Marc Benioff

"Let me tell you, Europeans are doing something amazing called the EU green deal. And the EU green deal says, you want to do business with Europe, you want to trade with Europe? Well, you better be ready if you're bringing them carbon to pay up. So there's going to be a carbon tax in Europe, and we need one here in the United States, too. We need the same thing. They're definitely leaders in Europe with this EU green deal. And this EU green deal means that for all of us are going to have an opportunity to report exactly on are we net zero? Are we not net zero? How much carbon are we emitting? Now, as we look at this playbook for the trusted enterprise, which we're going to talk about trust and customer first and digital headquarters and health and safety and sustainability also, we're going to remember our core values. We've been working on these core values for 20 years. Trust and customer success, innovation and equality that they persist as this continues and we continue to focus on this powerful moment."

"Let's also remember that we have this carbon crisis in the world. I'm happy to tell you that as of today, Salesforce is not only net zero, but also fully renewable. And we are an example as we enter the Fortune 100 next year of a company that is net zero and renewable. And our sustainability team, we want to be a model. We want to show you how you can take your company to be fully net zero and renewable. The Race to Zero is the United Nations program to help every company go net zero."

"That's why I love the EU Green deal, because President Ursula Vanderlein and her EU Green deal, it requires companies to report the amount of carbon that they are emitting. So right out of our sustainability cloud, you get the reports that say, here is where you are and here is where you're going to go, because we want to get aligned with those UN sustainability goals and One t.org and our new sustainability Cloud 20."

"…for example, gender equality, which is extremely important, but really the equality of every human being and certainly all of our stakeholders. So that when we're managing our companies, we have to look at are we managing for every gender, for every race, for every sexual orientation. And as a CEO, are you ready to stand up and get ready for that accountability? And I think that that's starting to manage for all stakeholders. "

"Nothing is more important than getting to net zero."

"We're also reducing our emissions over time very dramatically in travel with all of our vendors. All of our vendors have to sign commitments to us for their own net zero commitments and all their own ability to join us in our march towards a more sustainable and yes, more equitable world."