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.
Our impact in numbers
$19 M+
in donated Cloudflare products in 2025
$83 M+
in donated products since 2017
4,000+
Internet properties under Cloudflare Impact programs
33 states
received free Cloudflare services through the Athenian Project in 2025
How we are helping to build a better Internet
More accessible
More private
More secure
Building together
Cloudflare Impact programs
EST. 2014
Project Galileo
Ensuring that at-risk public interest groups stay online.
Human rights defenders, journalists, and humanitarian organizations are often vulnerable to cyberattacks. In collaboration with 57 civil society partners, Cloudflare protects public interest groups from attacks intended to silence them online.
3,000+
Internet properties
120+
countries
57
partners to help identify at-risk sites
325.2 M
avg number of daily attacks Cloudflare mitigates for participants
9.9 B
avg number of monthly attacks Cloudflare mitigates for participants
EST. 2017
Athenian Project
Free security and performance for state and local election websites.
We created the Athenian Project to provide state and local governments with the highest level of cybersecurity protection and reliability for their election websites at no cost. This ensures constituents can securely access election information and register to vote.
441+
Internet properties protected
7
countries
33 states
received free Cloudflare services through the Athenian Project in 2025
3.9 M
avg number of daily threats to state and local governments running elections in the United States
200 M
DDoS attacks, to state and local governments running elections in the United States, blocked between September and November 2024
Other Impact programs
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.
Project Cybersafe Schools
Provides 131 school districts in 30 states with Zero Trust security solutions that help minimize exposure to harmful online content and common threats such as phishing and credential harvesting.
Our environmental commitments
100% renewable energy
We power our operations with 100% renewable energy. We also donate to reforestation projects each year to help account for the use of Bot Fight Mode and Super Bot Fight Mode.
Historical emissions
We will offset or remove historical emissions associated with powering our network by 2025.
Annual inventory
We publish our company-wide emissions on an annual basis.
Reduction targets
We have committed to setting near-term company-wide emissions reduction targets in line with climate science with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Cutting emissions by moving to the cloud
Analysys Mason, an independent research firm, found that Cloudflare's cloud-based services can reduce related carbon emissions by up to 96% compared to on-premise hardware appliances.
A better Internet is built on respect for human rights
Our Human Rights Policy
This policy describes our human rights commitments, the way we implement those commitments, and oversight of this policy.
UN Guiding Principles
Cloudflare is committed to respecting human rights under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Global Network Initiative
As a Global Network Initiative (GNI) member, we are committed to helping to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy online.
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.
Blog posts
Free access to Cloudflare developer services for non-profit and civil society organizations
Russian Internet users are unable to access the open Internet
Helping protect the 2025 Moldova elections
