Sustainability at MongoDB

At MongoDB our goal is to empower developers to build a more sustainable future, one application at a time.

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Our commitment

We are committed to doing our part towards the global efforts to limit climate change and its adverse effects, and have set goals in line with our values as a company.

Read our CSR report

powered by renewables in 2026

net carbon emissions by 2030

How we reach our sustainability goals

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Our Product

MongoDB views sustainability as an important design principle and an essential part of the software development lifecycle. We offer a number of features that can be used to minimize our customers' carbon footprint.

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MongoDB Atlas Serverless

MongoDB Atlas Serverless instances are optimized to scale the underlying infrastructure as needed, reducing operational overhead, energy use, and time to market.

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To provide transparency and encourage eco-friendly setups, we have added a green leaf icon to indicate which of our 80+ cloud regions are renewable-powered.

Re-architected MongoDB Atlas

We adopted a lower power consumption infrastructure, reducing cloud electricity intake by 30%.

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Our Operations

We are working to make sustainability a core component of how we operate, and have begun to integrate it into our overall business strategy. We believe that environmentally responsible operating practices will serve to benefit our stockholders, partners, customers, and employees alike.

Responsible purchasing

We have instituted a supplier code of conduct, and limited the purchase of single-use products within our offices.

Travel

We encourage employees to choose green options when traveling, and have instituted a localized event strategy to limit both employee and customer footprint for our events.

Energy conservation

We exclusively procure LED lights and limit energy consumption from Zoom screens and laptops when not in use.

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Our Investment

Outside of our products and infrastructure, we have made additional investments to ensure long term progress and success for our goals.

Renewable energy

We entered into a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement, a contract enabling the development of a new 10MW solar farm in Texas, to begin progressing towards our renewables goal.

Employee giving

Through our employee recognition program we have enabled employees to contribute to reforestation efforts, a project selected by our Green Team Leads.

Sustainability manager

We hired a sustainability manager to lead our climate objectives and help us implement changes that lower our carbon emissions.

Emissions

We are committed to reducing our entire carbon footprint — including all relevant Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. The above captures our FY23 (Feb 22-Jan 23) corporate emissions. As we grow, we will evaluate the success of our carbon reduction efforts based on our intensity metrics (revenue and headcount intensity).

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Where we stand today

LED usage in MongoDB Offices

Single-use supplies reduced

Cloud electricity usage reduction by restructuring MongoDB Atlas

BUILD TOGETHER

“Successful sustainability transitions require companywide buy in. At MongoDB, our employee-powered commitment to sustainability is strong.”

Sophie Riegel

Sustainability manager

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We are committed to empowering our customers to build and deploy more sustainable applications on MongoDB Atlas. Join us in our efforts to reduce our environmental impact!

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FAQ

Where can I find more information about all of your ESG efforts?

Check out MongoDB's third annual Corporate Sustainability Report and learn about the four key areas impacting our organization's sustainability goals.

View our corporate sustainability report

What is MongoDB’s ESG score?

Our rating from Sustainalytics is publicly available. To be sent our EcoVadis score, please contact sales. As we build up our sustainability efforts, we anticipate these scores to rapidly evolve.

View our ESG risk rating from Sustainalytics

Are MongoDB’s emissions third-party verified/audited?

Yes. One of our core values at MongoDB is being intellectually honest. As such, we have ensured trust and accuracy in our emissions through having the full scope of our emissions audited in accordance with ISO 14064.

View our emissions verification report

What are MongoDB’s historical emissions?

We have only publicly disclosed our Scope 1 & 2 for FY22 and FY21 under UK’s policy, streamlined energy and carbon reporting. Unfortunately, the rest of our historical emissions are not publicly available.

View our SECR report