Embedding Environmental Efficiency
Our approach
We take a pragmatic, results- and data-driven approach to environmental management. We are committed to minimizing our own impacts on the planet and helping our customers do the same by providing a security cloud that is less energy- and emissions-intensive than legacy point product security solutions.
By embedding efficiency in our product design and powering our cloud platform with 100% renewable energy since 2021, we enable our customers to securely accelerate digital transformation while helping them achieve their environmental objectives.
Efficient Architecture
Switching to Zscaler from on-premises solutions can help organizations lower their environmental impacts, including IT waste, energy consumption, and carbon footprint.
To understand the holistic environmental impacts and benefits of the Zscaler platform vs. on-premises cybersecurity solutions, we worked with a third-party environmental expert to conduct a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) following ISO principles. The LCA study compared the impacts of the resources required for one year of use of Zscaler’s ZIA™ and ZPA™ products with the impacts of on-premises solutions providing equivalent cybersecurity functionality for a specified number of users.
This cradle-to-grave analysis focused on carbon intensity and examined phases of the value chain. The results show that the Zscaler solution can deliver significant hardware reduction and energy efficiency over on-premises solutions.
For more information on the approach of the study and results, please see our 2022 ESG Report.
Cloud security enhances climate resilience
If any region or data center experiences an outage, our dynamic failover capabilities keeps businesses secure during extreme events, minimizing disruption.
Climate Goals
We are committed to understanding our carbon impacts as we operate our business to support customers’ evolving needs. Though our solution already delivers a range of environmental benefits to our customers, we continue to look for ways to reduce our carbon impact.
We are pleased to have met our 2025 goal to reach net zero for our Scope 1 and 2 emissions covering our operations. Our progress was supported through operational efficiency efforts and purchasing renewable energy and offsets.
To align our approach with global efforts and better support our customers’ sustainability initiatives, we have committed to develop a science-based target, in line with the global goal to limit global warming to well below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and we have engaged with the Science Based Targets initiative on target validation.
View our GHG inventory verification statements for calendar year 2024.
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*Does not include the application of voluntarily purchased carbon offsets certified to the Verified Carbon Standard to cover 100% of the Scope 1 and 3 emissions categories.
