A Progress Snapshot of Our 2020 Goals
Building off of our key themes, in 2016, we set a series of impact goals that are measured and reported on annually.
2020 Goals
Economic Empowerment
Goal
Achieve a higher percentage of growth among eBay sellers in less-advantaged communities as compared with average economic growth nationwide by 2020.
Progress
2019
? ON TRACK: From 2011 to 2017, the number of eBay’s commercial sellers in less-advantaged communities grew 25 percent compared to a 0.4 percent decrease in the overall number of business enterprises in those communities
eBay for Charity
Goal
Enable $1 billion in charity funds raised by 2020.
Progress
2019
? MET: Raised $112 million in charity funds
? MET: Total reached over $1 billion raised
eBay Foundation
Goal
Lend $1 million to entrepreneurs via Kiva by 2020. Enable 50,000 entrepreneurs through access to capital and mentoring, and thereby impact the lives of 250,000 people globally through Kiva, Global Give and grants.
Progress
2019
? ON TRACK: Disbursed over $270,000 in loans in 2019, bringing our total loan disbursement to over $953,000 and supporting 30,000 borrowers on Kiva
? ON TRACK: Impacted the lives of about 143,000 people globally
Circular Commerce
Goal
Create $2.5 billion in positive economic impacts and avoid 2.5 million metric tons of carbon emissions from 2016 to 2020 through people selling their pre-owned electronics and apparel on eBay.
Progress
2019
? MET: Created an additional $820 million in positive economic impact, bringing the cumulative total to $2.9 billion from 2016
? ON TRACK: Avoided an additional 625,000 metric tons of carbon emissions, resulting in 2.4 million metric tons avoided since 2016
2025 Goals
Renewable Energy
Goal
Source 100 percent of our electricity supply from renewable energy sources by 2025 for eBay-controlled data centers and offices.
Progress
2019
? ON TRACK: 64 percent of our electricity comes from renewable energy sources
Carbon Emissions
Goal
Achieve 50 percent absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2025 and 75 percent reduction by 2030 from our 2016 baseline.
Progress
2019
? ON TRACK: Scope 1 and 2 emission have decreased by 31 percent from our 2016 baseline