Meta Platforms | Sustainability Performance
Operates social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
2004
United States
10,001+ employees
Computer Software
$10B+ in revenue
$10B+ in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#6835
Overallⓘ#1500
in United Statesⓘ#222
in Computer SoftwareⓘSustainability Maturity
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Leading
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Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark
29.9
B/M 22.4
92.8
B/M 53.6
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Controversy level
- Meta Platforms Inc paid USD 5 billion to the US FTC in July 2019 — the largest privacy-related penalty in US history at the time — over violations of a 2012 FTC consent order following the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal (~87 million Facebook users' data harvested via 'thisisyourdigitallife' app), plus the May 2023 EUR 1.2 billion Irish DPC GDPR fine over alleged inadequate EU-US data transfer protections (largest GDPR fine in EU history at the time).
Sustainability employees
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11+
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