Mozilla

At a Glance

Industry

Internet, Software, Hardware and Technology Services

Project Types

Data Analysis, Goals/Targets, Sustainability and Energy Management Strategy

Year

2024

Location

Summary

As a mission-driven tech company, Mozilla aims to be a trusted environmental steward and to empower its employees to integrate sustainability into their work. After conducting their 2023 greenhouse gas inventory, Mozilla gained the insight that 25% of their total emissions came from business travel, making this their second largest category of impact.

Goals

Mozilla enlisted Lauren Ng to understand best practices around reducing business travel emissions and how these efforts could align with their sustainability commitments.

Solutions

Lauren approached the challenge using a three-part process: 1. Landscape assessment: After a thorough review of industry research, peer companies, and their ESG data, Lauren developed a set of criteria around target setting, emissions management, and supplier engagement for comparing Mozilla's performance with its peers and distilling into best practices. 2. Data analysis: Lauren analyzed Mozilla's travel data to develop insights into which factors were most significant in driving business travel emissions. Through this, she identified three key levers: reducing air travel through implementing carbon budgets, optimizing essential travel, and maximizing rail travel. Lauren also modeled three business-as-usual scenarios against a hypothetical SBTi net zero-aligned target. 3. Final report and presentation: At the end of the internship, Lauren produced a detailed deck outlining key findings from the landscape assessment and data analysis and presented these recommendations to internal stakeholders.

Potential Impact

By employing a mix of strategies focused on the three key levers identified in this project, replacing a portion of short-haul trips with rail travel, developing criteria for essential air travel, and offering optional virtual participation for annual all-company gatherings, Mozilla can significantly reduce business travel emissions. These changes will not only contribute to sustainability goals but also bring additional benefits, including cost savings and enhanced accessibility.

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