Green Actions
eBay Inc.'s businesses start from a greener place, but we don't stop there. We are committed to running our business in ways that have less impact on the planet. That's why we've set a goal to reduce our absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2012, based on our emissions in 2008.
We're committed to running our business in ways that have less impact on the planet.
Measurement for Management
For the past three years, eBay Inc. has performed a greenhouse gas emissions inventory covering the impact of all of the company's direct business operation, including even some of those outside of eBay's direct control. In 2009, we submitted our first ever report to the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Clean Energy
In early 2008, PayPal's headquarters turned on a 650kW solar installation — the largest commercial installation in the city of San Jose, California. The 3,248 panels are the equivalent of a football field in size and take up to 18 percent of that campus’ energy off the grid completely. In early 2010, eBay also unveiled an innovative fuel cell technology from Bloom Energy that allow the company to generate its own reliable, clean energy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Energy Efficiency and Green Buildings
eBay's newest headquarters building in San Jose, California, was designed and built to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Gold standard — the first of its kind in the city.
We collaborate regularly with nonprofit advocates, government entities, and peer companies through organizations such as Ceres, Business for Social Responsibility, Sustainable Silicon Valley, and the World Resources Institute Green Power Market Development Group to share our success stories and the lessons we have all learned.