Climate change Planning for the future At Uber, we believe that sustainability is integral to Management of climate change at Uber the success of our business and recognize that Uber’s financial performance and prosperity can only be The Board Nominating and Governance Committee (NGC) has formal built alongside the prosperity of our Board of Directors oversight of environmental sustainability, including climate change. The NGC key stakeholders. periodically receives updates on policy and regulatory trends at the local, state, Oversight of strategy and national levels concerning climate- and emissions-related developments We believe that addressing climate change, and receives reports on Uber’s climate-change commitments. reducing our own emissions, and helping Uber platform users move toward a lower-carbon future is the right thing to do and beneficial for long-term stockholder value. Executive leadership Uber’s SVP of Mobility and Business Operations and the SVP of Marketing and Public Affairs share responsibility for climate change– Governance Approval, development, related issues and policies within the company. Uber’s Chief Legal Good governance is key to achieving our climate- and implementation of Officer oversees the company’s ESG strategy and engagement efforts, strategy objectives. in addition to reporting responsive to the recommendations of SASB change goals. The Governance section of this report and the TCFD. describes ways in which Uber’s Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee and senior management have overseen and managed Uber’s climate-change Uber’s global Sustainability Team includes members from policy, strategy and risk management. See page 16 in the Sustainability team legal, workplace and data science functions, among others. The Governance section of this report for more. team manages Uber’s electrification strategy, climate-related reporting and verification, and Uber’s path to net zero by 2040. Uber’s ESG Working Group has more than 50 FTEs across the Mobility, Delivery, Freight, ESG working group Policy, Workplace, Finance, and Legal teams Uber’s ESG Working Group that work together to guide Uber’s strategy, reporting, and other aspects of Uber’s sustainability and ESG efforts. 2021 ESG Report 69
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