Investing in high-quality nature-based offsets to offset our residual emissions—including through the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition, a publicprivate initiative that has mobilized $1 billion to fight tropical deforestation which we joined as a founding member in 2021.
In 2021, we committed to a goal to operate as a Net Zero company by 2030, reducing carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions associated with our global corporate operations and investing in quality naturebased solutions to offset residual emissions.
As part of this, we will annually measure and publish our carbon and greenhouse gas footprint for our corporate operations and report on progress towards our targets.
Developing reduction targets for all scopes of emissions associated with our global corporate operations, in accordance with the 1.5°C emissions scenario of the Paris Climate Agreement, as part of the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which we plan to join.
We are also working on quantifying the emissions from stays and Experiences to give us the data to guide the actions of our community. In partnership with our global community we are developing additional strategies to further reduce the carbon footprint of stays and Experiences on our platform, and we look forward to sharing more details about these plans as they evolve.
Our largest web services provider has disclosed that it reached a majority of renewable energy across its business in 2020, and has targeted 100% renewable energy to power its global operations by 2025. It has also committed to increasing the efficiency of its data center facilities, including reducing energy and water consumption.
Increasing our use of renewable energy—for 2021, we expect to match 100% of our corporate electricity use with renewable electricity—and undertake waste and water reduction measures.
Helping employees reduce the footprint associated with their commutes and adopt renewable energy for their homes.
For 2020, Airbnb consumed 20,232 MwH of electricity for its corporate operations and employees working from home, and purchased 20,247 MwH of renewable energy.
Virtually all of Airbnb’s data center needs are fulfilled by third party providers. We are committed to considering the environmental impact of these partners in our strategic planning, including whether they are increasing their consumption of renewables and reducing their emissions.
Our largest web services provider has disclosed that it reached a majority of renewable energy across its business in 2020, and has targeted 100% renewable energy to power its global operations by 2025. It has also committed to increasing the efficiency of its data center facilities, including reducing energy and water consumption.
We regularly consult with our global community of Hosts and guests, environmental experts, and community leaders from around the world as we endeavor to drive continued progress on this systemic issue. This includes working with our Host Advisory Board on how to embed sustainable practices in hosting and make them more widely available. We are piloting ways to enable our Hosts to switch to renewables, and we actively work with Hosts to educate them on actions they can take to become more sustainable.
Working with our corporate vendors to help them reduce the carbon footprint of their business operations.
We offer a 24/7 Neighborhood Support Line in 12 languages to give neighbors the ability to communicate directly with us.
We support policymakers and law enforcement to try and ensure accountability after incidents occur.
In the extremely rare case that something goes wrong, we try to act quickly and decisively:
Our global community support team serves Hosts and guests in multiple languages, and we have a specialized team to work with local law enforcement when necessary.
Our Urgent Safety Line is available 24/7 and offers assistance to Hosts, guests, and neighbors in 12 languages.
We may suspend or ban people who violate our trust and throw a disruptive party in a listing, and in some cases, we take legal action.
We may suspend or remove listings that fail to meet quality standards or cause severe neighborhood disturbances.
