Workday Advances Commitment to Corporate Sustainability

PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 20, 2016) - Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced its goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2021 as well as its continued commitment to use 100 percent renewable energy. As a global technology company committed to operating in an environmentally responsible manner, Workday focuses its efforts on the areas that are most material to its business -- including reducing the company's carbon footprint and increasing investments in renewable energy.

Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2021
To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2021, Workday's carbon management strategy will focus on reducing the carbon intensity of its operations through various efficiency measures, replace high-carbon energy sources with low-carbon energy sources, and offset the remaining emissions.

Examples of how Workday will achieve its carbon emissions goal include:

• Constructing Workday's new development center in Pleasanton to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum, the highest level of LEED certification.
• Continuing to increase investments in virtualization and resource optimization technologies to drive higher utilization and power efficiency in its data centers.

100 Percent Renewable Energy
Workday has been a 100 percent green power purchaser since 2008 and an EPA Green Power Partner since 2009. Additionally, Workday became an early signatory of the Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles and a member of the Business Renewables Center in 2015, both of which aim to help companies meet their renewable energy goals and accelerate corporate renewable energy procurement.

Examples of how Workday will continue to power its offices and data centers around the world with renewable energy include:

• Utilizing on-site solar at its new development center to generate clean energy to power up to one-third of the building's projected daily electricity needs.
• Continuing to power its global offices and data centers with renewable energy and investigating strategic renewable energy investments such as virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) and on-site generation that create additional clean energy on regional electricity grids where the company operates.

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