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renewable electricity goal in the first year, primarily through the purchase of renewable energy certificates. But Jessica is quick to point out that this was only the beginning.“ Step one, get there, and then step two. How do you drive more impact?” she says. The company has since explored virtual power purchase agreements and voluntarily included work-from-home emissions in its reporting, reflecting the new realities of a distributed workforce.

Scope 3 emissions – those arising from suppliers and business travel – present the biggest challenge to most companies, including Atlassian.“ Scope 1 and 2 are easy checkboxes, to be honest. Scope 3 is notoriously harder,” Jessica explains. For Atlassian, this means influencing 69 % of its suppliers to set science-based targets and reducing business travel emissions by 25 % – a tough ask as the company continues to grow.

Don’ t #@!% the Planet Guide The company’ s signature initiative, the Don’ t #@!% the Planet Guide, was born out of Atlassian’ s role as an early adopter of science-based targets in the Australian tech sector. Jessica found herself fielding frequent requests from customers and peers: how did Atlassian set its goals and what lessons could others learn?

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