Salesforce is a San Francisco-based cloud software company founded in 1999, providing customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise automation, and analytics platforms to businesses globally.
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Salesforce claims net-zero ambitions while quietly downgrading absolute Scope 3 targets to intensity metrics—a weakening move that undermines credibility. Absolute emissions remain flat over six years despite growth. Renewable energy claims rely heavily on unbundled RECs rather than physical clean power. The company operates through trade associations opposing climate policy.
Salesforce scores 50/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Salesforce joint 149th of 847 companies scored, and 21st of 76 in SaaS / Digital Services.
Where Salesforce sits among saas / digital services peers.
Among the 76 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, Salesforce sits 21st of 76.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
FY25 showed 5–6% year-on-year decline (market-based), insufficient to offset six-year stagnation.
No published circularity targets, e-waste management detail, or measured waste reduction outcomes.
No quantified consumption figures published; programme established late 2025.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Resource Use & Waste (3/10, 4/10).
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
11 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
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Salesforce is a San Francisco-based cloud software company founded in 1999, providing customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise automation, and analytics platforms to businesses globally. With ~35,000 employees and $37.9 billion in FY2024 revenue, it ranks among the largest SaaS vendors. Its sustainability footprint is primarily indirect, through data center operations and supply chain emissions.
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