Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) at GitLab

With GitLab’s second ESG Report, we demonstrate our values of iteration and transparency, sharing how we continue to build on our approach to addressing the issues that matter most to our stakeholders and our business.

Download our Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) ESG Report Summary

From our CEO

At GitLab, our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. This, together with our values, is at the core of how we manage our business, including our approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”). As ever, GitLab — the platform and the company — is made stronger by the support of our stakeholders, including our team members, customers, shareholders, and the wider community. I am thankful for the contributions so far and look forward to what we can accomplish together in the years ahead.

Sid Sijbrandij

GitLab Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

FY24 ESG Highlights

We purchased and retired carbon removal credits for 8,580 tonnes of CO2e. The purchase funds a reforestation program, Trees for Global Benefits.

We enhanced the GitLab Trust Center, a single unified location with a self-service approach to provide customers with increased visibility of critical information and allow customers to accomplish security and risk reviews quickly and efficiently.

We launched the GitLab AI Transparency Center to enable our customers to confidently unlock the enormous potential of AI and emphasize our customer-centric approach to responsible AI development and deployment.

In FY24, our Annual Engagement Survey reached 88% participation with 94% of team members saying, “I enjoy engaging with my peers at GitLab.”

We launched the GitLab for Nonprofits Program. In the first six months of the program, we granted licenses to more than 100 qualified nonprofits.

GitLab received Great Place to Work Certification for the 4th year in a row in May 2024 with 93% of U.S. team members saying that they believe GitLab is a great place to work.

Overview

In 2022, we completed a materiality assessment to determine which ESG topics are most important to our business and our stakeholders. Through engagement with both internal and external stakeholders, we explored which ESG topics have the greatest impact on GitLab’s business, and where we have the potential to have the greatest impact on people, society and the environment. Six topics rose to the top.

Environment

Around the world, many communities are already experiencing climate impacts such as warmer temperatures, more frequent severe weather events, and changes in water availability and other vital ecosystem services. With this in mind, GitLab is committed to doing our part to minimize our environmental footprint, including working to reduce GHG emissions associated with our operations. In FY24, we took steps to further understand our climate impacts and advance the development of a formal emissions reduction strategy. This included initiating GitLab’s first climate risk assessment, to help us better understand climate-related risks and opportunities for our business. We also launched a supplier engagement program with a focus on climate.

Governance

Information Security and Privacy

At GitLab, we recognize that to maintain trust and deliver the world’s leading DevSecOps platform, security and privacy must remain our top priorities. Our information security and privacy practices reflect our dedication to safeguarding customer data and building security into the core of our product and our company.

Visit the GitLab Trust Center

Responsible Product Development

GitLab’s product mission is to consistently create products and experiences that users love and value. We believe this includes our responsibility to design inclusive products that aim to provide access to content and functionality that enables consumption and contribution from everyone. Our product principles guide us in developing products consistent with the approach of other world-class product organizations.
We strive to set an example by empowering our wider GitLab community to build and work with the highest levels of security through our DevSecOps platform. This extends to how we are incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and continuously evolving the platform to enable secure, responsible development.

Visit the GitLab AI Transparency Center

Business Ethics

GitLab is committed to the highest standards of legal and ethical business conduct. It has long operated its business consistent with operating principles and policies that reinforce this commitment. GitLab complies with all laws and regulations that are applicable to its activities and expects all team members to adhere to our ethical standards and legal and regulatory obligations.

View our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics View our policies, procedures and other resources

Additional Resources

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