Cloudflare Impact
Our mission is to help build a better Internet. We believe a better Internet can be not only a force for good but also an engine of global sustainability.
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How we are helping build a better Internet
More accessible
Cloudflare is making the Internet more accessible by improving reliability around the world.
- Learn more about free Cloudflare services that are protecting and improving the performance of millions of web properties.
- See how the Cloudflare network is expanding digital access globally by delivering Internet content more efficiently. Our network operates within approximately 50 milliseconds of 95% of the Internet-connected population.
- Learn how Cloudflare is helping make routing Internet traffic more reliable by eliminating hijacked routes.
More private
Cloudflare is engineering privacy protections into the basic infrastructure of the Internet.
- Cloudflare is working with leading technology companies to secure web browsing by encrypting DNS and improving TLS, as well as building privacy-oriented web services like privacy-first analytics.
- Cloudflare demonstrates our respect for privacy with public commitments, reporting, and audits.
- We are committed to providing built-in data protection and privacy tools for every product in our portfolio.
- Cloudflare is building quantum-resistant cryptography to help secure the future of privacy.
More secure
Our network is designed to help band businesses, people, and organizations together to be stronger than malicious actors online.
- Learn about our free unmetered DDoS mitigation and universal SSL encryption.
- Learn how Cloudflare is protecting civil rights and social justice organizations as well as democratic elections online.
- Cloudflare provides free services to protect vulnerable nonprofits, journalists, independent media voices, democratic elections, and political campaigns from cyber attacks.
Building together
Cloudflare is part of a community that is striving to make the Internet a force for good.
- Learn how Cloudflare works with civil society to monitor trends, threats, and Internet shutdowns with Cloudflare Radar.
- Cloudflare works with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), Interpol, and nearly 60 other public and private agencies, and has developed free tools to fight child sexual abuse material online. Learn about our guiding principles in handling abuse reports.
- We collaborate with partner organizations to develop new Internet standards and protocols and address Internet policy and governance challenges.
- Through Project Fair Shot, we provide our Waiting Room service for free for organizations responsible for distributing COVID-19 vaccines.
Impact spotlight
Zero Trust for Project Galileo and Athenian Project
As part of Impact Week 2022, we announced that we are adding the Cloudflare One Zero Trust suite to our Project Galileo and Athenian Project programs. This will help participants deflect phishing attacks, securely connect employees and partners, and secure their path to the Internet.
- Learn more about what Zero Trust entails and check out our roadmap
- Read the full announcement
- See what's included in Cloudflare One Zero Trust
- Apply to Project Galileo or Athenian Project
A better Internet helps protect the health of our planet
Cloudflare is committed to powering its network with 100% renewable energy and offsetting or removing all historical emissions associated with powering its network by 2025.
To learn more about our greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy purchases, see our 2021 and 2020 Carbon Emissions Inventory Reports.
As a member of the UN Global Compact, Cloudflare is committed to developing environmentally friendly technologies.
A better Internet is built on respect for human rights
Cloudflare is committed to respecting human rights under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
- Read our full human rights policy.
As a Global Network Initiative (GNI) member, we are committed to helping to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy online.
How Cloudflare helps promote human rights online
Project Galileo
Project Galileo provides free security services to thousands of organizations working in the arts, human rights, civil society, journalism, and democracy.
Athenian Project
Election websites need to be fast, reliable, and secure — Athenian Project provides resources to help with all three goals.
Cloudflare for Campaigns
Cloudflare for Campaigns meets the essential needs of political campaigns, including securing candidates' web presence and safeguarding internal network and data.
Project Pangea
With Project Pangea, we can help communities solve the network challenges of routing traffic to and from the Internet.
A better Internet is built by teams that are diverse and inclusive
Cloudflare is building a thriving, collaborative culture where we respect each other's work, listen to new ideas, and encourage each other's growth.
- Learn more about life at Cloudflare, including our employee resource groups and diversity initiatives.
- Cloudflare is using returnship and apprenticeship programs to help recruit and elevate diverse voices in cyber security.
- Cloudflare has sponsored and collaborated with organizations and conferences like AfroTech, Grace Hopper Celebration, Women Who Code, Latinas in Tech, and more to further our diversity outreach and recruiting.
Cloudflare named one of the Most Loved Workplaces in 2022 by Newsweek and BPI
“Having a workplace that allows our team to feel a sense of belonging and empowerment to do their best work is essential. That is why we have built corporate practices, policies, benefits, and an overall culture that is inclusive of everyone, including LGBTQIA+ folks. Achieving a perfect 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, and being recognized alongside all of the other companies that have acted to create inclusive workplaces, is something we are proud of.”
Jennifer (Jen) Taylor Cloudflare SVP, Chief Product Officer
The United Nations Global Compact
Cloudflare is a signatory of the UN Global Compact. We are committed to the UN Ten Principles and to helping build a better Internet that supports global sustainable development goals.
- See our latest Impact Report for our 2022 Communication on Progress.
"Cloudflare Impact is founded in the belief that the Internet can be a positive force for sustainable development across the globe. We are on a mission to help build a better Internet, and are committed to using our environment, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives to do so."
Matthew Prince Co-Founder & CEO, Cloudflare
Michelle Zatlyn President & COO, Cloudflare