of the CFO, CPO, and General Counsel.
- Created an ESG Committee of Directors and VPs, and a Sustainability/Climate Working Group.
- Incorporated climate goals into performance reviews and pay structures for relevant personnel.
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Set an emissions reduction target in line with the Science Based Target Initiative.
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Significant Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and employee commuting.
- Lack of a formal process for identifying, assessing, and responding to climate-related risks and opportunities in FY21.
Mitigation Strategies
- Hired a Director of ESG & Sustainability and a Sustainability Manager.
- Developed an enterprise-wide risk management process (ERM) to incorporate climate risk in FY22.
- Expanded GHG emissions inventory to include all relevant Scope 3 emissions.
- Added climate questions to new vendor onboarding forms and RFP processes.
- Developed a climate strategy including supplier engagement strategy.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: 4.3% of suppliers by number; 28.6% of total procurement spend
Responsible Procurement
- Inclusion of climate questions in supplier selection and management mechanisms.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Increased costs due to carbon pricing policies.
Opportunities
- Improved stakeholder relationships
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy procurement to hedge against rising energy costs
- Revenue from customers and additional licenses for Okta for Nonprofits
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Revised Edition), Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Scope 2 Guidance
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Third-party limited assurance for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
- Health, Safety, and Wellbeing
- Community Support
- Sustainability (Emissions, Energy)
Environmental Achievements
- Achieved 100% renewable electricity for global offices in FY21
- Reduced total GHG emissions from 33,111 tCO2e in FY20 to 30,209 tCO2e in FY21
- Reduced office GHG emissions intensity
Social Achievements
- Employee donation matching up to $500 per employee, per year
- 88% of employees volunteered or donated through Okta for Good
- Provided inclusive health benefits, gender-neutral parental leave, and other wellbeing initiatives
- $4.1M total funds donated in FY21
Governance Achievements
- Annual privacy training for all employees
- Compliance with various industry-standard certifications (ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, AICPA SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP ATO, FIPS 140-2)
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
- Not disclosed
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, AICPA SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP ATO, FIPS 140-2
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Data privacy
- Ethical business practices
- Diversity, inclusion, and belonging
- Employee engagement
- Health, safety, and wellbeing
- Community investment
- Sustainability
- Emissions
Environmental Achievements
- Achieved 100% renewable electricity for its global offices, remote workforce, and cloud service providers in FY22.
- San Francisco and San Jose dual headquarters are in LEED Gold buildings. Okta Sydney office is LEED ID+C Silver and WELL Silver certified, as well as WELL HSR Certified.
Social Achievements
- 81% FY22 Employee Engagement Favorability
- Employee donation matching up to $500 per employee, per year
- 4 days of volunteer time off (VTO)
- Inclusive health benefits, Gender-neutral parental leave, Inclusive family-forming benefits, Transgender healthcare benefits
Governance Achievements
- Compliance with ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, AICPA SOC 2 Type II Audits, and FedRAMP Moderate Authority to Operate (ATO)
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Increased GHG emissions in FY22 compared to FY21 (55,843 tCO2e vs 35,895 tCO2e), partly due to the acquisition of Auth0.
Mitigation Strategies
- Updated FY20 and FY21 inventories to include Auth0 to provide a comprehensive baseline and better track year-over-year progress.
- Achieved 100% renewable electricity for global offices in FY22.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: FY2024 (February 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024)
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB)
- Environmental Sustainability
- Governance
- Security
- Employee Well-being
- Community Investment
- Human Rights
Environmental Achievements
- Achieved 100% renewable electricity for offices, remote workforce, and third-party cloud service providers.
- Launched climate vendor engagement program.
- Reduced absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions (progress towards 67% reduction by FY2030).
- Launched a comprehensive Sustainable Travel Guidebook and Smart Sustainable Travel Game to reduce business travel emissions.
Social Achievements
- Increased percentage of women in overall company and leadership positions.
- Launched Cyber Workforce Development Initiative, providing $1.6M in philanthropy and 5,000 educational grants.
- Increased total funds donated to $7.3M (22% year-over-year increase).
- 88% of employees volunteered or donated through Okta for Good.
- Offered inclusive health benefits including gender-neutral parental leave and expanded bereavement leave.
Governance Achievements
- Signed the #EqualPayCA pledge.
- Conducted annual company-wide gender pay analysis.
- Implemented a Health and Safety (H&S) internal policy and program.
- Conducted additional due diligence work including a country-level human rights risk assessment.
Climate Goals & Targets
- Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 67% by FY2030 against an FY2020 base year.
- Reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel and employee commuting transportation 42% by FY2030 against an FY2020 base year.
- 65% of Okta’s suppliers (by spend) to have SBTs by FY2027.
Environmental Challenges
- Scope 3 emissions increased in FY2024 due to growth in travel and operations post-COVID-19 pandemic.
- Only 23% of Okta’s suppliers (by spend) have set Science-Based Targets (SBTs) as of FY2024.
Mitigation Strategies
- Monitoring Scope 3 emissions and evaluating ways to address the increase.
- Requesting strategic vendors to set SBTs and providing resources to help them reduce emissions.
- Prioritizing sustainability during site selection and building out energy-efficient spaces.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Climate vendor engagement program
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: CDP, FTSE4Good
Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, AICPA SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP, PCI SAQ-D, APEC PRP
Awards & Recognition
- USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders (2023 & 2024)
- Newsweek’s America’s Greenest Companies 2024
- Great Place to Work certified (2023)