GLOBAL cybersecurity leader Fortinet recently released its 2024 Sustainability Report, outlining the company’s approach, key commitments, and progress on the sustainability issues that matter most to the company and its stakeholders.
Michael Xie, founder, president, and CTO at Fortinet, said that in an era of accelerating digital transformation, cybersecurity is more critical than ever in safeguarding businesses, the global economy, and society at large. Xie further stressed Fortinet’s commitment to having products, services, and people that contribute to building a more secure and sustainable society. He takes pride in the progress the company has made in integrating sustainability across all aspects of its operations.
Highlights from the Fortinet 2024 Sustainability Report include:
Driving innovation and responsible technology to secure the digital world: With nearly 1,400 patents issued and more than 450 pending, Fortinet continues to pioneer AI-powered security solutions, collaborating with organizations such as the World Economic Forum and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to advance AI use in cybersecurity. In 2024, Fortinet also became one of the early signatories of CISA’s pledge of security at every stage of the product life cycle.
Strengthening global efforts to combat cybercrime: In 2024, Fortinet deepened its engagement with numerous global organizations to halt cybercrime, resulting in more than 1,000 arrests, the dismantling of more than 134,000 malicious networks, and the recovery of $44 million.
Accelerating climate action with near-term, science-based targets: In 2024, the Science Based Targets initiative validated Fortinet’s climate near-term targets, including scopes 1 and 2 emissions, aligned with a 1.5-degree Celsius trajectory to limit global warming, and scope 3 focused on driving emission reductions across the value chain.
Improving product energy efficiency and sustainable packaging: In 2024, Fortinet introduced new, more energy-efficient FortiGate models and expanded its efforts to minimize environmental impact in packaging, prioritizing plastic-free packaging and avoiding 387 metric tons of CO2e emissions, including the reduction of 77 metric tons of plastic.
Addressing the cybersecurity skills gap and expanding access to education: Since 2022, Fortinet has trained more than 630,000 individuals in cybersecurity through the Fortinet Training Institute initiatives. In 2024, Fortinet joined the European Commission’s Cybersecurity Skills Academy, committing to train 75,000 people in the EU by 2027, and contributed to the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Strategic Cybersecurity Talent Framework for sustainable cybersecurity talent development.
Upholding strong business ethics and information security practices: In 2024, 100 percent of Fortinet’s top contract manufacturers and distributors completed business ethics and compliance training. Fortinet likewise expanded its ISO certifications and its SOC 2 Type II examinations to further fortify its data protection and privacy measures.
Fortinet’s continued progress in sustainability and responsible business practices has also been acknowledged through multiple industry accolades, such as:
– Inclusion in the 2024 Dow Jones Best-in-Class World and North America Indices for the third consecutive year
– Improved CDP Climate Change rating, moving from a B- to a B score
– Recognition as a 2024 “Best Company to Work For” by Glassdoor and a “Great Place to Work”
– Recognition as No. 7 on Forbes’ Most Trusted Companies in America 2025 list, top among US-based cybersecurity companies
Fortinet’s 2024 Sustainability Report details the company’s progress and metrics across the following eight priority issues: innovation and responsible technology; cybercrime disruption; climate change; product environmental impacts; inclusion and belonging; cybersecurity skills gap; business ethics; and information security and data privacy.