{"id":154,"date":"2021-10-26T12:30:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-news-india\/?p=154"},"modified":"2021-10-21T14:29:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T08:59:11","slug":"autodesks-first-sustainability-bond-aligns-impact-and-financial-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-news-india\/autodesks-first-sustainability-bond-aligns-impact-and-financial-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Autodesk\u2019s first sustainability bond aligns impact and financial strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Debbie Clifford, Chief Financial Officer<\/em><\/p>\n

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Autodesk is in\u00a0business to\u00a0enable a better world\u00a0designed and made for all.<\/p>\n

Customers across our industries rely on Autodesk to help solve challenges big and small. This presents a profound and urgent opportunity; we can empower\u202finnovators\u202fwith technology to harness their data and unlock insights to fuel\u202finnovation and create new paths to efficiency, sustainability, and growth. Providing tools to help our customers reveal actionable insights to improve the impact of design and make decisions, at scale, is central to our sustainability efforts.<\/p>\n

To\u00a0accelerate\u00a0these\u00a0efforts, I\u2019m excited to share that we issued our first\u00a0sustainability\u00a0bond offering\u00a0totaling $1\u00a0billion\u00a0to further align Autodesk\u2019s impact strategy with our financial strategy. The proceeds from the sustainability bond will fund existing and future projects in alignment with\u00a0Autodesk\u2019s\u00a0impact strategy, which aims to advance positive environmental and social outcomes in areas most\u202fimportant\u202fto\u00a0our\u00a0business and the needs of our customers\u00a0and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n

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I am\u00a0also\u00a0acutely aware that our impact starts with us.\u00a0I\u00a0believe\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0imperative for us\u00a0to\u00a0set a good example\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m passionate about\u00a0the\u00a0powerful\u00a0role finance can play in driving sustainability issues forward.\u00a0I\u2019m proud\u00a0that,\u00a0as of our 2021 fiscal year,\u00a0Autodesk\u00a0is\u00a0net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our business and value chain,\u00a0enabled\u00a0through the introduction of the\u202fAutodesk Carbon Fund\u202fand an updated price on carbon.<\/p>\n

Of equal importance is our\u00a0continued\u00a0work with our customers and industries to advance a more sustainable\u00a0future.\u00a0We know that to solve the challenges we face today, we need collective action.<\/p>\n

We believe the investments\u00a0from our sustainability bond\u00a0will benefit our\u202fcustomers and\u00a0other\u00a0stakeholders,\u202fwhile accelerating our collective progress\u202ftoward\u202fAutodesk\u2019s vision of\u202fa\u00a0better\u00a0world\u00a0designed and\u00a0made\u00a0for\u00a0all.\u00a0This\u00a0sustainability\u00a0bond\u00a0enables\u00a0our investors to join us in in our efforts to address issues in alignment with key\u00a0environmental, social, and governance (ESG)\u00a0indicators and the internationally recognized UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n

We intend to\u00a0focus on\u00a0projects related to both environmental and social initiatives,\u00a0including:<\/p>\n