Our Mission
Accelerate the climate economy
Over the next 25 years, every part of our economy will transform to run on zero carbon. This will be the greatest economic transition of our lifetimes, reaching every company in every sector in every geography. We’re grounded optimists: We believe this transformation will solve climate change. And it’ll be the largest reallocation of capital of our time. Companies will win or lose based on how effectively they navigate this new climate economy.
We’ve built the world’s first enterprise sustainability platform to help companies seize this moment.
Watershed delivers granular, audit-ready sustainability data that companies can disclose with confidence—and use to drive real decarbonization. We’re closing the loop between climate data and climate action and powering best-in-class sustainability programs at the world’s leading companies.
By the numbers
Watershed customers manage more than the total annual emissions of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, combined.
Watershed’s global database spans every region and multiple years of climate data.
Our 2030 goal is to reduce or remove 1% of annual global emissions.
About Watershed
We got started in 2019 because we believed that enabling companies to decarbonize was the most effective path to solving climate change.
Our mission is to accelerate the climate economy, and our 2030 goal is to work with our customers to reduce or remove 500 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent—approximately 1% of annual global emissions.
Today, Watershed is a team of nearly 400 people, with offices in San Francisco, Calif., New York, NY, London, UK, and Sydney, Australia. Our customers span every region and industry and include leading companies like General Mills, Suncorp, Medline, BBVA, Paramount, Spotify, Klarna, four of the top six US banks, and six of the top 10 private equity firms. We’ve helped financial institutions like Carlyle decarbonize their portfolios, brands like Coyuchi and YETI make strategic decisions about materials and suppliers, and professional services companies like Aon meet their net zero goals faster.
The Watershed platform includes the leading climate database for granular emissions measurement, the first dedicated software tools for sustainability reporting and supply chain engagement, and an industry-leading Marketplace with pioneering carbon removal and clean power projects. Expertise from our network of partners, customers, and advisors that include leading climate scientists and policy experts, is embedded in every aspect of the Watershed platform.
Watershed’s advisors and investors include Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks, Mark Carney, Christiana Figueres, and Al Gore. Watershed announced a Series C investment round in February 2024.
Operating Principles
This set of principles guides how we work, prioritize, and make decisions at Watershed. They are a living set of values that evolve alongside the company over time.
01
Be customer-obsessed
Our customers are the cornerstone of our mission, and we keep them front and center in every decision we make. Empowering our customers to reach their decarbonization goals is our true north star.
02
Stack rank and drop
Time is precious—particularly in the climate crisis—and good prioritization unlocks the best work. Everyone at Watershed is encouraged to make hard decisions that keep us focused on our mission.
03
Cultivate diversity & inclusion
We can only succeed in a company where a diverse group of hard-working people feel included, succeed, and lead. We design our recruiting process, culture, and company to provide opportunities to people of all backgrounds, demographics, life experiences, and beliefs.
04
Bring intensity & care
We care deeply about our mission, our work, and each other. We’re here to do the best work of our careers with other hard-working people, to achieve a bold outcome—and have some fun along the way.
05
Take ownership
The Watershed team has chosen to try and help with one of humanity’s biggest challenges—and we bring that same level of ownership to day-to-day work. Don't expect others to fix something that’s broken; step up and do something about it.
Sustainability at Watershed
We are committed to sustainability in all aspects of our business. Our mission is to accelerate the climate economy by giving companies the tools they need to accurately measure, report, and reduce their environmental impacts.
Committing to sustainability also means committing to decarbonizing our own business. We use the Watershed platform to measure our footprint annually, and we are in the process of setting science-based targets to guide our reduction efforts. In the past year, we've focused on our decarbonization hotspots including business travel, office catering, and upstream cloud processing. This has translated into internal policies about air travel, eliminating highly emissive food sources from our menus, and evaluating potential suppliers' sustainability commitments. We purchase sustainable aviation fuel and renewable power, and are investing in clean power to cover our upstream operations emissions.
Read more about our sustainability focus areas here.
