March 31st 2019
Autodesk CEO: << Someone has to do it. >> (1)
April 1st 2019
The RWE case study is removed from Autodesk website. (2)
May 3rd 2019
Email to all executives. No response. (3)
May 7th 2019
Twitter thread reaches 1 million views.
Autodesk reaches out to arrange a call. (4)
May 16th 2019
Call with Autodesk Foundation CEO:
<< We do not enforce our policies. >>
(5)
June 26th 2019
Follow up call cancelled by Autodesk. (6)
August 2019
Complete Blackout.
"Coal related" emails are filtered on Autodesk servers, employees won't receive them.
Censorship on forums. (7)
Violations of the "Code of Business Conduct" by Autodesk executives (art. 1-2-8-12 & 13). (8)
August 24th 2019
Meeting at Montreal office: Autodesk calls the police (9)
Popup photo exhibition outside Montreal office. (10)
November 2019
Emails and support from Autodesk employees (11)
Insights from senior Autodesk employee. (12)
January 2020
Publication of correspondances with executives. (13)
April 2020
1 year of Blackout from Autodesk. (14)
Twitter thread reaches 2.500.000 views.
Release of Autodesk.Earth
TELL THE TRUTH:
- Autodesk operations are not sustainable.
- Autodesk profits from coal, oil and fossil fuels extraction.
- Autodesk footprint does not align with the Paris Agreement.
- Autodesk is partly owned by fossil fuels investor BlackRock (8.3%).
- "Sustainability" is a marketing tool, not yet a company core value.
- "Environmental Policies" are not enforced.
- Executives fail to comply with the "Code of Business conduct".
TAKE ACTIONS
- Put all misleading "Sustainability Communication" on hold.
- Built a team that understands the climate emergency.
- Move "Sustainability" from marketing to operations.
- Plan urgent "fossil fuel clients/investors" divestment strategy.
- Exclude fossil fuels clients (denial list).
Less Greenwashing, more actions.
With enough public pressure, Autodesk will have to take action.
If Autodesk "walk their talk", it will accelerate the closure of the coal mine.
Happy Earth day !https://t.co/zuEwY0GQ2j
— Autodesk.earth (@AutodeskEarth) April 21, 2020