Openx Wins Ad Net Zero Sustainability Award

Leading ad exchange takes award in sustainability best practices for ad tech category. 

PASADENA, Calif., December 6, 2022 – OpenX Technologies, Inc., a leading global omnichannel advertising exchange, was announced as a winner in the first Campaign Ad Net Zero awards highlighting environmental sustainability in the advertising industry at a ceremony in London on November 23. OpenX was recognized in the “sustainability best practice” category for its “Path to Net-Zero,” an initiative in which the company reduced carbon emissions by more than 90% and achieved independent certification as a carbon neutral company. The awards launched earlier this year under a partnership between Campaign magazine and Ad Net Zero, a cross-industry alliance of UK advertising and media organizations that have pledged to reduce and offset carbon emissions in the sector by 2030.

OpenX is one of 21 winners announced across a variety of categories highlighting  leadership in sustainability across advertisers, agencies, media owners and technology companies. 

“Climate change is a critical issue and we can all make a difference. We are so grateful for the recognition of this work on behalf of companies large and small,”said OpenX chief executive officer John Gentry. 

Added Gentry: “By sharing our story, we hope to show the “win-win” of sustainability. Becoming a more sustainable company reduces carbon emissions and improves  business outcomes across media, advertising, and technology. As a cloud-supported business, we significantly reduced our carbon emissions and improved our technological infrastructure stability, speed, and overall performance to deliver more value for our partners and customers. While we are proud of our achievement in reducing our carbon footprint, on our path to Net Zero emissions, this is only the beginning. We have so much more to learn, and to do, as we all work together to make the advertising industry as a whole, more sustainable.” 

This award marks the third industry award win for OpenX’s “Path to Net-Zero” initiative. Previous awards recognizing the work include Business Intelligence’s “Sustainability Leadership Award” and ExchangeWire’s “The Wires” award in the category of “Best Application of ESG.”

About OpenX

OpenX is a pioneering leader in advertising technology, helping create a world where the open web thrives. The company powers advertising on web, mobile and connected TV formats, enabling marketers to reach their target audience across OpenX’s global network of publishers. OpenX works with more than 130,000 premium publishers and receives more than 300 billion ad requests every day. OpenX has been certified as a CarbonNeutral® company and is on a path to becoming one of the first companies in the world to achieve Net-Zero status. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.openx.com.