From Code to Value Chain: CI&T Receives Validation of Its Climate Targets

With the advancement and acceleration of the global climate crisis, corporate sustainability is undergoing a profound transformation, shifting from a peripheral topic focused on institutional actions to a structured and systemic approach. Today, we see committed companies integrating ESG practices directly into strategic planning, corporate risk matrices, and business models.

Increasingly conscious consumers, investors, and the global market no longer tolerate vague promises or generic goals. Faced with a rigorous regulatory landscape and demands for transparency, it is no longer enough to merely announce long-term commitments: organizations must prove their actions, monitor actual progress, and ground each target in measurable, transparent, and science-based data.

As it completes three decades of its journey, CI&T is advancing its sustainability maturity. In the face of new climate challenges, CI&T is proud to announce that its emission reduction targets have been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This unprecedented milestone makes us the first software company in Latin America to obtain scientific validation of its net-zero targets from the institution.

The SBTi develops standards, tools, and guidelines that enable companies to establish greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets aligned with science, ensuring the efforts necessary to keep global warming below 1.5°C.

We view this validation not just as a badge of honor, but as a way to integrate the environmental agenda into a more concrete logic across our operations and value chain. In the technology sector, decarbonization is a pillar that spans from the efficiency of the code we write to the cloud infrastructure we utilize and the suppliers we hire.

Our Science-Based Targets

For those who follow our Diversity and Inclusion journey, the logic is similar. Just as we established quantitative and public goals for representation, we now apply the same model to the climate issue, with an additional element: independent external scientific validation.

For companies, there are three scopes that together cover the total carbon footprint. Scopes 1 and 2 refer to direct emissions from the organization and its energy consumption. In the case of CI&T, these emissions primarily derive from the operations of our offices and the electricity consumed within them. Scope 3 encompasses GHG emissions from our value chain, including commuting, business travel, and the impact of all products and services purchased by the company.

An Overview of Our Targets

Net-Zero Target
CI&T has set a target to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2050.

Near-Term Targets
CI&T has set a target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 64.12% by 2036, from a 2025 base year.
Value Chain Engagement: CI&T has also set a target that 95.4% of its suppliers, by emissions covering purchased goods and services and capital goods, will have science-based targets by 2031.

Long-Term Targets
CI&T commits to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 90.0% by 2050, from a 2025 base year. Within this target, CI&T commits to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 90.0% and Scope 3 GHG emissions by 90.0% within the same timeframe.

Transition Strategy and Carbon Reduction Initiatives

Decarbonization requires technical innovation and paradigm shifts. Reducing the climate impact of a digital transformation company demands well-defined planning, accompanied by a clear and structured strategy. To ensure the technical viability and practical applicability of our targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), CI&T has structured a Decarbonization Plan based on data, opportunity assessments, and environmental and financial quantification, supported by scenario building. Below are some of our present and future initiatives.

Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy
Optimizing energy consumption in our direct operations constitutes the first line of action in our decarbonization journey:

Technological Innovation and Environmental Education
As a global digital transformation company, we direct our technological expertise to decouple corporate growth from emissions increases:

Supplier Engagement and Scope 3 Governance
Since Scope 3 represents more than 90% of our total emissions, concentrated mostly in the categories of purchased goods and services, the decarbonization of our supply chain is the pillar with the greatest systemic impact:

Hyper-efficiency and the Agentic SDLC
We understand that inefficiency in the software development lifecycle generates waste not only of time, but also of computational resources and energy. Therefore, we are redefining software engineering with the Agentic SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle). By evolving from humans augmented by AI to an agentic execution model—where AI executes and humans guide, validate, and orchestrate—we transform code quality and security, building them continuously along the way. This approach aggressively targets flow inefficiencies, eliminating wait times and achieving an end-to-end hyper-efficiency that can be up to 20 times greater than conventional development processes. Lean and continuous processes support the development of digital experiences that are "sustainable by design."

Performance and Transparency: Our Highlights
With a proven track record of governance and maturity in the ESG agenda, the SBTi validation reinforces CI&T's commitment to Collaborate, Innovate, and Transform, translating our values into concrete achievements. Some of our highlights:

Highlights	Performance and Evolution
EcoVadis Sustainability Rating	Jump from 62 to 68 points (Top 35% globally), validating our ESG practices.
Reporting Rigor	Gold Seal of Quality (GHG Protocol), ensuring the data integrity of our GHG inventory, which feeds our science-based targets.
Energy Matrix (Brazil)	100% of consumption (offices and home office) is covered by renewable energy via I-RECs, and 72% of the energy consumed in our offices is purchased directly on the Free Energy Market from clean suppliers.
Human Capital and Ethics	52,2% of employees belong to underrepresented groups. 99,6% completion rate in Ethics, Information Security, and ESG training, ensuring the climate strategy permeates our culture.

A Sustainable Future Is Built in Partnership

The transition to a low-carbon business strengthens operational resilience, anticipates global regulations, and consolidates us as strategic sustainability partners for our clients. Our climate journey toward decarbonization is moving into a more strategic phase that requires profound changes in the way we operate. A better tomorrow requires sustainability to be one of the pillars of our strategy, and we understand that it is not just about environmental responsibility, but rather a necessary systemic change to ensure a sustainable future for the planet.

We invite our clients, partners, and suppliers to join us in aligning with climate science. To turn this vision into reality and achieve our emission reduction and carbon neutrality targets by 2050, collaboration across our entire value chain is essential. Joining forces in mapping impacts, engaging sustainably, and adopting data-driven practices is the path to accelerating the transition toward a low-carbon future and creating lasting value for all our communities.

As Cesar Gon, our CEO, defines it, "the work is never done"; responsibility is a daily practice of improvement and adaptation. We are pleased to be at the forefront and ready to lead the next decade, translating environmental commitments into operational efficiency and tangible value for our stakeholders (Cesar Gon, CEO of CI&T, ESG Report - 2025).

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