{"id":2123,"date":"2022-05-23T23:02:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T06:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openx.com\/?post_type=press-releases&p=2123"},"modified":"2022-06-17T08:40:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T15:40:52","slug":"openx-is-first-ad-exchange-to-be-certified-carbon-neutral-and-announces-ambitious-path-to-net-zero-status","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.openx.com\/en-gb\/press-releases\/openx-is-first-ad-exchange-to-be-certified-carbon-neutral-and-announces-ambitious-path-to-net-zero-status\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenX is First Ad Exchange to be Certified Carbon Neutral and Announces Ambitious Path to Net-Zero Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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PASADENA, Calif., May 24, 2022<\/strong> \u2013 OpenX Technologies, Inc., a pioneer and leader in advertising technology, today announced that it is the first ad exchange to be independently certified as carbon neutral as part of the company\u2019s ambitious path to a more sustainable future. The \u201cOpenX Path to Net-Zero\u201d is a comprehensive and ongoing initiative that confirms OpenX\u2019s place at the forefront of the digital advertising industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Achieving CarbonNeutral\u00ae company certification by Natural Capital Partners (a Climate Impact Partners company), specialists in carbon market solutions for climate action, is one part of a long-term sustainability strategy OpenX launched when it became the first and only independent cloud-native ad exchange in 2019. That move was followed by two years of intensive optimization efforts in partnership with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and through additional OpenX efficiency innovations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining other leading international companies, OpenX recently became a signatory of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and has already met the key criteria of the SBTi Net-Zero standard, far ahead of the 2030 and 2050 targets most companies have set. While companies can achieve carbon neutral status simply by offsetting their existing emissions, the SBTi Net-Zero Standard requires them to reduce emissions by more than 90 percent and only then offset the residual emissions through verified carbon removal offsets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A critical part of the SBTi Net-Zero Standard is to include significant emissions across a company\u2019s value chain. In the case of digital ad exchanges, the greatest energy expenditure occurs through the use of an ad marketplace; therefore it is important that the associated emissions are also inventoried, verified, reduced, and offset as OpenX has done. With this achievement, OpenX possesses a distinctly differentiated and more strategically compelling offer to web publishers and advertisers than other exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBusiness must play a lead role in addressing climate change and creating a more sustainable future for all stakeholders, including people and the planet,\u201d said John Gentry, chief executive officer of OpenX. \u201cCreating this future requires innovation, which is how OpenX has been built and which has characterized our approach to this critical and necessary goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn becoming the first independent ad exchange to migrate its entire tech infrastructure to the cloud, OpenX acted with foresight and urgency,\u201d said Janet Kennedy, vice president, North America Regions, for the Google Cloud. \u201cWe\u2019ve worked closely with the company during the last two years to maximize both the business and sustainability benefits of the Google Cloud Platform, and we will continue supporting OpenX\u2019s leadership in this critical endeavor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s upcoming ruling requiring public companies to make specific climate-related disclosures, OpenX is in a unique position to help these companies meet their sustainability goals through the decarbonization of the OpenX Exchange for their digital ad campaigns and by facilitating the reporting of their emissions. OpenX will continue to innovate by developing new products for programmatic ad buys that will further reduce the energy intensity of ad auctions. The company expects to introduce the first of these \u201ccarbon-light\u201d products later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are fully aligned with the climate goals and commitments of our customers and partners, while making it easy for them to report how they are improving every aspect of their value chain,\u201d notes Mr. Gentry. \u201cAt the same\u00a0time, we’ll urge other exchanges and platforms to follow our lead. Being carbon neutral by simply purchasing cheap carbon credits and continuing business as usual is not enough. That is why OpenX has set the bar high in becoming a Net-Zero company.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OpenX\u2019s own path to Net-Zero is framed by its commitment to the SBTi, organized by the United Nations Global Compact to help leading companies align their actions with the Paris Climate Accords of 2015. Through this pledge, OpenX is also recognized as a Business Ambition for 1.5\u00b0C campaign member, joining nearly 1,500 leading companies that have committed to achieving emissions reductions in line with the most recent scientific calls to reduce global warming levels to less than 1.5\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn this journey, we\u2019re moving at the speed of OpenX and with full transparency,\u201d says Mr. Gentry. \u201cMarketers need to know that they now have certified carbon neutral options due to OpenX innovation and leadership. We will maintain our position on the cutting-edge of sustainable business practices in the digital advertising market by being recognized as a true Net-Zero company.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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