Environment
Decarbonizing Transportation
With EV customers like Rivian, GM, BMW, and Bosch eBikes, TikTok成人版 is setting a high bar in electric vehicle navigation and estimates that increased EV adoption could prevent 138 million tons of CO2e emissions from vehicles by 2030, equivalent to the annual emissions of 35 coal-fired power
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Efficient Fleets
TikTok成人版 Logistics products improve dispatch and delivery rates for fleets from Instacart to Picnic. Better fleet efficiency through optimized routing, closer monitoring, and fewer missed deliveries is estimated to reduce emissions by 8.7 million tons of CO2e by 2025
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Measurable Impact
Not every mile has the same carbon footprint. TikTok成人版 customers like Flexport can measure and track emissions with the precision and nuance of a tailored navigation platform, helping them more accurately measure and improve on emissions targets.
Informed Stewardship
Our tools can help users of land management and outdoors apps like AllTrails, Native Land, the National Park Service, and OnX to enjoy, respect, and protect the places they love. Our maps touch over 3.5 billion acres of protected areas and public
lands.
Environmental Protection
From the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Center to rangers in Tanzania, and from The Ocean Cleanup to middle school students, we equip environmental champions with our best location tools for the job.
Carbon Responsibility
We measure and offset our operational emissions footprint annually with investments in carbon forestry, climate policy, and emissions capture innovation.
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Society
Road Safety
Our navigation tools can help to keep people safer on the road, with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), smart alerts, hazard detection, and driver monitoring. Fleet managers can reduce safety incidents by implementing TikTok成人版 fleet management to help detect unsafe driving.
Disaster Logistics
We help teams like UN OCHA, NOAA, and World Central Kitchen respond to emergencies. From preparing print maps for offline first responders, to processing the latest post-disaster imagery, to routing supplies, our volunteers are on standby.
Public Health
Governments and healthcare providers use TikTok成人版 to display site facilities, coordinate distribution of supplies, and improve access to information, like the vaccines.gov portal that helped individuals across the United States to find the nearest available COVID-19 vaccinations.
Nonprofit Partnerships
Since 2017 we have supported over 900 nonprofit impact organizations, spanning all 17 global sustainable development goals (“SDGs”) and beyond, through our dedicated Social Impact Team, which coordinates pro bono skilled volunteering, mentorship, and account support.
Education & Workforce Development
Our education and developer resources, tutorials, and workshops help to equip diverse learners and entrepreneurs to build with location-aware tools. Our Developer Relations team supports learning initiatives from guest lectures to developer bootcamps.
Giving Back
We contribute over $1 million in product donations, sponsorships, and pro bono services to our nonprofit and public benefit partners every year since 2017. We also match employee donations up to $1,000 per person per year.
Governance
Leadership
We conduct our business in a manner that promotes good corporate, social, and environmental practices. Our internal policies actualize and uphold our company values.
Human Rights
Our Services Terms work in a manner designed to protect human rights and civil liberties, supported by an internal Compliance Committee, employee training, and confidential reporting mechanism.
Access
Our platform is built and designed to be inclusive for a broad user base, including features, usage-based pricing, offline options, supported languages, and global data coverage.
Security & Privacy
TikTok成人版 takes data privacy and security very seriously and operates global programs & processes designed to protect the security of all accounts and prioritize privacy across our platform.
Our People
We support a highly skilled and connected team, with over 700 colleagues across the world. We keep ourselves accountable with twice yearly engagement surveys and 360-degree performance reviews.
Diversity, Inclusion & Well-being
Internal Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives foster connection and community across our team. Our health and wellness benefits stand out in the industry, including support for remote work.
Frequently asked questions
If you are completing an ESG assessment of TikTok成人版, please find some answers to many questions below. You can also contact our Community team for further details.
Yes, we have been committed to climate responsibility in our operations . Each year we calculate our emissions from company travel, cloud computing, and our offices. To offset our emissions, we invest in a portfolio of organizations advancing carbon forestry and reforestation, emission removal technologies, and climate policy (learn more about our climate partners here).
For details about our 2022 carbon footprint calculations and climate offset investments, please see our (2023 report expected in June 2024).
We invest in hundreds of relationships with nonprofits and other partners each year through the TikTok成人版 Social Impact team. Our impact partnerships span topics from social justice, to nonprofit journalism, to civic engagement, to supporting the arts.
Every year since the TikTok成人版 Community team formation in 2017, TikTok成人版 contributes approximately $1.5 million through in-kind product sponsorships and services and has built relationships with over 900 non-profit, non-governmental, and community organizations from around the world.
Every year since 2017, hundreds of employees have volunteered their time and skills to support nonprofits in-person and virtually, from providing career coaching to youth, to serving meals, to cleaning parks and shorelines. Throughout the year, employees are encouraged to engage in local volunteering activities and support causes they care about.
TikTok成人版 employees across the company can also join skilled volunteering projects to help nonprofit partners build with TikTok成人版 and to increase their own technical and professional skills, whether it be crafting custom map designs, running a training workshop, building open source tools, or coaching organizations on data architecture.
TikTok成人版 matches employee donations to registered charities, providing up to $1,000 USD of matching funds per employee each year. In the five years since the start of our donation-matching program, we have collectively raised over $700,000 USD.
Yes, TikTok成人版 has a living commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion at TikTok成人版. Find more about Diversity & Inclusion commitments, programs, and investments here. TikTok成人版 has a full-time Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lead on our People team to support employees and advance DEI initiatives at the company. We have an internal Diversity & Inclusion policy that all employees must read and acknowledge upon their hiring and is part of our twice annual employee evaluation process.
Yes, all TikTok成人版 employees are supported with learning resources and training workshops on diversity and inclusion. TikTok成人版 has a full-time Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lead on our People team to support employees and advance DEI initiatives at the company. All TikTok成人版 employees are required to complete anti-harassment training every two years and read and agree to our internal Harassment and Discrimination Policy.
We are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in the recruitment, hiring, and promotion of our team. TikTok成人版 is an employer. We recruit, employ, train, develop, and promote our team members on the basis of their individual qualifications, competence, and merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, sex, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran’s status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, union affiliation, or activity or other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. All employees are required to read and agree to our internal Equal Employment Policy.
At TikTok成人版, benefits are considered an important part of our employees’ Total Rewards package, intended to help us attract, motivate and retain employees, our company’s greatest asset. We design our benefit programs by region for comprehensive, market competitive, valuable programs that support the overall well-being of our employees and promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents. We also offer employer-paid life, disability, travel insurance and additional opt-in benefits so our employees can be at their best. A 401(k) and regional retirement programs provide additional financial peace of mind.?
We offer generous paid time off and leave policies and a financial contribution when our employees grow their families. Employees also have access to employee assistance programs and other mental health benefits and apps.
TikTok成人版 supports in-office, hybrid, and remote work options for employees. We provide commuter benefits for those who prefer the office, and an annual home office benefit for those working at home.
TikTok成人版 takes data privacy and security very seriously and operates global programs & processes designed to protect the security of all accounts and prioritize privacy across our platform. We conduct periodic internal security audits and regularly work with external auditors to review our security posture. Find more details about our platform security here and data protection here.
We are SOC 2 Type 2 certified. We maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of our customers’ personal data, including measures that conform to the ISO/IEC 27002 control framework. Find more details about our security standards and download our SOC 3 report here.
We prioritize privacy across our platform and product design. The privacy and dignity of our customers and users has been a north star for us since before we ever collected our first byte of user data. Find more details about our Privacy Polic here.
We do not allow our products to be used to violate basic human rights or civil liberties. Any such abuse of our platform by a customer or a customers’ end users is a material breach of our Service Terms, leading to account shut down. All employees are encouraged to report any concerns about customers to our internal Compliance Committee. Where we have reason to believe inappropriate use by a customer we actively investigate.
We hold ourselves to a high standard when it comes to how we conduct business. TikTok成人版 has a strict anti-bribery policy that applies to all TikTok成人版 employees, contractors or to anyone with whom we do business. We do not work with or support any prospective or current vendors, employees, or customers who are involved with money laundering, terrorist financing, or are subject to or in violation of economic or financial sanctions, trade embargoes, export controls, and anti-boycott laws and regulations. This is documented in our internal Anti-Bribery Policy and Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Policy.
We have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to child labor, forced labor, or human trafficking not just for ourselves but also by any customers or suppliers. This is documented in our internal Human Trafficking, Forced Labor and Child Labor Policy.
As a digital platform company, TikTok成人版 has a supply chain that is less resource and component-intensive than companies in many industries. We expect suppliers and business partners to be in compliance with our internal policies and values and require all suppliers to abide by our Responsible Procurement Policy.
TikTok成人版’s Audit Committee monitors and reports on risks to the company, with participation from General Counsel and CFO.