Greenhouse Sustainability policy
We believe sustainable business practices and responsible corporate citizenship are essential to our long-term success. As a leading global SaaS provider in the talent acquisition space with a fully distributed workforce, we are distinctly positioned to influence sustainable practices both within our organization and through our client and vendor relationships.
This policy outlines our commitment to integrating sustainability principles across our operations, recognizing our responsibility to keep our environmental impact to a minimum while creating positive social and shareholder value.
Environment
Digital-First Approach
Greenhouse’s cloud-based solutions and remote work model reduce physical resource consumption while supporting our sustainability goals. In addition, we have implemented data retention initiatives to minimize unnecessary data storage.
Distributed Workforce
Greenhouse is a remote-first, fully distributed workplace focused on minimizing environmental impact through digital collaboration and paperless workstreams.
Carbon Emissions Management
Our current measurement capabilities focus primarily on the carbon emissions of our AWS servers and the lifecycle of our IT equipment. We commit to measuring, reporting, and making reasonable efforts to reduce the carbon emissions associated with our AWS servers and optimizing the environmental impact of our hardware procurement and disposal processes. This approach establishes a foundation for expanding our sustainability initiatives as our measurement capabilities grow.
Focus Areas
- AWS Emissions Tracking: Implement comprehensive monitoring of our AWS server carbon footprint
- Cloud Optimization: Optimize code efficiency, storage usage, and computing resources to minimize unnecessary processing
- Procurement Tracking: Utilize our existing system to track all IT equipment purchases
- Refurbishment Program: Implement processes to refurbish and redeploy equipment when practical to do so
- Responsible Disposal: Partner with vendors offering take-back and recycling programs
Social Sustainability
Our commitment to social sustainability is guided by our IDEA framework: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Allyship. With employees located in the U.S., APAC, the EU, the U.K., and Canada, and customers located all over the world, Greenhouse cultivates an inclusive global culture that embraces diversity across borders and backgrounds.
Greenhouse also develops products that enable objective sound hiring decisions, and promotes structured hiring methodologies that reduce bias and improve hiring outcomes. As a leading voice in the [talent acquisition space], we are committed to sharing sustainable hiring practices with our customers and exploring new ways to help companies identify and nurture talent.
Governance & Ethics
We believe that strong governance and ethical practices are fundamental to sustainable business operations. Our approach to governance and ethics is guided by our commitment to merit-based hiring practices and our core values. Our executive leadership team conducts regular reviews of our policies, practices, and products to ensure they continue to meet our ethical standards.
Ethical Business Principles
We are committed to data-driven and merit-based practices in all aspects of our business, and actively work to identify and mitigate bias in our products, services, and internal operations. Our products are designed with fairness and objectivity in mind, with the goal of producing objective sound hiring decisions that assist our customers in complying with applicable laws and regulations. We also respect and protect the privacy of all data entrusted to us and uphold data security and privacy standards that meet or exceed industry standards.
Conclusion
Greenhouse’s approach to sustainability is not a reaction to trends but a core value and proven best practice that drives our success. Just as we help companies hire the best talent, we apply these same principles of structure, objectivity, and continuous improvement to our sustainability efforts. By starting with what we can measure today, we establish a foundation of accountability and continuous improvement that will support our broader sustainability vision for the future.
Date: July 7, 2025