CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's most trusted solution to power and protect digital experiences, today announced the publication of its Sustainability Report for 2021. The report includes updates on the company's five goals expected to be reached by 2030: 100% renewably sourced energy; 50% more energy-efficient platform; 100% platform emissions mitigation; responsible supply chain management; and global expansion of 100% e-waste recycling. Meaningful progress has been made towards each.
"In the past two years, the internet has become a critical lifeline for us all, powering the way we work, live, transact, learn, and play. However, this necessary tool accounts for a significant portion of global electricity demand," said Nicole Fitzpatrick, deputy general counsel and chief ESG officer. "Akamai is dedicated to reducing the internet's carbon footprint and last year, announced high reaching goals to do so. We are pleased to report that we have made meaningful progress over the past year and continue to move forward."
"The 2030 goals we set last year are ambitious, and already we have made marked progress towards reaching them," said Mike Mattera, director, corporate sustainability, Akamai Technologies. "Akamai is moving forward to build a more environmentally friendly internet, but we can not do it alone. The opportunity for real, sustainable progress is an industry-wide one. Only working together as a collective driving force can we truly help build a more sustainable internet for all."
Read the Akamai 2021 Sustainability Report, here.
Sustainability at AkamaiAkamai strives to take a leadership role in minimizing the environmental impact of information technology systems. The company's sustainability initiatives are designed to measure and mitigate the impact of its business operations, while maximizing and enhancing the benefits of sustainable business practices. Akamai's sustainability programs focus on several key areas – prioritizing the procurement and use of renewable energy to power global operations, developing operational efficiencies for Akamai's intelligent platform, implementing strategies that help reduce emissions output and mitigating up and downstream impact across the supply chain lifecycle. #GreenwithAkamai
Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform ActThe release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about achievement of articulated sustainability goals. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, re-allocation of investment in a way that makes achievement of goals unfeasible, inability to source renewable energy on terms acceptable to us, technological barriers to efficiency initiatives, and other factors that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.
About AkamaiAkamai powers and protects life online. The most innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to secure and deliver their digital experiences — helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's largest and most trusted edge platform, Akamai keeps apps, code, and experiences closer to users — and threats farther away. Learn more about Akamai's security, content delivery, and edge compute products and services at www.akamai.com, www.akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai Technologies on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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