Okta sustainability score: 46/100

Okta publishes a full FY2025 GHG inventory covering Scope 1 and Scope 2 (market-based), calculated using the Watershed methodology and aligned with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. The inventory was independently verified by Apex Companies LLC at limited assurance level against ISO 14064-3 (2019). Multi-year tracking exists from FY2020–FY2025. Scope 1 and 2 emissions decreased 23% in FY2025 driven by real estate portfolio decisions favouring all-electric, energy-efficient buildings. Scope 1 and 2 are now down 74%+ relative to the FY2020 baseline. Specific absolute tonne figures are published in the GHG inventory webpage and PDF but were not fully extracted from search snippets; the percentage reductions are confirmed from multiple independent sources including the FY2025 10-K filed with the SEC. Score of 8 reflects third-party verified multi-year tracking and a declining trend, stopping short of 10 as granular facility-level breakdown was not confirmed.

Okta reports Scope 3 emissions across all relevant categories (purchased goods and services, business travel, employee commuting, cloud services, remote work) in its annual GHG inventory, submitted to CDP. The company acknowledges that '99% of Okta's greenhouse gas emissions come from the vendors in our value chain.' An active supplier engagement programme is in place: as of FY2025, 34% of suppliers by spend have set validated science-based targets, up from 23% in FY2024 and 13% in FY2023, toward a target of 65% by FY2027. Okta launched sustainability contractual addenda with suppliers in FY2025. Scope 3 purchased goods and services decreased 17% in FY2025 vs FY2024. Business travel Scope 3 increased with business growth. Score of 6 reflects quantified multi-category Scope 3 with meaningful supplier engagement, limited by the absence of verified supplier-level reduction data and incomplete trajectory across all categories.

Okta's total GHG emissions (all scopes) decreased 3% in FY2025 versus FY2024, with Scope 1 and 2 down 23% in the same period. Since the FY2020 baseline, Scope 1 and 2 emissions are down approximately 74%, driven by renewable electricity procurement and real estate portfolio rightsizing. This is an absolute reduction across multiple years, not an intensity improvement. The Scope 3 travel category increased with business growth, which is acknowledged by the company as a challenge. Scope 3 purchased goods and services decreased 17% in FY2025. The dominant Scope 3 (value chain) also declined 3% overall. Multi-year absolute reduction is evidenced across the full inventory. Score of 7 reflects consistent, verified multi-year absolute reduction with the primary limitation being Scope 3 business travel rising, preventing a full 8+ rating.

Okta claims 100% renewable electricity for its offices, remote workforce, and third-party cloud service providers in FY2025, achieved via unbundled Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). In FY2025, 89% of RECs purchased had social benefit co-benefits (community solar, solar from California public schools, international projects). New offices are selected for LEED and WELL certifications and are all-electric where possible. A Bengaluru office opened with on-site solar; the Dublin and London offices use on-site solar and/or 100% clean energy from utilities. Per the SINK rubric, unbundled RECs without additionality cap at 6. The increasing proportion of social-benefit RECs and transition to all-electric buildings with on-site solar are positive indicators, but market-additionality of the primary REC programme is not confirmed. Score of 6 reflects the cap for unbundled REC-based 100% renewable claims.

Okta is a SaaS company with no manufacturing, agriculture, or land-use operations. Its direct nature exposure is minimal — primarily confined to office real estate and hardware procurement (laptops). No TNFD-aligned disclosure was found. No formal biodiversity policy was identified. The company pursues LEED-certified offices, which include criteria related to land use and water. Old laptops are donated to nonprofits for reuse, reducing e-waste. The CDP questionnaire notes plastics mapping is not a priority as Okta is a software company and does not manufacture products. Given the inherently low nature exposure of the business model and basic awareness of this fact, a score of 4 is appropriate — there is no meaningful nature risk from operations, and the company has not claimed more than is evidenced.

Okta requires all offices to participate in recycling and composting, including partnerships with local composting vendors where municipal options are unavailable. Furniture is reused and repurposed between offices; new purchases prioritise circular design manufacturers (Andreu World, MillerKnoll, Steelcase, Allsteel). Construction waste diversion at the Bengaluru expansion was increased from 30% to 46% through on-site source segregation. A laptop donation programme extends hardware life. Waste is measured at select sites per the Environmental Policy. No quantified waste reduction targets or aggregate diversion data across all sites were found. Score of 5 reflects active waste minimisation with documented circular procurement practices and some measurable actions, but without company-wide quantified waste metrics or public reporting of aggregate data.

Okta is a SaaS company with an office-based footprint. Its inherent water impact is low — no manufacturing, no significant process water use, and no water-intensive supply chain. LEED-certified offices include water efficiency criteria by the US Green Building Council standard. The Environmental Policy notes measuring water usage at select sites and encouraging employees to incorporate water reduction practices. No specific water consumption data, water reduction targets, or watershed engagement programme was identified in any published report. No pollution incidents or water-related regulatory issues were found. Score of 4 reflects a genuine low-water-impact business model with basic awareness and LEED-linked water efficiency measures, without quantified water data or formal water stewardship.

Okta's Environmental Policy states targets are 'validated by the internationally recognized Science Based Target initiative (SBTi).' Absolute targets include: 67% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 by FY2030 vs FY2020; 42% reduction in Scope 3 from business travel and employee commuting by FY2030 vs FY2020; 65% of suppliers by spend to have SBTs by FY2027. All are absolute, not intensity-based. Offset use is limited — SAFc purchases for aviation only, with transparent accounting of 1,072 mtCO2e reduction. No net-zero target validated by SBTi was found; the FY2030 targets are near-term only. Vendor engagement progress (34% of suppliers with validated SBTs in FY2025) is tracked and reported. Score of 7 reflects SBTi-validated absolute near-term targets, reduction-first approach, and active supply chain engagement, limited by the absence of a validated long-term net-zero target.

Okta discloses an annual GHG inventory (FY2025) with third-party limited assurance (Apex Companies LLC), a publicly available FY2025 Sustainability Fact Sheet, a CDP climate questionnaire (publicly available), and TCFD-integrated risk management confirmed in SEC DEF 14A filings. ESG oversight sits with the Board of Directors' Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with a cross-functional ESG Committee and dedicated sustainability staff including a Senior Sustainability & Responsible Technology Manager and a Director of Corporate Real Estate and Capital Projects with sustainability focus. An Environmental Policy was launched in FY2025. Okta submits CDP annually (FY2025 questionnaire publicly available at okta.com). No evidence of executive compensation formally linked to sustainability targets was found, preventing a score of 8. Score of 7 reflects strong public disclosure infrastructure with board oversight and third-party verification, stopping short of 8 due to absence of confirmed compensation linkage.

No greenwashing findings, regulatory warnings, fines, or upheld enforcement actions related to Okta's environmental claims were identified in any search. No credible NGO criticism of Okta's climate programme was found. Okta is not in a structurally fossil-enabling sector. The company is a member of the Business Council on Climate (BC3) and the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) — both climate-positive groups. No membership in trade associations known to oppose climate policy (e.g., US Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable) was identified. No InfluenceMap negative rating for Okta was found. The company's targets are SBTi-validated and absolute. No offset-heavy or vague net-zero claims without credible pathway were identified. Score of 9 reflects a clean record with proactive climate-aligned advocacy memberships, stopping short of 10 as a formal lobbying audit disclosing all trade associations was not found in public sources.