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Cloudflare Impact

Our mission is to help build a better Internet. We believe a better Internet can be not only a force for good but also an engine of global sustainability.

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How we are helping build a better Internet

More accessible

Cloudflare is making the Internet more accessible by improving reliability around the world.

  • Learn more about free Cloudflare services that are protecting and improving the performance of millions of web properties.
  • See how the Cloudflare network is expanding digital access globally by delivering Internet content more efficiently.
  • Learn how Cloudflare is helping make routing Internet traffic more reliable by eliminating hijacked routes.
More private

Cloudflare is engineering privacy protections into the basic infrastructure of the Internet.

More secure

Our network is designed to help band businesses, people, and organizations together to be stronger than malicious actors online.

Building together

Cloudflare is part of a community that is striving to make the Internet a force for good.

Impact spotlight

Shielding schools from online attacks

Project Cybersafe Schools, announced at the White House’s Back to School Safely: K-12 Cybersecurity Summit, provides 131 school districts in 30 states with Zero Trust security solutions that help minimize exposure to harmful online content and common threats such as phishing and credential harvesting.

We provide these products for free and with no time limit.

Eligibility requirements

  • K-12 public school districts
  • Located in the United States
  • No larger than 2,500 students per district

Our environmental commitments

100% renewable energy

We power our operations with 100% renewable energy. We also donate to reforestation projects each year to help account for the use of Bot Fight Mode and Super Bot Fight Mode.

Historical emissions

We will offset or remove historical emissions associated with powering our network by 2025.

Annual inventory

We publish our companywide emissions on an annual basis.

Reduction targets

We have committed to setting near-term companywide emissions reduction targets in line with climate science with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Cutting emissions by moving to the cloud

As a member of the UN Global Compact, Cloudflare is committed to developing environmentally friendly technologies.

In 2023, we released independent research conducted by Analysys Mason showing that switching enterprise network services from on-premises devices to Cloudflare’s cloud-based services can cut related carbon emissions up to 78% for very large businesses to up to 96% for small businesses.

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A better Internet is built on respect for human rights

Cloudflare is committed to respecting human rights under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

As a Global Network Initiative (GNI) member, we are committed to helping to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy online.

How Cloudflare helps promote human rights online

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Project Galileo

Project Galileo provides free security services to thousands of organizations working in the arts, human rights, civil society, journalism, and democracy.

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Athenian Project

Election websites need to be fast, reliable, and secure — Athenian Project provides resources to help with all three goals.

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Cloudflare for Campaigns

Cloudflare for Campaigns meets the essential needs of political campaigns, including securing candidates' web presence and safeguarding internal network and data.

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Project Pangea

With Project Pangea, we can help communities solve the network challenges of routing traffic to and from the Internet.

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A better Internet is built by teams that are diverse and inclusive

Cloudflare is building a thriving, collaborative culture where we respect each other's work, listen to new ideas, and encourage each other's growth.

Cloudflare named one of the Most Loved Workplaces in 2024 by Newsweek and BPI

The United Nations Global Compact

Cloudflare is a signatory of the UN Global Compact. We are committed to the UN Ten Principles and to helping build a better Internet that supports global sustainable development goals.

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"Cloudflare Impact is founded in the belief that the Internet can be a positive force for sustainable development across the globe. We are on a mission to help build a better Internet, and are committed to using our environment, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives to do so."

Matthew Prince Co-Founder & CEO, Cloudflare
Michelle Zatlyn President & COO, Cloudflare