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Create Change

At Adobe, we are inspired by purpose-driven creativity. Through our technologies, software, and business practices, every day we enable millions of people across the globe to participate in the world around them. We believe that everyone has the power to create and that being creative is not confined to any one sector or profession.

"Create change" is our call-to-action. It guides how we operate our business, design new products, and address pressing social and environmental issues. This is not new for Adobe. Since day one, our core values have shaped our actions. Now, with the explosion of digital technologies, we see unprecedented opportunities to ignite positive change.

Through our global corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, we enable creativity, innovation, and collaboration among people inside and outside of Adobe. We provide experiences and tools that unlock the power of people to address pressing education, environmental, economic, and social issues. We know that when Adobe employees, customers, and partners work together, we can improve human experience.

"Create change" is woven throughout the interconnected focus areas and beliefs we use to share Adobe's global CSR-related activities:

Our focus areas

Commitment to employees

Employee commitment

We believe our employees are agents of change, and we foster a work environment and culture that ignite their creativity and innovation.
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Community involvement

Community involvement

We believe our active participation, philanthropic investments, and product donations empower others to create change in communities around the globe.
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Environmental sustainability

Environmental sustainability

We believe our expertise, products, and global reach must be applied creatively toward preserving and enhancing our environment.
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Product use and innovation

Product use and innovation

We believe our greatest impact will come from creating best-in-class tools and products that enable millions of people to change the world through digital experiences.
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At Adobe, social responsibility is an ongoing journey with evolving expectations and challenges. Like many companies, we are guided by comprehensive governance principles and structures. We continuously explore new ways to integrate our strategies across business units, countries, and cultures; infuse CSR into our employee experience; and learn from a broad group of stakeholder perspectives.

Adobe Marks Latest Energy Milestone with San Francisco Fuel Cell Installation

Today at the GreenBiz Forum 12 in San Francisco, Adobe announced another step toward becoming a Net Zero company with the installation of two-200 kilowatt Bloom Energy fuel cells at our San Francisco offices. The fuel cells are expected to provide 35 percent of Adobe SF’s on-site power needs, the equivalent of powering 320 homes.
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REPORTS

2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Data Summary

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View the data summary to learn more about Adobe's performance on CSR-related metrics.
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Awards and recognition

Newsweek Green Rankings 2011

Adobe has been ranked #14 among the greenest companies in the U.S. by Newsweek magazine.
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LEED certification

Adobe is the world's first business to achieve four Platinum-level certifications for energy and environmental design excellence.
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ETHISPHERE AWARD

Ethisphere award

Adobe has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.

Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For"

Adobe was ranked #41 in the 2011 Fortune
"100 Best Companies to Work For " survey.
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