Uber 2023 Environmental Social and Governance Report
Uber 2023 Environmental Social and Governance Report
Uber 2023 Environmental Social and Governance Report
Social, and
Governance Report
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Table of
contents
Business overview 1
Gross bookings 3
countries
cities 2
ESG materiality
Uber’s ESG strategy and reporting is built around our Accordingly, we engaged an independent third party to
company’s material environmental, social, and governance conduct an ESG materiality assessment refresh to identify the
issues. As we reimagine the way the world moves for the most relevant, or material, issues from an ESG perspective,
better, the key to driving economic value and sustainable which is a broader standard than that used in our financial
long-term growth for our company and stakeholders will be disclosures.
how we manage and govern the most material ESG risks and
The standards of the Sustainability Accounting Standards
opportunities that directly impact our business.
Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial
To determine what those are, we perform a materiality Disclosures (TCFD) inform our ESG reporting. Our ESG refresh
assessment to inform our ESG reporting and strategy. was informed by ESG standards, frameworks, and trends;
(The term “material” in our reporting is intended to highlight desktop research (including industry benchmarking and Uber’s ESG strategy and reporting is
the most important issues from our ESG assessment, not the sustainability disclosures from peer companies); shareholder
materiality of those issues to Uber as a whole.) Our last and other external stakeholder perspectives; and input from our
built around our company’s material
assessment, completed in June 2020, captured the ESG issues senior executives and leaders, who reviewed ESG topics that will environmental, social, and governance
deemed to be of greatest relative importance to Uber at that continue to gain traction, including areas in which Uber has an issues. As we reimagine the way the world
time. As our vision, priorities, and strategy evolve, conducting opportunity to lead and areas in which we can improve. moves for the better, the key to driving
an ESG materiality assessment every 2 to 3 years is crucial
to ensuring that important ESG issues integrated into our
In this report, we also describe ways in which our core operations economic value and sustainable long-term
and social impact activities contribute to the United Nations growth for our company and stakeholders
organizational decision-making, governance, and disclosures
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As part of our corporate
reflect industry changes, the regulatory environment, and
commitment to continual improvement, we’ll build on ESG
will be how we manage and govern the most
current stakeholder priorities. material ESG risks and opportunities that
content and analysis in future iterations of our ESG reporting.
directly impact our business.
Alvin Huntspon
Head of ESG Strategy & Engagement
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Ethics and conduct Human rights and labor Driver and courier safety and well-being
practices in operations
Community impact
High priority
Regulatory changes and risks
Lobbying and policy influence
Business resilience User safety
ESG governance
Air quality Climate risk and opportunities
Waste and packaging Diversity, inclusion, equity, culture, civil
rights, and equality
Data privacy and cybersecurity
Innovation
onitor: ESG material topics to continue monitoring. Uber can consider making
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investments in line with growing stakeholder expectations in these areas. Environmental
Social
Differentiate: Important topics that offer opportunities for Uber to
differentiate itself in the market and/or lead among peers. Governance
Published our third Climate Assessment and Had near- and long-term science-based
Performance Report emissions-reduction targets approved by the
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Environmental
Disclosed global Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
highlights
Launched Uber Comfort Electric and expanded it to
25 cities in Canada and the US
77M 31M
8 countries in North America and Europe
Saw usage of sustainable ride products grow by
150% year over year Made our first sustainability commitment in the
Middle East
Trips taken in zero- Unique riders who Launched our Shell Recharge Solutions partnership
emission vehicles across have had the chance and signed a global mobility deal with bp Pulse to help Cemented partnerships with Moove, Stellantis, and
our mobility business to experience an EV further our electrification goals Wallbox in EMEA
3.5x 200+
the UK
and the US
Made meaningful progress in activating our Empowered employees to grow their careers
mission and values throughout the organization through meaningful experiences and
32K+ 11
Sustained the progress we’ve made in
demographic representation, with minimal and equitable promotion and compensation
change in overall representation and decisions
representation in leadership
Employees globally across Anti-racism Ensured a focus on pay equity across gender and
Uber Technologies, Inc. commitments race in the US for the fourth consecutive year
Continued our commitment to growing
and subsidiaries fulfilled7
the percentage of women at the manager
level and above and the percentage of US
underrepresented people at the Senior Analyst Provided a benefits offering with market-
level and above specific choice, giving access to robust
1.5 84%
mental health, well-being, and family-building
programs, including an 18-week global parental
Expanded our diversity, equity, and inclusion leave policy
Percentage point increase Employees who say efforts internally, with an increasing focus on
people with disabilities and global programs,
in underrepresented they’re proud to work at
and externally, with our products and partners Created engaging, healthy, and sustainable
people (URP)8 in leadership Uber and are passionate
workplaces, with flexible and hybrid work
about our mission9
options for global employees
“Fulfilled” means we accomplished the commitment’s original goal(s). While the work is ongoing, we fulfilled what we set out to do. It doesn’t mean the work stops internally; it
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means that for many of our commitments, the work is now embedded into “business as usual” at Uber.
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Uber categorizes US employees as Underrepresented People (URP) if they self-identify into the following demographic categories, because these racial groups are
underrepresented at Uber compared with the general US population: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander, Two or More Races.
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Employee sentiment from Uber Pulse Survey (UPS) in Q4 2022.
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Safety highlights
In 2022 we launched or expanded a number of
features including:
and choice, based on drivers and couriers representing Helped the Washington US Safety
US Safety Report Report
feedback from drivers their communities through Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to track our progress,
and couriers participatory programs like Uber fulfill daily paratransit requests drive accountability, and
Crew (US), Driver and Courier with an on-time rate of 93% strengthen safety on our
Advisory Forum (Australia), and platform and beyond
Driver Advisory Council (India)
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Began conducting a civil rights assessment. Although this was in
Governance highlights response to a stockholder proposal from our 2022 Annual Meeting,
we voluntarily embraced the opportunity because it aligns with our
Inaugural score (out of 100) on the
values and we felt it was the right thing to do at this point in our
2022 CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate
company’s journey.
Board composition10 Political Disclosure and Accountability
Uber US Political
Uber’s Board of Directors and its independent Audit, Compensation, Engagement
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Report
94%+
45-55 years (4) Spring
Non-independent (1) 56-65 years (3) Ethnic minorities (3)
Independent (9) 66+ years (3) Not ethnic minorities (7) Discuss important annual meeting and proposal issues
with our largest shareholders
Uber employees who have
Annual Stockholders Meeting
completed their Business Conduct
Board tenure11 Gender diversity Skills, experience, and background
Seek feedback from investors on our performance and offer Guide (BCG) training using
10 Financial expertise insights on Uber’s approach to ESG issues adaptive learning technology
4.4
9 Global company leadership
Fall
Avg years of
40% 9 Sustainability and human
capital management
Audit Compensation
Nominating
and Governance Full Board
tenure Female Consumer and digital
8 experience Climate change
Innovation, technology, and
7 high-growth experience
Human capital management (including DEI)
Driver and
courier well-being
To the millions of people who have driven or delivered on our They come from all age groups12 They work part-time and are supplementing
platform in the past decade, Uber has become synonymous other work or endeavors14
with flexible earning opportunities. Available in approximately
70 countries and over 10,500 cities across 6 continents, Uber
Drivers and couriers are online with Uber:
is one of the world’s largest open platforms for work. From 18-29 (31%)
January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022, more than 20 million
people used Uber’s platform to earn—including more than
30-39 (33%) 90% < 40 hours per week
5 million drivers and couriers per month in Q4 2022 alone. In 40-49 (21%)
total, during that same 3-year period, they generated over 65% < 20 hours per week
$100 billion in earnings, excluding tips. 50+ (15%)
40% < 10 hours per week
Uber competes with an enormous array of work opportunities
available to drivers and couriers, and it’s key that we make
Uber the best platform for flexible work in the world.
They are racially and ethnically diverse15
Who’s earning with Uber?
Drivers and couriers who use Uber are as diverse as the cities
and countries they serve. They include veterans, students,
parents returning to work, people supplementing a primary
15%
of drivers and couriers globally are women.
White or Caucasian (51.0%)
Black (17.9%)
Hispanic (13.1%)
income, and many people in between.
In the US, women account for 17% of drivers, Asian (5.7%)
46% of couriers, and 29% of those who both
Other/multiple options selected (8.8%)
drive and deliver.13
Did not answer (3.5%)
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Figures as of Q4 2022. We take age from birth date data on driver’s licenses, where available. 14
Figures as of Q4 2022.
Gender information is taken from driver's licenses and other identification documents
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Jonathan Gruber, “Designing benefits for platform workers” (February 2022).
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provided by drivers and couriers, where available. Survey of drivers and couriers on Uber’s platform in the US, excluding California.
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Earnings Platform work as a financial safety net when prices are high
Drivers and couriers who work with Uber as independent contractors In 2022, many countries saw their highest inflation rates in decades. The US
are paid by the job, rather than per unit time. This model is what makes Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers, for instance, increased
platform work so flexible, with drivers and couriers choosing which jobs 9.1% between June 2021 and June 2022—the largest increase since 1981.
fit their preferences and when to log on and off.
In many of the cities where Uber operates, we have seen people turning to gig
Drivers and couriers value the opportunity presented by dynamic work to help cover the rising costs of living.
earnings. In Australia, for example, 78% of drivers surveyed prefer being
paid per ride with increased earnings during surges or promotions over
72% 76%
being paid a guaranteed flat rate per hour.
When we asked drivers who started In a survey of nearly 10,000 drivers
A driver or courier’s earnings on Uber depend on factors that working with Uber in the US between and couriers in Belgium, France,
affect gross earnings and operating costs, such as: mid-April and early June 2022, 72% Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and
said inflation and increased costs of Spain, 76% said inflation and the
•W
here they work. Drivers and couriers active in busy places,
living played a role in their decision rising costs of living impacted their
like central business districts, tend to earn more.
to sign up. In addition, 74% said they decision to sign up to drive or deliver.
•W
hen they work. Drivers and couriers active at times when use their earnings from Uber to cover
demand is high, like rush hour or mealtimes, tend to earn more. basic necessities, like rent and bills.16
Open access and flexibility enable
•P
reference and strategy. Platform workers who have drivers and couriers to start
66%
learned how to earn the most for the time and distance they earning, flex hours up or down to
>80%
put in tend to earn more than their peers who haven’t. fit their needs, and build a financial
safety net, especially during
•T
heir mode. Drivers and couriers face costs associated
A survey in Canada found that 66% uncertain times.
with getting and operating their vehicles; more-efficient
vehicles may have lower operating costs, thereby increasing of drivers and couriers signed up to
Research has shown that gig work
net earnings. help with increasing inflation and More than 80% of drivers and
can plug gaps for unemployment
unexpected expenses or to mitigate couriers who started working with
insurance beneficiaries, reduce
•A
dditional costs they face. In some places, drivers may be reduced hours or job loss.17
reliance on unemployment insurance Uber in the early months of the
required to get special licenses, maintain special insurance
benefits after a layoff, and offset COVID crisis reported that gig
coverages, or pay recurring fees.
income losses.
work acted as a financial safety
net during the pandemic.
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Based on an internal survey conducted in the US between June 3 and 6, 2022, with 400 drivers and couriers who
signed up in the 6 weeks prior to June 2.
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Based on an internal survey conducted in Canada between November 24 and 30, 2022, with 1,010 respondents.
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Independent contractor Independent contractor plus benefits Fleet employment or contracting
In most of the places where Uber operates, drivers and couriers In some markets, existing worker classification models or innovative In a number of European and Latin American markets, drivers and
are self-employed independent contractors or operators. They are policy development have made it possible for drivers and/or couriers couriers are employed or contracted by a fleet that in turn contracts
responsible for covering their own costs, including taxes and to continue working independently while introducing new sectoral with Uber.
protections, but they benefit from real-time flexibility and control requirements for companies like Uber to provide certain benefits or
over where, when, and how they work. contribute to public social protection schemes. For example:
Advocating for
quality platform work
It’s critical that platform companies, workers and their advocates, and
governments work together to improve the quality and security of Building portable benefits for today’s workforce
independent platform work. We believe good platform work should
provide independent platform workers with: We believe that every worker deserves the option to protect The predominance of multi-apping in the platform economy
themselves and their loved ones if they’re injured at work, underscores the need for benefits schemes that are portable,
when they get sick, or when it’s time to retire. meaning that each worker has a single benefits account that
enefits and
B follows them from work opportunity to work opportunity. We
Flexibility Earnings
protections Yet, in many countries, the social safety net still relies on believe portable benefits schemes should be:
The freedom to Fair and
Access to social employers providing their employees benefits and protections.
choose if, when, transparent
protections and This system made sense when workers spent their entire • Proportional: The benefit accrued is proportional to the
where, and how to earning
benefits that fit careers with a single employer, but as the global economy amount of work completed
work opportunities
the work has transformed, the benefits system has failed to keep up.
• Aggregated: Workers can easily combine benefits funds
Benefits and protections should be adapted to fit new models
across platforms to purchase benefits
of work, accounting for multiple sources of income and
variability in hours worked per day and days worked per week. • Worker-directed: Workers have choice and control over how
Voice Growth
the benefits funds are used
Meaningful Lifelong learning Drivers and couriers on Uber’s platform have no exclusivity to
representation, and development Uber—they work with Uber to supplement income from a full- We have been advocating for such models in Canada, the EU,
with demonstrable opportunities time job or to help pay for school, and they work with other the US, and elsewhere, and are prepared to contribute toward
action on feedback apps, including when they’re online with Uber. Three-quarters such schemes where sectoral regulatory requirements make it
of drivers and couriers on Uber’s platform in the US report possible for us to do so.
having worked with at least one platform other than Uber.
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Taking care of
drivers and couriers
Safety
Uber is committed to the safety of all our users, including drivers and
couriers. For more information about our efforts to enhance user safety—
including product, feature, and service innovations—please refer to the
“Safety” section of this report.
Insurance
We partner with leading insurance companies to offer a range of
protection solutions, including on-app coverage for accidents and injuries
while working—and in some markets, income protection when drivers
or couriers can’t work due to injury or sickness. Examples include Uber’s
In their own words
partnerships with:
Drivers Couriers
• Allianz in the UK and across Europe and AXA in France: In all these
markets, Uber fully funds on-trip and off-app benefits—including injury, It was easy to The adjuster arrived My concerns were Thank you so much. This
sickness, maternity, and paternity payments—for eligible drivers and
submit documents, right away after my taken seriously and in is the best experience
couriers
and the claim was incident and provided a professional manner. ever. I got my maternity
• AXA in Mexico and Chubb in Australia and Brazil: In each of these
settled in no time. me with excellent The help is much claim payment so quickly.
countries, Uber fully funds on-app accident protection, including
coverage for certain common injuries and in the event of hospitalization, I am very happy. service. I felt supported appreciated. God I’m very satisfied.
permanent disability, and/or accidental death Thank you. at all times, and the bless.
Sanjida, UK
• Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance in Japan: Uber fully funds third-party treatment was very (Allianz)
Chinmoy, India Kondwani, South Africa
liability insurance and on-app accident protection, including coverage professional. (AIG)
(Tata AIG)
for certain common injuries and in the event of hospitalization,
permanent disability, and/or accidental death Homero, Mexico
(AXA)
Note: These are select examples of drivers and couriers and their experiences with the insurance products offered. Not
every experience is positive, and we’re continually improving our processes and the experience for drivers and couriers.
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We partner locally to provide and facilitate a wide range of perks for drivers
and couriers.
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ber Pro is live in all Uber markets except Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Qatar, Switzerland,
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and Uruguay. Uber Eats Pro is live in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Japan,
Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, the UK, and the US.
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Up to 10% is available for drivers and couriers with Diamond status who pay with the Uber Pro Card at the
pump at ExxonMobil™ stations associated with the Mastercard Easy Savings program. Base cash back benefit
is between 6% and 2% for gas purchases and between 12% and 4% for EV charging, depending on your Uber
Pro status. Total cash back you can earn with the Uber Pro Card on refueling (gas or EV charging) is $100 per
month, excluding any Mastercard Easy Savings cash back. Mastercard Easy Savings may not be available in all
locations. For more information on Mastercard Easy Savings, visit their Terms and Conditions page here.
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Available to Uber Pro Platinum and Diamond drivers in the US. Costco membership only applies to new
Costco members.
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Listening to drivers
and couriers
Feedback from drivers and couriers helps us understand their diverse perspectives and informs our work
to improve their experience, address their pain points, and support their needs. In 2022, we held over 300
engagement and listening sessions with drivers and couriers around the world and conducted more than
50 surveys to gather feedback. In the US, we launched UberListen, a program that enables Uber employees
to get drivers’ feedback during a ride.
Going a step further, in places like Australia, India, and the US, groups of drivers and couriers can provide
assistance to fellow drivers and couriers and work directly with Uber’s Operations and Product teams on
behalf of their communities. For example:
• The Uber Crew program in the US enables drivers • In 2022, teams from Uber Australia held 4 forums
and couriers to connect, share information and best with 28 driver and courier advisers to discuss
practices, and build community. Crew Members cancellations for drivers, earnings and safety for
are elected by their peers, hold regular office hours, couriers, app performance, and Uber Pro.
and meet with Uber to provide app and experience
• In India, we held 3 forums with 35 members of
improvement feedback and collaborate on new
the Driver Advisory Council to discuss earnings,
product features. In 2022, US Crew Members met with
support, cancellations, and the app experience
more than 1,400 drivers and couriers, collected over
with Uber India’s team directly.
3,000 pieces of feedback through office hours and a
submissions portal, and participated in 26 sessions
with Uber employees.
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Partnering with
workers’ advocates
As part of our participatory and consultative approach • Uber Belgium announced a collaboration with union
with drivers and couriers, we continue to partner with ABVV-BTB (Belgische Transportbond), one of the main
driver and courier associations, including unions. transport workers’ unions in Belgium. The agreement
enables the union to represent drivers, appeal a loss of
In 2022, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding
account access, maintain a presence in Uber’s driver
with the International Transport Workers’ Federation
support hub in Brussels, meet with Uber leadership for
(ITF), a democratic, affiliate-led federation of nearly 700
quarterly social dialogue, and collaborate with Uber to
transport workers unions from 147 countries, representing
advance working conditions.
20 million workers. The agreement allows Uber and the
ITF to collaborate on measures to benefit drivers and • Uber Canada signed an agreement with Canada’s largest
couriers, including dialogue on a variety of topics such as private-sector union, United Food and Commercial
trade union representation, freedom of association and Workers Canada (UFCW Canada). The agreement
bargaining, working conditions, health and safety, social enables UFCW to represent drivers and couriers in the
protections, and dispute resolution. case of an account deactivation or dispute, and joint
advocacy on industry-wide legislative reform, including a
In addition to continued partnerships with the
minimum earnings standard, a benefits fund, and worker
Independent Drivers Guild in New York, Unione Generale
rights. During 2022, the partnership helped over 200
del Lavoro in Italy, and GMB in the UK, we entered into
drivers and couriers regain access to their accounts or
new union partnerships in 2022 and 2023:
resolve account-related issues.
• Uber Australia signed a Statement of Principles
• Uber France, along with the other private-hire-
with the country’s largest transport-sector union,
vehicle (PHV) platforms operating in the country,
the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU). Through this
signed a sectoral bargaining agreement with drivers’
agreement, Uber and TWU will jointly support industry-
representative unions in January 2023. This first
wide standards that ensure minimum, transparent
agreement sets a minimum revenue per trip for all
earnings and benefits for platform workers; dispute
independent PHV drivers (regardless of the app they
resolution mechanisms; and the rights of platform
use) and enhances representation and bargaining rights
workers to have an effective collective voice.
for workers’ representatives.
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This is a global composite score of key markets among drivers and couriers, where applicable, who responded that they are either “somewhat satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their experience with Uber.
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Regulatory
Highlighted court rulings Governance
In March 2023, the California Court of Appeal Uber’s Board of Directors considers the legal
and the Ninth Circuit issued decisions that were landscape and regulatory challenges, in some
favorable to Uber on constitutional grounds. form, at every Board meeting. Driver and courier
We continue to welcome innovative policy classification and other regulatory matters are
development at the state level and are in ongoing among the issues the Board considers when
discussions with legislators, drivers, and other evaluating Uber’s risk management processes
stakeholders regarding driver and courier working and when guiding strategy or reviewing major
conditions and their preference to maintain their plans of action. The Compensation Committee
independent status. tied executive compensation for our most senior
executives to advancing driver and courier well-
being and innovative legislative models.
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Regulatory
US driver and courier classification
Key court rulings The Department of Labor listened to drivers,
In March 2023, the California Court of Appeal who consistently and overwhelmingly state that
issued a ruling on the constitutional challenge to they prefer the unique flexibility that comes with
Prop 22, finding that Prop 22 was constitutional. being an independent contractor. The proposed
The court severed certain provisions but kept the rule takes a measured approach, essentially
core of Prop 22 intact, preserving the independent returning us to the Obama era, during which our
contractor status of drivers. We expect that industry grew exponentially. In a time of deep
the decision will be appealed to the California economic uncertainty, it’s crucial that the Biden
Supreme Court. administration continues to hear from the more
than 50 million people who have found an earning
Following the 2019 passage of AB5, a bill codifying an opportunity with companies like ours. We look
employment classification test with exemptions for forward to continued and constructive dialogue
many industries and businesses, Uber challenged with the Administration as this process progresses.
its constitutionality as it was applied to Uber, and
the Ninth Circuit found that we adequately alleged Legislative spotlight
an Equal Protection violation. Assuming no further We proactively engage in discussions with
review, the case will be sent back to the district court legislators, drivers and couriers, and other
for further litigation. stakeholders on legislation that protects drivers’ and
couriers’ ability to work flexibly while introducing
US Department of Labor proposed new benefits and protections. In Washington
independent contractor rule State, the legislature passed a law that was drafted
In October, 2022, the US Department of Labor in collaboration with Teamsters 117 and their
(DOL) issued a new proposed rule for determining affiliated Drivers Union. It preserves rideshare driver
independent contractor status under the Fair Labor independence and confers new benefits such as
Standards Act (FLSA), which governs wage and a minimum earnings guarantee, injury protection
hour laws at the federal level for all workers. and paid sick leave, and a process to appeal
deactivations.
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Safety
At a glance Stakeholder engagement Governance
• At Uber, we embed safety into everything that we • Safety features: We continue to set a new • We prioritize learning from our stakeholders, The Board receives annual updates and is
do and are committed to helping make Uber safer standard for innovating on safety. Over the past including our shareholders and the people using actively engaged in user safety. The Board and
for everyone using our platform. year we’ve invested in driver and courier safety, and our platform, to understand how they want us to management deeply understand the importance
expanded safety features to newer lines of business help support their safety. We have engaged with of safety, which is why safety is tied to our
• Uber’s global safety management system (SMS)
like Uber Moto. hundreds of organizations worldwide to incorporate company values and used as a performance metric
structures and defines our commitment to safety.
their perspectives into our leadership on for each of our most senior executives. Our Senior
This system drives organizational safety practices • Reporting: Safety incidents remain incredibly
transparency, as well as our processes and features. Vice President of Core Services reports annually
globally to evaluate and control for safety risks, rare. Uber has continued our transparency efforts
to the Board on motor vehicle fatalities, physical
monitor and analyze the success of safety initiatives with the publication of our industry-leading Safety • What we heard: Encouraged to continue
assault fatalities, and critical sexual assaults, as
and risk mitigations. Report in 2022. For our safety performance, visit the disclosure around safety and be responsive to
well as safety product highlights.
ESG performance indicators on pages 34 and 35. stakeholders impacted by our platform.
User safety
01 02 03 04
approach.
Uber uses a global, company-wide safety
management system (SMS) in order to structure
and define our commitment to safety. SMS refers
to the integrated collection of safety principles, Safety policy Safety Safety risk Safety
processes, and practices that are in place to and objectives promotion management assurance
enhance organizational decision-making and
Establishes Uber’s Includes the training, Refers to the proactive Mechanisms for monitoring,
resource prioritization based on safety risk. Our
SMS drives organizational safety practices globally commitment to safety, communication, identification, assessment, analyzing, and measuring
to evaluate and control for safety risks, monitor and roles and responsibilities consultation, and other and mitigation of safety overall safety performance,
analyze the success of safety initiatives and risk for safety, and the arrangements that risks associated with including appropriate
mitigations, foster a positive safety culture at Uber,
processes and structures support our ongoing safety Uber’s platform. incident management and
and drive continuous improvement in safety.
in place for achieving approach and promote continuous improvement
safety goals and pursuing a positive safety culture of our safety management
continuous improvement. internally and externally. approach.
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Safety policy
and objectives
“Stand for safety” is embedded in Uber’s company values,
governance, and organizational structure.
Safety promotion
Safety promotion includes the training, Consultation We’re proud to have worked with hundreds of global partners to develop impactful programs and
communication, consultation, and other Uber prioritizes learning from platform users’ needs initiatives, including these:
arrangements that support our ongoing safety and partnering with experts to ensure that our safety
approach and promote a positive safety culture work is best in class. We have engaged with hundreds • Drunk-driving prevention: Since 2012, we’ve • Global women’s safety partnerships: Since
internally and externally. of organizations worldwide, including driver and partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving 2017, Uber has provided over $5 million to
courier groups, women’s safety groups, road safety (MADD) to reduce drunk driving throughout the organizations working to prevent, address, and
Safety culture is the foundation of any SMS, and
organizations, and crime-prevention experts to US. We launched a first-of-its-kind coalition with respond to gender-based violence around the
we’re invested in promoting a positive safety
make sure we incorporate their perspectives into our MADD and Anheuser-Busch to raise awareness world through our Driving Change program.
culture internally and externally.
processes and follow best practices. of and ultimately shift behavior related to This funding has supported the critical
Our commitment to safety begins with our company drinking and driving. Together, we reached tens work of organizations working to eliminate
values, which are communicated to every employee We know that our users can provide us with of millions of people with our “Decide to Ride” gender-based violence, including those that
during onboarding, embedded in our employee important safety insights when they share their campaign and provided discounted rides to are survivor-led and that provide culturally
performance reviews, and celebrated in company- experiences with us. This is why at Uber, we remain help keep drunk drivers off the road. In addition, specific resources and support to communities.
wide forums. As part of these values, every Uber committed to listening to and learning from the we partnered with the Governors Highway Examples include our collaboration with NO
employee is encouraged to understand how their people who use our platform—in particular, drivers Safety Association to support impaired-driving- MORE on a global #DontStandBy bystander
role has the potential to impact safety and to take and couriers. We regularly survey users on their prevention efforts in states across the US. awareness campaign, Fundación Origen on a
responsibility for achieving high safety standards. experiences and suggestions for safety at Uber. dedicated support hotline for women drivers
We supplement this with qualitative research, • Global road safety education: In partnership
Executives regularly communicate safety-related and couriers in Mexico, and HandsAway in
including roundtables, focus groups, and events with the Association for Safe International Road
matters and performance through company France on safety education for drivers.
targeting specific user groups. For example, see Travel, Uber launched a series of road safety
all-hands presentations and cultural activation
the “Listening to drivers and couriers” section of education modules that focus on key safety As part of our commitment to stand for safety,
programming.
this report. topics, like safe pickup and dropoff, speeding, we also work with other industry players to set a
distraction, and sharing the road with bicyclists high bar for platform safety. In the US, we created
Since 2015, Uber has also retained a Safety and pedestrians. Drivers receive this education the Industry Sharing Safety Program, an initiative
Advisory Board to bring new approaches, during onboarding and early tenure, as well as that enables companies to exchange information
feedback, and expertise to our safety processes reactively based on rider feedback. about drivers who have been deactivated for
and technology. Former US Secretary of serious sexual assault or physical assault fatalities
Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson chairs that to help prevent these individuals from operating
board, which also includes leaders in gender- on another platform. In Bangladesh, we helped
based violence and domestic violence prevention, drive the launch of industry-wide safety standards
road safety, public health, and law enforcement. to improve safety for all users.
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By the numbers22
Going beyond rigorous internal performance
tracking and auditing, Uber has led the industry in
99.9%
continuing to publish a US Safety Report to share 2019-2020
US Safety
our safety progress and promote safety. We’re proud
that Uber was the first company in this industry
to make this commitment and the only company
that has continued to share this information. Uber
also continues to comply with all local regulatory
Uber trips that ended without
any safety-related issue
Report Safety product experience
Below is a summary of our core safety features and those launched since our first Safety Report (marked as “new feature”).49
0.0002%
It’s important that our users are aware of the safety products available to them, so
Of the 0.1% of trips that had a support request for a continuous education is provided in addition to updates to the features themselves.
On-trip
verbal argument.
In-app Emergency Button and Text to 911
Section Three
On all US trips, 0.0002% had a report of a critical
In 2018, we launched an in-app Emergency Button that connects riders and drivers to
Verify My Ride (new feature) their local emergency number with the simple tap of a button. In more than 2,000 cities,
In 2020, we launched an optional feature that sends riders who’ve opted in a unique 4-digittrip details and location information are shared automatically with first responders. Also,
safety incident, which includes motor vehicle The driver can only start the ride once the correct PIN has been entered in the Driver app.available.
This added layer of verification can help ensure that a rider is in the correct car and that a
driver is picking up the correct rider.
fatalities, sexual assault, and physical assault On-Trip Reporting (new feature)
Rider Seat Belt Alerts (new feature) In addition to providing 24/7 in-app support, we launched On-Trip Reporting to allow
resulting in fatality. Uber’s second Safety Report Buckling up may be one of the safest choices riders can make—in 2017, seat belts saved
an estimated 14,955 lives in the US. 50 Yet according to the Insurance Institute for Highway
riders to discreetly report a non-emergency safety issue during a trip on the Uber
platform. This feature enables Uber to capture valuable feedback from riders when it’s top
Section Three
of mind instead of after the trip, when they may be distracted.
Safety, 4 out of 5 adults surveyed say they don’t always use a seat belt in a taxi or while
provides information on these incidents and tracks using a rideshare platform. 51 In February, we began rolling out Rider Seat Belt Alerts to
prompt riders to take this life-saving step. After a driver starts the trip, an audio seat belt
tone will be emitted from the driver’s phone and riders will receive a push notification
2.8M+
Phone number and address anonymization When our system detects a possible issue with a trip, such as a suspected crash or
Safety risk
management Spotlight 1: Driver safety
Through roundtables and feedback, drivers have made
Safety risk management refers to the proactive it clear to us that they want Uber to continue to invest in
identification, assessment, and mitigation of safety their safety. We listened to drivers’ concerns and consulted
risks associated with Uber’s platform. with safety experts to determine what would be the most
impactful improvements Uber could make to help mitigate
Our safety risk management process provides a road and personal safety risks.
framework for thorough examination of our systems
and the environment in which we operate. We use In 2022, we introduced a suite of new product features
this process when we discover safety risks, when we geared toward safety in the driver’s seat, including:
identify an ineffective control of an existing safety
risk, and when there are significant changes to
our operations, such as the launch of a new line of
business.
Reducing turns into oncoming traffic Record my ride
Anyone who drives in the US knows the challenge of making a left turn, • Audio Recording: Already available to riders and drivers in more than a
especially in a busy city. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety dozen countries, our optional in-app Audio Recording feature became
Administration (NHTSA), 22% of crashes in the US involve making a left available in more US cities in 2022. We’ve seen many instances where
turn at an intersection. Uber has now improved our in-app navigation this technology has helped us determine the best course of action
system to suggest fewer left turns. With just some minor adjustments after a safety incident. The majority of drivers and riders in our original
to GPS routing that have little to no impact on trip time, drivers who pilot cities say this feature helped them feel safer when using Uber.
choose to use Uber’s in-app navigation can enjoy a less stressful driving Learn more about Audio Recording and how the feature was built with
experience. privacy and safety in mind.
Safety assurance
Our safety assurance processes provide mechanisms for monitoring, analyzing, and measuring overall Safety incident measurement Monitoring, audit, and improvement
safety performance, including appropriate incident management and continuous improvement of our Uber’s Safety Taxonomy acts as the basis for Uber continually refines our safety approach by
safety management approach. measuring and reporting the data needed to collecting and analyzing information through a
understand and improve safety on our platform. variety of monitoring and review mechanisms. We
Uber classifies all incident reports according to establish performance metrics, objectives, and review
Safety incident report collection and support process the description given by the reporting party, and cadences for our most critical safety controls to
Safety incident reporting forms the foundation of our safety assurance process. Technology has made our agents take action according to this initial ensure their continued adequacy at managing safety
it easier than ever to provide feedback and report when things go wrong. We are constantly looking to classification. This approach to classifying reports risks on our platform.
improve our incident reporting and support process to help users submit incident reports quickly and according to the description of the reporting party
Uber’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT), as well as
easily in a manner that suits their needs. We also continue to proactively reach out to users to gather is supported by experts and ensures that reports are
regional business leadership, sets business goals
safety information and incident reports through safety features such as RideCheck. categorized with as little subjective assessment as
focused on incident rate reduction. These safety
possible. The Safety Taxonomy uses a hierarchical
In most countries, users have 10+ channels to report a safety incident. We receive and gather safety incident trends, as well as control performance,
approach, which means that although multiple
incident reports in multiple ways, including: are reviewed regularly. Uber’s Internal Audit team
incidents or injuries can occur during a single event,
provides independent oversight and assurance to our
each report is assigned to the most serious category.
Board of Directors on the suitability of our company-
User-driven methods Uber outreach to users
wide safety approach. Uber also complies with local
• Post-trip-in-app support • RideCheck Safety incident response
regulations in providing safety incident data where
• On-trip in-app reporting • In-app Emergency Button Uber has strict internal requirements for how we legally obligated.
• Uber’s website respond to reported safety incidents. We have teams
• 24/7 Safety Incident Reporting Line Incoming third-party communications working 24/7 who are tasked with responding to
• Uber Greenlight Hubs • Law enforcement and supporting users within one hour of receiving a
• Regulator outreach report of a serious safety incident. If someone reports
Proactive incident report gathering • Insurance claims a safety incident, they’re provided with support
• Social media mentions (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) • Other third parties resources, tailored to the type of incident and the
• News media mentions country they are in.
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In the US, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) makes annual traffic fatality information available to the public through the Fatality Analysis Reporting System
(FARS). The motor vehicle fatality data in Uber’s US Safety Report is built off the data standards established by FARS. Each fatal crash in the Uber dataset was reconciled to a fatal crash
in the FARS database. For a fatal motor vehicle crash to be included in the Safety Report, the crash must have involved the vehicle of at least one driver using the Uber platform and the
death of at least one person within 30 days of the crash. Fatal crashes are included in the US Safety Report regardless of whether the deceased party was an Uber user or whether a driver
using the Uber platform or their vehicle was the cause of the crash or was carrying the deceased parties.
Please view the “Methodology” chapter of Uber’s US Safety Report for more information on these metrics.
Attempted non-consensual penetration Defined as: Without explicit consent from the user, someone Non-consensual sexual penetration
Defined as: Without explicit consent from a user, someone touched or forced a touch on any sexual body part (breast, Defined as: Without explicit consent from a user, someone
attempted to penetrate the vagina or anus of a user with any genitalia, mouth, buttocks) of the user. penetrated, no matter how slight, the vagina or anus of a
body part or object. Includes removal of and attempted removal user with any body part or object. This includes penetration
of another person’s clothing to attempt to access a sexual of the user’s mouth with a sexual organ or sexual body part.
body part will be classified as “attempted non-consensual This excludes kissing with tongue. For more information,
please view Uber’s
“Relation to the Uber platform” or “Uber-related” is in reference to data classification for the purposes of data sourced from Uber’s US Safety Report only.
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US Safety Report.
Uber occasionally receives notice of a possible safety incident well after the trip was taken (sometimes years after). This is extremely rare for fatalities, but this means that the data could change
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over time. The data presented in this report includes incident reports reported on or before April 15, 2022.
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Incident reports as a percent of total trips are rounded.
This report reflects audited sexual assault reports that were classified into one of the categories in this table. Uber occasionally receives notice of a potential sexual assault well after the trip has
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ended. The sexual assault data presented in this report includes incident reports reported on or before April 15, 2022, and for this reason may change over time.
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sustainability and
climate change
At a glance Stakeholder engagement Governance
• Targets •P
erformance • What we heard: Encouraged to enhance climate Uber’s Board of Directors and Nominating and
• 2030: 100% of rides in Canada, Europe, and the •U ber has 45,700 ZEVs active on the platform change disclosures and to communicate the Governance Committee periodically receive updates
US are zero-emission across Europe and North America31 actions we are taking to meet our emission on policy and regulatory trends at the local, state, and
reduction targets. national levels concerning climate- and emissions-
• 2030: Net-zero climate emissions from all • 23.9 million ZEV trips completed on Uber in the related developments, and they receive reports on
corporate operations (such as offices and data US, Canada, and Europe in Q4 2022 • How we responded: Added scenario analysis
Uber’s climate-change commitments. Uber’s SVP
centers) to our Task Force on Climate-related Financial
• 7.3% share of trip miles completed in ZEVs on of Mobility and Business Operations and the SVP of
Disclosures assessment. Expanded our climate
• 2040: 100% of rides globally are in zero-emission Uber in Europe in Q4 2022 Marketing and Public Affairs share responsibility for
disclosures to cover global Scope 1, 2, and 3
vehicles (ZEVs), on micromobility, and/or on climate change–related issues and policies within the
• 4.7% share of trip miles completed in ZEVs on (category 11) emissions across mobility, delivery,
public transit company. These executives oversee the work of
Uber in the US and Canada in Q4 2022 and freight businesses. Published our third
the Global Head of Sustainability, who is responsible
• 2040: Net-zero climate emissions across all lines Climate Assessment and Performance Report
• 70% renewable energy matching for offices and for measuring Uber’s emissions footprint, evaluating
of business (mobility, delivery, and freight) and showing progress toward monthly active zero-
41% renewable energy matching for data centers potential related business and regulatory risks (such
operations emission-vehicle (ZEV) drivers, quarterly ZEV trips,
as limits on emissions), and assessing options for
and share of trip miles completed in ZEVs on Uber
Data is computed over the entire quarter for mobility, across Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands,
31 emissions reduction. Uber’s Executive Leadership
in the United States, Canada, and Europe.32
Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States Team reviews Uber’s major climate commitments
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s used in this report, with respect to ZEVs, “Europe” or “European countries” refers to coverage over the entire applicable
A and endorses emissions-reduction programs.
quarter for mobility across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
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In 2022 Disclosed global Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions Committed $800 million in resources by 2025 to help
drivers transition to zero-emission vehicles.35 As of
77M 31M
signed a global mobility deal with bp Pulse to help further
our electrification goals Published updates on our progress in ANZ and the UK
3.5x 200+
North America and Europe Launched an emissions tracking dashboard for Uber for
Business customers
Expanded our TCFD analysis to include scenario analysis
across the UK and the US
Formalized the Uber Freight sustainability program with
a Head of Sustainability hire
Growth in the number of Cities where Uber
active EVs year over year34 Green, Uber Comfort
Electric, and/or Uber
Added EV charging locations Published our third
Planet are available to the Driver app Climate Assessment
and Performance
Report
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Climate Assessment and Performance Report, Uber (December 2022), comparing Q4 2022 to Q4 2021
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Through financial incentives, programs to improve access to vehicles, and discounts on EVs and charging
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Helping drivers go electric as quickly •D
rivers who haven’t switched to EVs: Nearly
as possible half to almost three-quarters (46%–72%) of
We’re continually fine-tuning ways in which drivers, depending on the country, are interested
we can support drivers to transition to electric in switching to EVs. The majority of survey
vehicles. Electrifying a rideshare driver’s vehicle participants see an EV switch as a positive
can avoid 3 times more greenhouse gas emissions opportunity.
compared with the average private car. As • Barriers: EV cost and the availability of charging
described in our paper “How Uber helps drivers infrastructure remain significant obstacles
go electric,” we surveyed more than 16,000 for drivers. Almost two-thirds (61%) of survey
drivers from 8 countries in Europe and North respondents find EVs are more expensive than
America, both EV and non-EV drivers.36 We asked non-EVs, and that’s a critical barrier to them.
about their experience, barriers they face, and
opportunities they see by going electric. Here’s
what we learned:
•C
urrent EV drivers: EV drivers using the Uber
app are generally happy about their experience.
To reach our 100% zero-emission mobility
Depending on the country, 60%–72% of EV drivers
goals, we’re taking action in 3 areas
state that their earnings have increased since
they switched to an EV. Moreover, 80%–89% of 01 Drivers: Helping drivers get to zero
emissions as quickly as possible
them are satisfied with the switch, and 82%–93%
of them plan to choose an EV as their next car.
02 Consumers: Empowering users to
choose green and car-free products
Consumers
Empowering users to choose green and car-free products
We offer more green and car-free ride options than any other global mobility platform, providing access to no- and low-emission rides today in 200+ metropolitan markets. Usage of Uber Green, Uber Planet in LatAm,
and Uber Comfort Electric in the US has also grown by more than 150% year over year.
200+
Uber Planet is a mobility product pioneered Lime: Through our partnerships,
in LatAm that provides riders with a net-
zero-emission ride without pushing drivers
to shift toward an EV immediately. It has
80+
cities
such as the one with Lime,
micromobility options are available
across 200+ metropolitan markets metropolitan markets
a slight price surcharge that lets riders worldwide.
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offset their carbon footprint with carbon
credits invested in internationally certified
projects. Uber Planet is currently available Tembici: Our new partnership with this leader in
countries micromobility in Latin America will make Tembici bikes and
in 80+ cities and 11 countries.
electric bikes available to book in the Uber app, giving Uber
users throughout LatAm another way to go conveniently
Uber Green and sustainably with Uber.
110+
Uber Green, our EV and hybrid ride
option, is the most widely available
Uber Comfort Electric on-demand mobility solution in
the world for no- or low-emission metropolitan markets
Transit: We’ve increased our
transit partnerships by 75% since 70+
40+
An EV-only solution, Uber Comfort rides. It’s currently offered across 2022 and are now working with 70+ public agencies
20 3
Electric allows riders to request 110+ metropolitan markets in 20 public agencies. Today there are
a trip in a premium EV, such as a 52 cities around the world that use
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countries on 3 continents. We’ve
Tesla or Polestar. Uber Comfort cities also committed to ensuring that our Journey Planning tool, Transit.
Electric is now available in Bogotá, countries continents New additions last year include
Uber Green, where available, is
in addition to 40 markets across offered at the same price as UberX, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Madrid. cities
Canada and the US. our core ride option.
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the second version of the Uber for
Business sustainability dashboard
with improved functionality and
price per longer trip more trips expanded sustainability insights.
kilometer distance per month
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Couriers Merchants
We will support couriers in transitioning to greener vehicles, whether Uber is helping our merchant partners transition to a greener
3 key areas representing Uber’s sustainability focus
they’re switching modes (from a car to a 2-wheeled vehicle, for future by reducing packaging waste associated with delivery.
across delivery
instance), or switching within their current mode (moving from a In many of the countries where we operate, we offer access
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motorbike to an e-moped, for example). Mode-switching is a key to sustainable packaging options. In the UK, we partner with
Couriers: Helping couriers transition to lower-
lever for Uber to reach our emissions-intensity-reduction goals, Enviropack to support restaurants and stores in delivering
emission vehicles
as 2-wheeled vehicles can be more fuel efficient than 4-wheeled sustainably. We also announced a new program with Visa
vehicles. We also achieve greater efficiency through product features
02 Merchants: Supporting the transition to designed to support small and medium-sized businesses
such as order batching, which reduces total journey miles. (SMBs) in their transition to sustainable packaging, as part of
more-sustainable packaging
a yearlong effort to support SMBs who use Uber Eats to grow
In order to demonstrate economic benefits for couriers transitioning
their businesses. Together, we’ll make $1 million accessible
03 Uber Eats users: Providing a platform that
champions green choices
to 2-wheeled vehicles, we’re partnering with cities and policymakers to
remove infrastructure, policy, and cultural barriers to the adoption of
to qualifying Uber Eats restaurants in London, Los Angeles,
Madrid, New York City, and Paris to be used toward funding
e-mopeds and bikes. We also collaborate with many local companies—
green packaging. We’re also trialing reusable packaging in
such as Zoomo in the US and UK, Human Forest in the UK, and Adie and
countries including Germany and Switzerland and intend to
Decathlon in France—to help reduce costs and encourage adoption.
broaden our approach as the program expands.
Working together, we aim to provide discounts on the purchase or
rental of e-bikes, help couriers access government subsidies for electric Uber Eats users
vehicles, and assist with e-bike purchase financing. We champion green options on our Uber Eats platform.
In France and Taiwan, for example, we created an in-app
“Sustainable packaging” search category to highlight and
promote restaurants that adopt sustainable packaging. We’re
also expanding partnerships that let customers choose reusable
packaging with their order, resulting in fewer single-use items.
And to reduce delivery emissions, we offer Uber Eats users in
some markets the option to pick up their food directly from the
merchant.
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Uber Freight sustainability firsts
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into their network emissions by providing third- to enable accountability In 2023, we are building the will enable the future
party audited reporting that’s calculated using the
industry-recognized GLEC Framework developed
02 Network efficiency
foundations to rapidly scale of decarbonized freight
EV uptake by leveraging movement for our shippers
Drive continuous network EV trucks on
by the Smart Freight Centre. Our customers benefit our technology, data, and
optimization and carriers.
03 Electric truck capacity
from a wide offering of optimization solutions that the platform partnerships. In January 2023
allow for network efficiency gains and help lower we announced a strategic,
emissions. The partner of choice for shippers and Illina Frankiv
50K
Enable movement of joint effort to deploy electric
carriers on their decarbonization journey, Uber Head of Sustainability
goods using electric trucks on select routes in
Freight also helps them transition to electric trucks Uber Freight
trucks, today Southern California.
by offering tech solutions and services to solve the
emerging operational challenges of EVs. EV miles on
the platform
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Uber prioritizes sustainable, healthy, and inclusive workplaces for our LEED- and WELL-certified buildings Suppliers
employees and the communities we serve. Our company continues to evolve sustainable, healthy building We aim to help Uber drive sustainability in the world
standards across design, construction, policies, and operations, through the suppliers we partner with. Our Supplier Code
Corporate operations emissions and renewable energy resulting in spaces that support the health of people and planet. of Conduct provides suppliers with guidance for operating
Our company is investing in a carbon-free future and carbon These efforts prioritize improved air and water quality, acoustic and ethically. In 2022, we piloted a collaboration with EcoVadis
neutrality for our global corporate operations. We’ve committed to thermal comfort, energy efficiency, daylighting and dynamic lighting, to assess one-third of Uber’s Tier A technology suppliers
net-zero emissions from Uber workplaces and data centers by 2030 sustainable building materials, waste reduction, and physical and across these key pillars:
and are actively reducing emissions worldwide. mental wellness support.
• Ethics
Uber is committed to matching 100% of energy use in our US We expanded our global footprint of sustainable, healthy workplaces • Environment
workplaces with renewable energy by 2025, with current workplace through additional LEED and WELL certifications in 2022. Uber’s • Labor and human rights
energy (kWh) matching at 70% for 2022. We intend to match all energy global portfolio now includes:
use in our global corporate operations with renewable energy by • Sustainable procurement
2030. Uber’s investment in the Azure Sky wind farm in Texas, which we We’re expanding that pilot in 2023 to cover all of Uber’s Tier A
helped finance through a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement, technology suppliers. EcoVadis ESG scores will be entered
propels us toward achieving this goal. into performance scorecards designed to measure half-
Close to 41% of our data-center electricity consumption is matched yearly performance of Uber’s Tier A technology suppliers.
with renewable energy. Going further, environmental considerations This will help to ensure continual improvement in building a
are included in our data center planning process. more sustainable, transparent, and resilient supply chain.
In 2022, Uber became a partner in the US Department of Energy’s As we advance in the program, we plan to define thresholds
Better Climate Challenge to further advance our commitments. The for risks identified as high, moderate, and low and create
US Environmental Protection Agency recognized us as a Leader in its a risk-management plan for suppliers in the high-risk
Green Power Partnership in 2022 and named Uber to its National Top category. Based on success with technology suppliers, we
100 and Tech Top 30 lists. aim to expand the program to other areas, such as services
9 7 18 3
and marketing, in 2023.
Being transparent about our climate impact each year helps us stay accountable
Natural gas Data center electricity
for improvement.
Office electricity Cat. 6 - Business travel
Uber reports emissions across Scopes 1, 2, and 3—covering all lines of business—
globally. Aligned to The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG), Uber discloses Cat. 11 - Use of sold products37
emissions against the 3 scopes as follows:
Additionally, and during an internal review, Uber determined that the choice of
emissions factor for a small number of sites that are significant electricity users 58.5
overestimated 2021 Scope 2 emissions. Uber restated Scope 2 emissions for 2021
for these sites using a more appropriate factor, improving the accuracy of 2021 1.3 44.8 13.7
Scope 2 emissions estimates and of estimates of year over year changes.
Uber brought this to the attention of LRQA, Uber's third-party data assurance Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3
provider, in the interest of transparency. The appropriate factor was used in the
2021 base year recalculation and 2022 Scope 2 emissions analysis. For a further dive into Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, please view the “Environmental
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45,700 23.9M
Monthly ZEV drivers active on Quarterly ZEV trips completed
Uber’s Driver app in Canada, on Uber in Canada, Europe,
Europe, and the US38 and the US38
Climate governance
The Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee (NGC) oversees environmental
Board of Directors sustainability, including climate change strategies. The NGC periodically receives updates
Good governance is key to achieving our climate on policy and regulatory trends at the local, state, and national levels concerning climate-
Oversight of strategy
change goals. The “Governance” section of this ESG and emissions-related developments and receives reports on Uber’s climate change
Report highlights how our Board, its Nominating and commitments and reporting.
Governance Committee, and senior management
have overseen and managed our climate change
strategy and risk management. Please visit our
Uber’s SVP of Mobility and Business Operations and the SVP of Marketing and Public
2023 Proxy Statement for additional details on the
Affairs share responsibility for climate change–related issues and policies within
governance of sustainability matters. Executive leadership the company. Our Chief Legal Officer oversees the company’s ESG strategy
Approval of and accountability and engagement efforts, in addition to reporting that is responsive to the
for strategy and execution recommendations of SASB and the TCFD. In 2023, our CEO’s compensation
is tied to the achievement of climate-related objectives.
Uber’s ESG team, led by our Head of ESG Strategy & Engagement,
brings together employees across the Mobility, Delivery, Freight,
ESG Working Group
Policy, Workplace, People, Finance, Data Science, and Legal teams
Cross-functional guidance and reporting who work together to guide our sustainability strategy, reporting,
and other aspects of our sustainability and ESG efforts.
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Very high
resilience vehicle emissions– adaptability
Loss of B2B customers
related regulation
Reputation
building
Multi-modal Loss of riders & Courier barriers Service Climate Driver barriers
transit Uber Eats users impacts advocacy
High
Strategy &
planning
Likelihood
Medium
value
Corporate operations Recruitment Reputation
& retention impacts
Human capital
Human capital
Low
Impact
Climate-related risks and decarbonization Opportunities build on Uber’s sustainability Uber’s TCFD reporting. For example, analysis on
opportunities are informed by those described commitments, focusing on customer willingness the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a vehicle uses
Analysis relies on country case studies.
in Uber’s 2021 ESG Report, supplemented by to pay, better access to financing for decarbonizing Uber-specific assumptions around driver earnings
stakeholder interviews. Internal experts, including companies, and offering green transportation and total kilometers driven, which are combined Case studies for mobility and delivery are
leaders across the company, were consulted to options to position Uber as a climate leader. with scenario-specific assumptions around carbon built around the UK because of its leading
select the risks and opportunities prioritized in price, oil price, and electricity price. Along with climate policy and importance as an Uber
Scenario analysis is used to quantify key risks
this year’s TCFD reporting. Risks include transition vehicle capital expenditure costs, these operational
and opportunities, building upon Uber’s previous market. Freight centers around the US,
risk from direct and indirect climate regulation expenditure inputs are used to estimate the per-
qualitative analysis. Cost and revenue implications which is Uber’s largest freight market.
such as carbon pricing, factors that influence the kilometer cost of owning and operating a vehicle in
are determined by combining Uber data with
economic parity of zero-emission vehicles, and different possible futures.
variables from scenarios, taking the next step in
physical impacts from extreme weather events.
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Transition risk Indirect climate- and vehicle emissions–related Supply chain impacts: Higher costs as a result of Opportunity
regulation: Policies including fees, taxes, fuel- indirect supply chain impacts (e.g., IT infrastructure,
Carrier barriers: Battery EV and greener vehicle or engine-type urban access restrictions, and vendors) and direct supply chain impacts (e.g., Access to capital: Debt becomes more affordable
supply markets, supportive charging and green other regulations that impact drivers’ , couriers’, shortage of raw materials). as climate-related factors are factored into pricing.
refueling infrastructure, government regulations and and carriers’ total cost of vehicle ownership or Climate advocacy: Build partnerships with
incentives, and other factors will contribute to the acquisition and, by extension, likelihood of using Physical risk policymakers to support EV and low-carbon
economic and perceptual switching costs carrier Uber’s app to offer mobility services. transition.
fleets face for switching to lower-emission vehicles. Loss of B2B customers: Loss of B2B customers Corporate operations: Uber’s offices and Community resilience: Assess likelihood of and
Direct climate regulation: Direct climate-related (e.g., Uber for Business clients, shippers) who have infrastructure may face operational disruptions and plan ahead for climate disasters in communities,
policy and regulation on Uber, such as California’s made low-carbon commitments and/or net-zero rising costs due to extreme weather events. This and provide support during extreme weather
Clean Miles Standard, which regulates transport pledges that Uber does not meet. may include increased insurance costs. events.
network companies (TNCs), including Uber, on Loss of riders and Uber Eats users: Consumer Human capital: Uber’s employees may face health Multi-modal transit: Further integrate with
emissions resulting from and electric vehicles used to preferences including increased demand for and safety risks, and cost of health and other multi-modal transit.
serve rides booked on TNC passenger mobility apps. sustainable goods and services; additionally, insurance may rise due to extreme weather, both
lower demand, higher acquisition costs and lower chronic and acute. Recruitment and retention: Improve ability to
Driver/courier barriers: Battery EV and greener
retention due to increased prices resulting from more effectively recruit and retain high-quality
vehicle supply markets, supportive charging Service impacts: Uber’s service may face
increased supply chain, compliance, and driver talent looking for a climate-conscious company.
and green refueling infrastructure, government disruption due to extreme weather events, including
regulations and incentives, urban land use policies, acquisition costs due to climate-related impact. infrastructure impacts (roads, bridges, electricity). Reputation building: Be the rideshare and delivery
consumer preferences, and other factors will Platform adaptability: High cost to adapt This may negatively impact Uber’s revenue and option of choice for green transport, and develop
contribute to the economic and perceptual switching platform for EV transition and to meet expectations users’ access to earning on the platform. Chronic reputation as a climate leader.
costs drivers and couriers face for switching to and requirements of stakeholders. weather changes may also affect the density of Shareholder value: Some investors will prefer Uber
lower-emission vehicles. city centers. as a result of positive climate performance.
Reporting requirements: Greater reporting
Human capital: Challenges to employee requirements and associated costs. Strategy and planning: Further integrate climate
acquisition, retention, and productivity if Uber does risks and opportunities into business strategy and
Reputation impacts: Losing business to
not meet expectations for climate change impacts. planning decisions.
competing forms of transportation; reputational
risks based on stakeholder perceptions, and
performance relative to competitors.
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achieving 100% electrification in mobility by 2030 and being net-zero company-
wide by 2040. As a tech platform with minimal direct asset ownership, Uber is very
dependent on economy-wide GHG abatement policy and technology to accelerate
decarbonization.
At the same time, Uber may face some short-term acute physical impacts from
events such as flooding and high winds, although, historically, the impacts from
such events have been short-lived.
Scope 3, Category 6 (Business Travel: Air Travel) Global tCO2e 1,462 12,549
Scope 3, Category 11 (use of sold products) The Netherlands tCO2 12,166 17,298
Scope 3, Category 11 (use of sold products) United Kingdom tCO2 313,926 381,294
Scope 3, Category 11 (use of sold products) United States tCO2 11,268,151 12,738,630
Scope 3, Category 11 (use of sold products) Rest of globe tCO2 7,289,107 8,650,812
Scope 3, Category 11 (use of sold products) Sum of global tCO2 19,814,573 23,011,730
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During an internal review, Uber determined that the choice of emissions factor for a small number of sites that are significant electricity users overestimated Scope 2 emissions for CY2021. Uber is restating Scope 2 emissions for CY2021 for these sites using a more appropriate factor, thereby improving the accuracy of Scope 2
emissions for CY2021 and estimates of year over year changes in subsequent years. Uber brought this to the attention of LRQA to include in this report in the interest of transparency. Also, due to the acquisition of Tupelo Parent, Inc (“Transplace”), Uber recalculated Scope 3 category 11 emissions for the 2021 base year.
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For Scope 1 and 2, the reporting criteria used to evaluate the emissions report is the WRI/WBCSD Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol. This includes the following material GHGs: CO2 (carbon dioxide), N2O (nitrous oxide), and CH4 (methane). The following emission conversion factor sources are used in calculations: Natural gas
combustion emission factors: EPA Center for Corporate Climate Leadership. Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Purchased electricity Australia: National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008 (compiled 1 July 2021). Indirect Factor - NGA workbook (where applicable), published Aug
2021. Purchased Electricity: Canada: 2021 UNFCCC Submission. National Inventory Report, 1990-2019: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada Annex 13: Table A13-1-Table A13-13. Purchased electricity US: EPA eGRID 2019. Purchased electricity UK: 2021 UK Government conversion factors for Company reporting. Purchased
electricity non-Australia, non-Canada, non-US, non-UK: International Energy Agency - Emission Factors 2020.
Scope 1 emissions are calculated from natural gas used at our offices and data centers. Scope 2 emissions are calculated from electricity consumption data. Scope 2, location-based and Scope 2, market-based are defined in the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, 2015. Where data were not available, assumptions were applied.
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The greenhouse gas emissions data in this report has received third-party verification by LRQA. The verification statement can be found here.
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Tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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Scope 3, Category 11 (limited to CO2): Use of sold products for all markets worldwide where Uber provides Ride, Delivery, or Freight services.
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Scope 1 Global tCO2e/$1 million revenue 0.04 0.04
Total Scope 1 & 2 Emissions Global tCO2e/$1 million revenue 6.85 3.97
Total Scope 1 & 2 Emissions Global tCO2e/m2 floor area 0.18 0.16
Fuel consumption47
Total fuel consumed Global Gigajoules 14,599 56,514
Energy use48
Total energy consumed Global kWh49 329,732,426 367,639,268
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Scope 1 emissions are calculated from natural gas used at our offices and data centers. Scope 2 emissions are calculated from electricity consumption data. Scope 2, location-based and Scope 2, market-based are defined in the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, 2015. Where data were not available, assumptions were applied.
The greenhouse gas emissions data in this report has received third-party verification by LRQA. The verification statement can be found here.
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Intensity figures are calculated using square meters of Uber floor area, by employee, and revenue.
During an internal review, Uber determined that the choice of emissions factor for a small number of sites that are significant electricity users overestimated Scope 2 emissions for CY2021. Uber is restating Scope 2 emissions for CY2021 for these sites using a more appropriate factor, thereby improving the accuracy of Scope 2
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emissions for CY2021 and estimates of year over year changes in subsequent years. Uber brought this to the attention of LRQA to include in this report in the interest of transparency. Also, due to the acquisition of Tupelo Parent, Inc ("Transplace"), Uber recalculated Scope 3 category 11 emissions for the 2021 base year.
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Fuel consumption represents natural gas used at our workspaces, as well as natural gas consumption from our Bloom solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power generator. Consumption is represented in gigajoules.
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Calculations are representative of global offices and data centers, and exclude co-working spaces.
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Kilowatt-hours.
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This number represents renewable energy matched by our VPPA at Azure Sky wind + storage project and our data center providers.
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Water use
Supplied water51 Global cubic meters (m3) 845,772 802,328
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Intensity figures are calculated using square meters of Uber floor area, by employee, and revenue.
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People
and culture
At a glance Stakeholder engagement Governance
• Although results against targets remained mostly
• Targets • What we heard: Encouraged to share more The Board receives quarterly reports from the Office
stable year-over-year (YOY), and some progress
• Integrate values into our company information on progress toward our 2020 racial of Diversity and Inclusion regarding Uber’s progress
was made on several of our metrics (including
equity commitments. toward its diversity goals. There is also an annual
• Increase representation of women and our overall number of women employees, women
organizational review that includes succession
underrepresented people (URP)54 within the managers, and URP54 overall and at the senior analyst •H
ow we responded: Made significant strides
planning and a talent review. The Compensation
organization level and above), we did not reach our annual targets. in delivering on our 2020 commitments to
Committee considers diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Build racial equity internally and externally Our representation is up overall YOY since 2019 when become a more anti-racist company. To date, we
(DEI) metrics when developing compensation plans
we began tracking and focusing on this area. have fulfilled55 11 of the original commitments.
• Increase employee retention and includes DEI and cultural goals as metrics in the
• We made substantial progress in our commitments Published our fifth People & Culture Report
compensation for Uber’s most senior executives. The
• Performance covering human capital management, DEI issues,
to building racial equity. Compensation Committee also receives summaries
• We saw a 7-percentage-point improvement and more.
• We successfully reached our goal of reducing of employee engagement survey results and related
in measures that indicate how employees
voluntary attrition within the company. Please view matters. At the management level, our CEO meets with
are experiencing our values since 2021.
Uber’s 2023 Proxy Statement for more. each of his direct reports quarterly to review progress
Additionally, all year-end key employee survey
against DEI operating targets and plans. The CEO
results increased positively since the midyear
also meets with our employee resource group (ERG)
survey, demonstrating progress on this goal
leaders regularly, including once a year with all ERG
across the company.
leads together to review plans and budget requests.
Uber categorizes US employees as underrepresented if they self-identify into the following demographic categories, because these racial groups are underrepresented at Uber compared with the general US population: Black or African American,
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Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Two or More Races.
“Fulfilled” means we accomplished the commitment’s original goal(s). While the work is ongoing, we fulfilled what we set out to do. It doesn’t mean the work stops internally; it means that for many of our commitments, the work is now embedded
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Male Non-tech76.2%
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5,244 Operations
50.9%
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10,194 General
55.2% 4,215
and administrative62
Support63
46.3% 1,709 48.0% 4,111
5,244
Female
76.2% 23.8% 1,640 50.9% 10,194 49.1% 9,839
55.2% 4,215 44.8% 3,422 46.3% 1,709 53.7% 1,980
48.0% 4,111 52.0% 4,456
anada
US & Canada
11,353 83 % 83
84
%
% 84 %
84% 83%
Employees who say Employees who say
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EMEA APAC
they’re proud to they’re passionate
EMEA 4,306
APAC 6,413 Employees who say
they’re proud to
Employees who say
work at Uber.
they’re passionate
about Uber’s mission.
4,306
LatAm
6,413 work at Uber. about Uber’s mission.
Female
2023 workforce representation data reflects data as of December 31, 2022. Total employees includes all
58 60
ll the orgs except for Engineering, Product, and Freight.
A 62
Includes corporate functions (People & Places, Policy & Comms, Legal & Security, Finance, and Marketing).
active full-time Uber Technologies, Inc. employees, excluding casual employees, interns, and those from Includes core business teams (Core Services, Uber Eats, Global Rides, Business Development,
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Includes employees in the our support workforce (typically referred to as customer service employees in
our subsidiaries. Safety & Insurance, and Uber for Business; previously also included New Mobility and Product Ops). industry terms), which consists of Community Specialists at our Centers of Excellence and Greenlight Hubs.
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Includes Engineering, Product, and Freight teams.
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Read about how our employees Employees who feel that their Employees who believe
are connecting to our values on direct team members (manager their personal values
our Careers blog. and those who report to them) align with Uber’s values
act in ways that are consistent and culture
with Uber’s values
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Uber’s organization and products.
We are committed to sustaining We are committed to driving equity in
equity and belonging for all the community
• Training on cross-cultural management: • $10M to support Black-owned businesses:
Nearly halfway to our goal of having 90% of all Continued collaborations with businesses and
For additional details, visit our people managers complete the training over a community organizations in the UK and US to help
2022 People and Culture Report. 3-year period Black-owned businesses grow
“ Fulfilled” means we accomplished the commitment’s original goal(s). While the work is ongoing, we fulfilled
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what we set out to do. It doesn’t mean the work stops internally; it means that for many of our commitments,
the work is now embedded into “business as usual” at Uber.
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59.1%
59.7%
Women
’20
Men
1.7-percentage-point increase since 2019
’21 42.2% ’21 57.8%
Since our last report, we have sustained the progress, ’22 42.5% ’22 57.5%
with minimal increases or decreases in overall ’23 42.6% ’23 57.4%
representation and representation in leadership.
Hispanic or Latino
Black or African
as Black or African American decreased 0.2 percentage 1.5-percentage-point increase since 2019 ’20 44.8% ’20 18.0% ’20 7.5% ’20 8.4%
American
White
URP68
points overall from 2022 to 2023. Also in the US, Asian ’21 42.2% ’21 23.0% ’21 10.3% ’21 8.0%
and Hispanic/Latino populations rose by 1.8 percentage 40.3% 23.6% 9.3%
’22 ’22 ’22 ’22 9.9%
points and 0.7 percentage points, respectively. Black or African American
’23 38.5% ’23 23.8% ’23 9.1% ’23 10.6%
We understand that retention is one of our greatest
tools in sustaining a diverse workforce. We continue
9.1%
to focus on developing and enhancing programs such 0.2-percentage-point decrease since 2019
as our Women Leaders Roundtable and our Black & ’19 33.0% ’19 4.0% ’19 0.4% ’19 0.3%
American Indian or
Native Hawaiian or
Hispanic/Latino Leaders Roundtable (see details in
Alaska Native
’20 37.2% ’20 1.3% ’20 0.5% ’20 0.3%
the “Expanding our diversity, equity, and inclusion Hispanic or Latino
Asian
10.6%
’21 34.7% ’21 4.1% ’21 0.3% ’21 0.3%
programs” section) and Global Sponsorship Program
that help retain and grow leadership. Additionally, ’22 36.0% ’22 3.9% ’22 0.2% ’22 0.3%
sourcing talent using the Mansfield Rule allows us to fill 2.3-percentage-point increase since 2019 ’23 37.8% ’23 3.7% ’23 0.1% ’23 0.2%
the talent pipeline with diverse talent.
Regionally, we have continued to see significant Numbers reflect demographic data on the following dates: 2023 as of December 31, 2022; 2022 as of December 31, 2021; 2021 as of March 31, 2021; 2020 as of August 31,
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movement toward gender parity in the US and Canada
37.8%
on trending progress illustrate the net-percentage-point increase (calculated based on the net difference between 2019 and 2023).
and in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) over the 66
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Overall US employees who self-identified their race/ethnicity. Representation percentage excludes employees who did not self-report race/ethnicity.
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past 5 years. For APAC (Asia Pacific) and Latin America,
4.8-percentage-point increase since 2019 Uber categorizes US employees as URP if they self-identify into the following demographic categories, because these racial groups are underrepresented at Uber
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we’ve seen a slight regression, but LatAm continues to compared with the general US population: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,
have Uber’s highest representation of women. Two or More Races.
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Global gender representation
Tech73 Non-tech74
representation ’19
’20
28.0%
32.4%
’19
’20
13.8%
15.3%
’19
’20
34.8%
39.4%
Women
Women
Women
’21 33.6% ’21 18.0% ’21 38.3%
Between 2022 and 2023, the percentage of women
’22 37.4% ’22 16.8% ’22 42.5%
fell by 1.4 percentage points globally. A decrease
’23 36.0% ’23 15.7% ’23 42.5%
within our Tech org at the director level drove
this, but we continue to sustain progress in our 65.2%
’19 72.0% ’19 86.2% ’19
leadership outside Tech.
’20 67.6% ’20 84.7% ’20 60.6%
Men
Men
Men
During the same time period in the US, our ’21 66.4% ’21 82.0% ’21 61.7%
overall percentage of URP in leadership increased ’22 62.6% ’22 83.2% ’22 57.5%
significantly, by 1.5 percentage points. The ’23 64.0% ’23 84.3% ’23 57.5%
percentage of Black or African American leaders
decreased by 0.1 percentage points, while US race/ethnicity representation
Hispanic/Latino and Asian leaders increased by ’19 59.9% 8.0% ’19 50.8% 1.6% ’19 65.7% 12.3%
0.6 percentage points and 2.0 percentage points, ’20 61.6% 8.5% ’20 54.5% 3.6% ’20 65.5% 11.2%
URP75
URP75
URP75
White
White
White
respectively, since 2022. During the economic ’21 56.3% 11.3% ’21 38.9% 2.1% ’21 62.9% 14.9%
uncertainty in the back half of 2022, we continued ’22 58.9% 10.9% ’22 41.4% 2.3% ’22 64.8% 13.8%
to sustain our commitment to the development, 5.1%
’23 55.3% 12.4% ’23 36.0% ’23 63.5% 15.4%
promotion, and retention of women and URP in
leadership programs to improve our progress at
these levels.69 3.3% Hispanic or Latino 2.7% 32.1% 0.8% 0.8% 47.5% 5.0% 3.9% 22.1%
Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino
’19 ’19 ’19
Black or African
Black or African
Black or African
’20 4.1% 3.8% 29.9% ’20 1.8% 1.8% 42.0% ’20 5.3% 4.9% 23.3%
American
American
American
Asian
Asian
Asian
’21 3.8% 5.2% 32.4% ’21 0% 0% 58.9% ’21 5.2% 7.3% 22.2%
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“Leadership” refers to Director level and above.
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Numbers reflect demographic data on the following dates: 2023 as of
’22 3.4% 4.6% 30.2% ’22 0% 0% 56.3% ’22 4.6% 6.1% 21.5%
December 31, 2022; 2022 as of December 31, 2021; 2021 as of March 31, 2021; ’23 3.3% 5.2% 32.2% ’23 0.7% 2.2% 58.8% ’23 4.3% 6.5% 21.1%
2020 as of August 31, 2020; 2019 as of March 31, 2019. Additional information
pertaining to workforce representation data for previous years can be found
in the respective reports.
American Indian or
American Indian or
American Indian or
Native Hawaiian or
Native Hawaiian or
Native Hawaiian or
72
Total employees includes all active full-time employees, excluding casual
Alaska Native
Alaska Native
Alaska Native
employees and those from our subsidiaries. ’20 0.6% 0% 0% ’20 0% 0% 0% ’20 1.0% 0% 0%
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Includes Engineering, Product, and Uber Freight teams. ’21 2.3% 0% 0% ’21 2.1% 0% 0% ’21 2.4% 0% 0%
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All the orgs except for Engineering, Product, and Freight
’22 2.6% 0.3% 0% ’22 2.3% 0% 0% ’22 2.7% 0.4% 0%
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ber categorizes US employees as URP if they self-identify into the following
U
demographic categories: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, ’23 3.5% 0% 0.4% ’23 1.5% 0.7% 0% ’23 4.3% 0.3% 0%
American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,
Two or More Races.
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For the past 4 years, we’ve shared a deeper look at our workforce data by
exploring intersectional views (simultaneously reflecting gender and race).
When we consider intersectionality, we’re better able to make meaningful,
insightful observations of key trends, and thus pursue more impactful and
inclusive strategies to continue closing gaps and improving our culture.
Overall, although white men still make up the highest share of Uber’s
employee population (22.5%) in the US, this is down from 30.1% in 2019
largely due to increases in the representation of Asian women (+2.5
percentage points), Hispanic/Latino women (+1.3 percentage points), and
Hispanic/Latino men (+0.9 percentage points) over the past 4 years. We’ve
also seen progress in the representation of Black or African American
women and Hispanic/Latino women in leadership roles since 2019 (both
up 1 percentage point). Lastly, the lack of representation of Black or African
American women leaders in Tech is a big gap, but we’ve seen increases
of Hispanic/Latino women, Hispanic/Latino men, and Black or African
American men (all up 0.7 percentage points) in our Tech leadership
population over the same 4-year period.
’20 40.1%
We continue to remain focused on enhancing our ability to track our ’21 42.5%
demographic data and using the results to ensure our ability to meet
our targets for improving representation for women globally and
’22 42.6%
underrepresented people (URP) in the US.
With much of the world facing economic uncertainty in the second half Women at Manager level and above (global)
of 2022, regression in our representation data might have been expected. ’20 27.1%
But so far, we have been able to sustain our gains—and even seen some
incremental increases.
’21 30.4%
’22 31.0%
During 2022, we saw slight improvements in all categories, with
increases from 0.1 percentage points to 0.6 percentage points in
representation for women overall, women at the Manager level and
above, URP overall, and URP at Senior Analyst level and above. Although URP overall (US)
they may not have been as large as those during periods of economic
’20 19.4%
stability, we’re proud that we’ve been able to keep driving programming
that has created incremental gains since the last report. We continue to ’21 23.6%
expect acceleration over the long term within our representative data to ’22 23.8%
exceed leadership targets.
APAC LatAm
At our office in Hyderabad, India, we launched Phase 1 of our In Brazil, Uber launched our first-ever large-scale talent program
first-ever Disability Inclusion at Work series programming for for people with disabilities: Programa de Talentos—Exclusivo
the local senior leadership team. Interactive discussions helped para Pessoas com deficiência. Intended to create long-term
raise leaders’ awareness of how to create equitability through career pathways for people with disabilities, the year-long
accessibility. They also analyzed best practices based on the program celebrates Uber’s “Great minds don’t think alike” value
experiences of our colleagues who have disabilities. by designing unique recruitment, selection, and development
processes to improve the experience for employees with
EMEA disabilities. Throughout the 12 months, employees rotate every
In Egypt, we partnered with our colleagues from the community 2 months to a new training cycle. They are taught analytical skills
of people with disabilities to build a custom accommodations and English, work in various Centers of Excellence (COE) and
process to support candidates during recruitment. Plus, we non-COE functions at Uber, and much more.
worked closely with our Workplace team to ensure accessibility
during the onboarding process for people with visual and other
impairments.
+2 +6 +6
Explore learning opportunities Grow through on-the- Growth doesn’t always equal
relevant to employees and choose job experience, stretch promotion; it also happens through
where to focus, when to learn, and assignments, and gigs—and new opportunities, new paths, and
how to grow their skills. learn in the flow of work. doing different things.
Based on the Q4 2022 Uber Pulse Survey, as compared with the Q3 2021 Uber Pulse Survey.
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The integrated learning journey The DYG philosophy is Uber’s unique perspective on development—and exemplifies a
personalized approach to careers and growing at Uber. Each employee’s journey is unique
and can be personalized to fit any desired career path.
Throughout an employee’s time at Uber, we incorporate the 70-20-10 model using a variety of Onboarding: Individual development: Personal Growth
interventions. In 2022, that meant evolving our existing programs to focus less on standalone programs or New Hire Orientation Plan, self-paced learning, Drive Your Growth
trainings. Instead, we now look at the holistic learning experience—forging a path that complements and and Uberversity events, Mentoring@Uber
builds meaningfully over the course of an employee’s career from day one.
Onboarding: Individual development: Personal Growth Performance and feedback: Manager development: New Leadership development:
New Hire Orientation Plan, self-paced learning, Drive Your Growth Timely feedback, Impact Check- manager training programs, Uber Leadership Community,
and Uberversity events, Mentoring@Uber ins, promotions, rewards coaching, peer support executive coaching, personalized
development opportunities
Onboarding: Individual development: Personal Growth Performance and feedback: Manager development: New Leadership development:
New Hire Orientation Plan, self-paced learning, Drive Your Growth Timely feedback, Impact Check- manager training programs, Uber Leadership Community,
and Uberversity events, Mentoring@Uber ins, promotions, rewards coaching, peer support executive coaching, personalized
development opportunities
Onboarding: Individual development: Personal Growth Performance and feedback: Manager development: New Leadership development:
New Hire Orientation Plan, self-paced learning, Drive Your Growth Timely feedback, Impact Check- manager training programs, Uber Leadership Community,
and Uberversity events, Mentoring@Uber ins, promotions, rewards coaching, peer support executive coaching, personalized
development opportunities
100%
The internal mobility rate was up
professional coaching should be more common
11% and promotion rate up 10% for
for all managers, not just at the executive level, Leadership development participating managers versus non-
so we took the important step of implementing The development of leaders is critical to our Participants’ managers who feel their direct
participating managers more than a
widespread coaching. More than 135 people business success. To support this population in reports have achieved their goals through
year after completing our 2020 and
managers were invited to use customized coaching 2022, we launched the Uber Leadership Community executive coaching
2021 LEAD@Uber programs.80
with external, seasoned coaches to enhance their (ULC) for leaders at the Director level and above.
strengths, improve their development areas, and This group is focused on shaping the future of
achieve their career aspirations. In 2023, we aim to Uber through honest and interactive dialogue,
reach even more of our tenured managers through community- and relationship-building, and
an Experienced Managers program that will enable development objectives, unlock potential, and
operationalizing and communicating clear strategy
folks to grow their network strength, deepen their have a sounding board. Additionally, we launched
within participants’ organizations. ULC events will
management skill set, and connect to the business. customized Executive Team Development sessions
continue to be opportunities for peer learning and
to give executive leaders and their direct reports
In addition to our current managers, we’re network-building among senior leaders.
a chance to increase interpersonal trust and
committed to investing in the leaders of tomorrow. To support our leaders individually, we made productivity, and align on strategic and collective
Our global LEAD@Uber program is a structured, executive coaching available to all Directors and ownership of the team’s vision. These initiatives
experiential, and action-oriented learning journey above. Working with a qualified professional has have allowed us to support leaders driving high-
designed to help emerging leaders develop the helped many of our leaders clarify goals, achieve performing teams.
key skills they need to succeed as leaders at Uber.
Metrics provided with statistical validity at 95% based on corollary 2022 outcomes for managers who participated in a LEAD@Uber cohort.
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Onboarding: Individual development: Personal Growth Performance and feedback: Manager development: New Leadership development:
New Hire Orientation Plan, self-paced learning, Drive Your Growth Timely feedback, Impact Check- manager training programs, Uber Leadership Community,
and Uberversity events, Mentoring@Uber ins, promotions, rewards coaching, peer support executive coaching, personalized
development opportunities
Internal mobility
DYG Principle 2
Learn by doing
Talent Marketplace We’re continuing to expand short-term assignments in 2023 with Relocation
the launch of a Leave Coverage Program, designed for managers
Employees can use our Talent Marketplace to apply for gigs (internal Employee relocations for new hires and transfers recovered
to use when employees take parental leave. Leveraging our Talent
opportunities that require 15% of their time during a 3-month stint) to pre-COVID levels in 2022, with 18% of transfers involving a
Marketplace to post these opportunities gives leaders access to a
and short-term assignments (where employees leave their day-to- relocation—11% of which were international moves. In total, we
much wider pool of internal talent and offers employees a chance
day work to focus 100% on another assignment for 3-12 months). initiated more than 2,000 moves last year. The most popular
to grow outside their immediate team.
Typically, our short-term assignments last between 4 and 6 months destinations: India, the Netherlands, and the US.
and give employees the chance to fully immerse themselves in the
new work and team, often in a different country. Internal transfers
Thirty percent of total hires were internal, holding a level we’ve
In 2022, we scaled our Talent Marketplace to all of Uber and
seen since 2019. In 2022, 26% of transfers were up-levels, or
expanded the types of opportunities available. Applications grew
transfers into a role at a higher level than an employee’s previous
30% year over year, with participants from multiple organizations
position. We focused on making the process easier for employees,
across 5 continents. Our most active countries last year were Brazil,
experimenting with proactive reach-outs to current employees
Egypt, India, the Netherlands, and the US.
for open roles and reducing the number of formal assessments
required for certain positions. Read more employee
development and mobility
stories on the Grow page of
our Careers site.
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Well-being
Providing best-in-class flexibility, equitable benefits, and safety for all employees
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we’ll balance the best of both worlds by fostering the collaboration
Fully remote: Visits the office only for occasional We know that everyone has varying and evolving needs at different
of in-person work while still gaining the productivity of remote
summits, client meetings, and the like stages of life. Our goal is to provide a range of benefits programs that
work—showcasing the mentality of our “Go get it” value, which
are inclusive, sustainable, easily accessible, and available to anyone—
we’ve seen excel in our hybrid environment.
wherever they might be. We want to help our go-getters thrive and
make it easier for them to manage life’s expected and unexpected
03 100% in-office: Is required to be physically well-being, all with the employee experience at the core.
present in the office all the time
Compensation
Ensuring equitable pay
for performance
Pay equity progress
In 2022, women at Uber globally earned $1.00 for every $1.00 (total cash)
earned by men performing similar job functions. In that same time
period in the US, in aggregate, employees from underrepresented racial
backgrounds earned $0.98 for every $1.00 (total cash) earned by non-
underrepresented peers at the same job level. Uber stays committed to
examining and updating our people processes to ensure that pay and
compensation decisions are made without bias and with the goal of
equity across our workforce. We will continue to focus on maintaining
and providing transparency on this important measure going forward.
Female 42.6% 23.8% 49.1% 44.8% 53.7% 52.0% 36.0% 15.7% 42.5% 33.1% 47.4%
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Total employees includes all active full-time employees, excluding casual employees and interns.
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Includes Engineering, Product, and Freight.
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All the orgs except for Engineering, Product, and Freight.
85
Includes core business orgs (Core Services, Eats, Global Rides, Business Development, Safety & Insurance, U4B. Previously also included NeMo and Product Ops).
86
Includes corporate functions (People & Places, Policy & Comms, Legal & Security, Finance, and Marketing).
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Includes employees in the our support workforce (typically referred to as customer service employees in industry terms), which consists of Community Specialists at our Centers of Excellence and Greenlight Hubs.
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Includes executives and senior management Level 7 and above (Director-level and above).
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Includes people managers L6 and below.
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Includes people managers at L7 and above.
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Asian 37.8% 56.4% 22.3% 20.2% 32.7% 4.9% 32.2% 58.8% 21.1% 18.8% 22.6%
Black or African American 9.1% 5.0% 12.5% 9.1% 6.9% 28.0% 3.3% 0.7% 4.3% 4.3% 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino 10.6% 6.4% 14.1% 12.5% 8.8% 28.5% 5.2% 2.2% 6.5% 5.8% 6.5%
Multiracial/Two or More Races 3.7% 2.4% 4.9% 3.8% 5.2% 6.0% 3.5% 1.5% 4.3% 1.4% 5.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
White 38.5% 29.6% 45.8% 54.1% 46.1% 31.5% 55.3% 36.0% 63.5% 69.6% 60.9%
Representation percentage excludes employees who did not self-report race/ethnicity. Denominator for these figures is total employees in selected org.
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Total employees includes all active full-time employees, excluding casual employees and interns.
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Includes Engineering, Product, and Freight.
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All the orgs except for Engineering, Product, and Freight.
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Includes core business orgs (Core Services, Eats, Global Rides, Business Development, Safety & Insurance, U4B. Previously also included NeMo and Product Ops)
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Includes corporate functions (People & Places, Policy & Comms, Legal & Security, Finance, and Marketing)
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Includes employees in the our support workforce (typically referred to as customer service employees in industry terms), which consists of Community Specialists at our Centers of Excellence and Greenlight Hubs.
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Includes executives and senior management Level 7 and above (Director-level and above).
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Uber categorizes US employees as URP if they self-identify into the following demographic categories: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Two or More Races
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Asian 13.5% 15.2% 12.1% 11.2% 17.8% 2.2% 9.8% 10.3% 9.6% 4.3% 12.2%
Black or African American 5.1% 2.3% 7.5% 4.6% 4.3% 17.6% 1.7% 0.0% 2.5% 2.9% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0% 2.1% 7.4% 6.0% 4.7% 15.3% 2.2% 0.7% 2.8% 1.4% 3.5%
Multiracial/Two or More Races 1.8% 0.8% 2.7% 2.1% 2.9% 3.2% 1.7% 0.0% 2.5% 1.4% 3.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
White 15.7% 6.8% 23.1% 25.2% 24.7% 15.8% 22.4% 5.1% 29.7% 30.4% 29.6%
Asian 24.1% 41.0% 10.1% 9.0% 14.7% 2.6% 22.4% 48.5% 11.5% 14.5% 10.4%
Black or African-American 3.9% 2.6% 4.9% 4.5% 2.6% 10.2% 1.5% 0.7% 1.9% 1.4% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.5% 4.3% 6.6% 6.5% 4.1% 12.8% 3.1% 1.5% 3.7% 4.3% 3.0%
Multiracial/Two or More Races 1.9% 1.6% 2.2% 1.6% 2.4% 2.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.9% 0.0% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
White 22.5% 22.6% 22.5% 28.6% 21.1% 15.3% 32.9% 30.9% 33.7% 39.1% 31.3%
Overall US employees who self-identified their gender (binary) and their race/ethnicity.
102 Includes core business orgs (Core Services, Eats, Global Rides, Business Development, Safety & Insurance, U4B. Previously also included NeMo and Product Ops)
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Representation percentage excludes employees who did not self-report gender(binary) and race/ethnicity. Denominator for these figures is “total men and Includes corporate functions (People & Places, Policy & Comms, Legal & Security, Finance, and Marketing)
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women in selected org.” Includes employees in the our support workforce (typically referred to as customer service employees in industry terms), which consists of Community
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Total employees includes all active full-time employees, excluding casual employees and interns.
103 Specialists at our Centers of Excellence and Greenlight Hubs.
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Includes Engineering, Product, and Freight. Includes executives and senior management Level 7 and above (Director-level and above).
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Workplace safety (US) Employees who perceive Uber’s mission favorably 14,791 84%
Data source
Uber Pulse Survey (UPS) Onboarding survey Global Self-ID survey (GSID) Employee participation or satisfaction data
The 2022 Pulse Survey, conducted in October 2022, refers to Survey directed to new hires at the 3-, 6-, and 9-month marks in Demographic data in this Environmental, Social, and Governance Other data cited in this section of the report references employee
Uber’s global employee engagement survey sent to all full-time their onboarding process. It is intended to gauge their experience Report comes from Uber’s survey that requests employees to self- participation in given programming or their degree of satisfaction
employees. The survey is used to gauge employee sentiment and the effectiveness of our onboarding process. report demographic and identity information. The results allow us with the experience. The teams that own the specific program
and enable organization-wide planning. Note: Uber Freight, to better understand the demographic makeup of our employees solicit and manage this information.
Cornershop, and on-leave employees were excluded from this and tailor our programming to meet specific needs. We are not
survey. UPS data referenced in this section is from October 2022 permitted to collect this information in certain countries outside
unless otherwise noted. the US; therefore, much of our demographic information isn’t as
robust in other geographic areas.
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Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Foreign national is defined as any employee requiring a visa for work in the country in which they were employed as of December 31, 2022. Uber utilizes multiple immigration counsel services. The number represented here is an aggregate of records and estimates from these companies.
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TRIR refers to the number of recordable incidents per 100 full-time employees during a one-year period (40 work hours x 50 weeks per 100 employees, or 200,000 hours). An injury or illness is considered a recordable incident if it results in any of the following: death; days away from work; restricted work or transfer to another job;
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Data privacy
and security
At a glance Stakeholder engagement Governance
• Our Privacy Principles guide product development • Uber maintains ISO 27001 certification for its •W
hat we heard: Encouraged to share more The Board oversees the senior management
and business practices across Uber, from the enterprise business (Uber for Business, Central, and information around data privacy and security team’s efforts to address cybersecurity and data
technology that supports our thriving marketplace Uber Health) and core rides business. practices. privacy risks. Uber’s Chief Information Security
to the features that make our platform safer. Officer provides quarterly reports to the Audit
• Additionally, an independent third party regularly • How we responded: Launched a centralized
Committee or Board and is responsible for a range
• To protect the security, confidentiality, and assesses Uber for SOC 2 compliance. Privacy Center for all users, accessible in-
of cybersecurity activities. In addition, the Audit
integrity of user data, we’ve built a robust app and on the web, which includes a series
Committee regularly reviews Uber’s risk profile with
information security program that’s based on the of privacy and security features to help users
respect to cybersecurity matters. Our Chief Privacy
industry-recognized ISO 27001/2 framework and understand and control how we use their data.
Officer provides reports to the Board annually and
includes written policies, processes, and standards Maintained ISO 27001 certification for enterprise
as requested from time to time.
designed to protect and secure Uber’s data business (Uber for Business, Central, and Uber
environment. Health) and core rides business.
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Privacy governance
Our Privacy Principles guide product development and business
Privacy tools practices across Uber, from the technology that supports our thriving
Our Privacy Center was built with that mission in mind—to give marketplace to the features that make our platform safer. You can
users enhanced transparency and control regarding how their read more about our company-wide approach to privacy in our
data is collected and used across our apps and services. Privacy Overview, which reflects the collaboration of our diverse cross-
functional team of privacy experts spanning Uber’s Legal, Public Policy,
Data Protection, Product, and Engineering organizations. Additionally,
What’s new
all full-time employees receive mandatory data privacy and security
We’ve added new features to the Privacy Center, including: training during their onboarding process and annually thereafter. Uber
• A tool that allows users to view and manage the data they employees may also receive additional privacy and security training
share with third parties based on their role, or if they volunteer for Uber’s global Privacy
Champions program. Privacy Champions are employees from various
• Additional settings to control whether and how users’ data is
disciplines and teams who learn more about privacy and ways to help
used to personalize offers and promotions
spot and resolve privacy issues in their business units.
• Educational modules for riders and Uber Eats users that
explain how their data is displayed to drivers and couriers
providing their rides and delivering their orders
Some privacy features may not be available for all Uber or Uber subsidiary products in all markets.
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Liabilities and fines related to data privacy User controls and requests
Number of user data downloads through Download Your Data feature130 21,749 25,245 139,288
2021 2022
Category Scope quantity quantity Number of privacy features available to riders, drivers, and Uber Eats users 45 43 50
Private civil litigation126 Global $169,078 $30,000
A cybersecurity breach is material if it could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, or prospects.
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In 2022, Uber reached a settlement agreement with an arbitration claimant and a group of potential arbitration claimants in the US who alleged that the
company failed to safeguard drivers’ and riders’ personal information and mishandled a 2016 data security breach. The case began as part of the multidistrict
litigation consolidated in California federal court, proceeded in arbitration, and was resolved for $30,000, or $600 per claimant.
For data around law enforcement and
In 2022, the Italian data protection authority, the Garante, issued one fine of $2,303,869 USD ($2,120,000 €) fine against Uber B.V. and a second fine in the same
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amount against Uber Technologies, Inc. for three alleged privacy violations: 1) failing to register a database for location data, 2) insufficient specificity of Uber's public health requests, please view Uber’s
privacy notice and 3) the use of risk scores. Uber is appealing the decision, but the appeal did not stay the obligation to pay the fine. Government Transparency Report.
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Amount includes all judgments, fines, and penalties paid as a result of antitrust-related legal proceedings.
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Assessments performed by independent third parties.
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Number represents user data downloads requested and completed in 2022.
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Local and
social impact
At a glance Governance
• We believe that we have a duty to use our global rides per month (through 2023) for underserved • We’ve increased our transit partnerships by 75% Uber’s Board of Directors periodically receives
scale to create real local impact. This means communities through transportation grants to since 2022 and are now working with 70+ public updates on emerging policies at the local, state, and
increasing access to transportation to generate 18 community health organizations across 16 states. agencies. national levels. The Board also receives reports from
positive, lasting benefits for the communities we executive leadership on city-specific and regional
•U
ber launched a community access fund that • Through our partnership with Lime, we expanded
serve, including riders, delivery users, drivers and commitments. The Board has regular discussions
provides transportation grants. Through these our micromobility offerings into more than 3 dozen
couriers, merchants, and cities at large. with senior management regarding media coverage
grants, 54 local organizations in 16 countries cities, making e-bikes and e-scooters available on
and regulatory, legislative, and public sentiment
• Uber remains committed to making sure that received transportation that enabled equitable the Uber app in 200+ total markets globally.
involving Uber.
transportation enables communities to stay healthy, access to doctor appointments, meals for food-
• In 2022, we launched Uber Moto in 75 new cities.
connected, sustainable, empowered, and safe. insecure households, domestic violence shelters,
refugee services, health screenings, and job
• In 2022 our partner Local Initiatives Support
appointments, among other opportunities.
Corporation (LISC) expanded the Vaccine Access
Fund, which provided rides to COVID-19 vaccine • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
appointments, into the Health Access Fund, (WMATA) sends 10%-15% of its daily paratransit
which now supports broader access to essential requests through Uber via Abilities-Ride (WMATA’s
healthcare services for communities. Through this parantransit program for the city). As a result,
program, Uber aims to provide thousands of WMATA has a 93% on-time performance for
paratransit trips.
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Connected communities
Innovating to make transportation convenient, affordable, and intuitive Through our partnership with Lime, we expanded our coverage of
is another way we create local impact for communities. We do this micromobility options—shared e-bikes and e-scooters—by more than
by building new mobility products that reflect local needs and travel 3 dozen cities, making the offerings available on the Uber app in 200+
habits and by partnering with cities to streamline transportation total markets globally. Moreover, Uber Shuttle, our HCV (high-capacity
services. We also know we have a responsibility to minimize our vehicle) ride option, now provides fixed-route shuttle services to
platform’s environmental footprint. To that end, through a curated riders in Egypt and India, as well as corporate commuting routes for
product mix and strategic policy advocacy, we can offer users a variety customers in Brazil, Egypt, India, Mexico, and the US.
of environmentally sustainable alternatives to car travel.
In addition, we’ve vastly expanded our Uber Moto product in new
For example, Uber Transit has revolutionized the way riders with cities around the world. Uber Moto provides riders with access
disabilities can connect to accessible paratransit services, enabling to low-cost motorcycle taxi rides while also offering earning
on-demand rides when and where people need them. In Chicago in opportunities with a lower barrier to entry than car-based options.
2022, in partnership with Pace Suburban Bus, we facilitated more than In 2022, we launched Uber Moto in 77 new cities, increasing low-cost
20,000 on-demand rides within the DuPage Uber Access Program, access to point-to-point mobility and enabling affordable access to
where trip booking otherwise requires more than 24 hours’ notice. In public transit for many.
Washington, DC, what began as a short-term, small-scale rescue rides
In 2022, we leveraged our Hailables product portfolio to increase
arrangement with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
the share of electric vehicles on our platform. In the Dominican
(WMATA) has expanded into a significant paratransit program for the
Republic, for instance, we partnered with a local bank and the federal
city known as Abilities-Ride. Through this program, WMATA sends
transportation authority to create easily accessible low-interest loans
10%-15% of its daily paratransit requests through Uber. As a result,
to help drivers on Uber Moto purchase electric motorcycles. Our goal
WMATA has a 93% on-time performance for paratransit trips. In late 2022, WXY Studios, in partnership with
is that the loans will fund the purchase of 10,000 bikes in the next 5-10
Uber Transit also complements traditional publicly run bus routes years. In Hamburg, Germany, we’ve partnered with taxi companies to Uber, released a report examining the future
and microtransit shuttle services with on-demand ridesharing, convert taxis into fully electric wheelchair-accessible vehicles. This of cities and mobility in India. The researchers
offering public transportation users a more nimble option to get initiative demonstrates how we can engage Hailables partners in conclude that shared mobility can help Indian
around. In 2022, for example, we expanded our existing partnership support of our own objectives toward both sustainability and access cities avoid a car-centric future. They also make
with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to include Uber as an option for to transportation for all. For a comprehensive view of our sustainability policy recommendations that can guide Indian
DART customers in 30 GoLink microtransit zones across 13 cities in and electrification efforts, please see the “Environmental sustainability cities toward a future of shared mobility.
North Texas. Now riders can use GoPass—DART’s mobile app—as and climate change” section of this report.
a one-stop shop for mass transit and ridesharing with Uber.
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Empowered communities
Uber is one of the world’s largest platforms for flexible work, and
we continue innovating to create new ways to generate economic
opportunities for drivers and couriers on our platform. By partnering
with taxi fleet companies in cities globally, for example, we enable
large numbers of taxi drivers to tap into our international demand
pool, helping to increase their utilization and earnings. By the end
of 2022, Uber was referring trips to more than 150,000 taxi drivers
worldwide, including more than 10,000 from taxi partnerships in
Colombia, Italy, New York City, and San Francisco.
Safe communities
Disaster response • Funded 50 ambulances. Through the “Keep Ukraine Moving”
donation campaign we’re running in partnership with UNITED24,
Across our mobility, delivery, and freight platforms, we have the ability Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s platform for international charitable
to move people to safety or get them essential supplies and services giving to Ukraine, we’ve raised money for ambulances equipped with
in response to disasters and to help with recovery. Uber continued to the critical medical equipment needed to keep injured people alive.
show up in communities and provide access to rides to shelters, meals
to first responders, and essential supplies moved through Uber Freight. • Leveraged our world-class logistics tech capabilities. We built
In 2022, Uber responded to 14 disasters worldwide, including the war a customized logistics platform for the World Food Programme
in Ukraine, Hurricane Ian in Florida, floods in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) that seamlessly handles
and COVID in Hong Kong. Through these actions, Uber provided 114,000 truck dispatching, delivery routing, and shipment tracking. As of
free rides and moved 1.5 million pounds of food, water, and essential February 28, 2023, we’ve helped deliver more than 500 truckloads
supplies for community rescue, relief, and recovery in 2022. of essential goods to communities in need, including emergency
winter shelter supplies.
Spotlight: Ukraine • Customized the Uber app to provide free on-demand rides
to cultural and historical sites for teams of conservationists.
When war struck Ukraine in early 2022, Uber quickly mobilized to This partnership with the US Department of State and the
support communities in need, committing to helping as long as the Smithsonian Institution helps conservationists from Ukraine’s
war continues. To date, we’ve provided critical relief to the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Information Policy secure or transport
people and culture in a variety of ways: thousands of irreplaceable, culturally significant Ukrainian artifacts
$8.5M+
and artworks. The teams have already covered more than 45,000
•D
oubled our footprint in Ukraine, from 9 to 18 cities. As a
kilometers to reach more than 200 sites across Ukraine.
result, more communities have had access to rides, and 25,000+
drivers have used our app to earn money and provide essential • Helped raise more than $8.5 million. The charitable donations
transportation. from riders worldwide and direct grants from Uber support
the humanitarian aid operations of our partners, including the Funds raised for Ukraine
•P
rovided more than 330,000 free rides to Ukrainian refugees,
displaced families, frontline healthcare workers, and teachers.
International Rescue Committee, Red Cross, UNHCR, UNICEF, and support with direct grants from
World Food Programme.
We moved these people to safe locations through on-demand rides Uber plus charitable donations
and scheduled minibus routes. from riders worldwide
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Governance
At a glance Responsiveness Performance
What we do • Uber is conducting a civil rights assessment • The Board and its independent Audit,
• Independent chairperson • I ncorporate performance metrics tied to our in response to a stockholder proposal received Compensation, and Nominating and Governance
• Look for qualified women and minorities for cultural values, including safety; climate; and with respect to our 2022 Annual Meeting. We Committees actively engaged in overseeing the
every open Board seat diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) metrics into voluntarily embraced the opportunity, feeling components of our ESG program. In the past
executive compensation that it was consistent with our company values 3 years, our Board has amended the charters of
• Fully independent Audit, Compensation, and
and also the right thing to do at this point in our each key committee to formalize oversight of our
Nominating and Governance Committees that
✖ What we don’t do company’s journey. various ESG priorities.
meet at least quarterly
• Dual class stock
• Annual elections for all directors •A
greed to recommend adding proxy access to our
• Allow hedging of Uber stock by directors or
• Directors elected by majority vote in uncontested bylaws before our 2024 Annual Meeting.
employees
elections
• Allow pledging of Uber stock by directors or
•B oard oversight of management succession
employees for margin loans or similar speculative
planning
transactions
• Board, committee, and individual director
• Have a stockholder rights plan (“poison pill”)
evaluation process
• Have a classified Board
• Stock ownership guidelines for directors and
• Require a supermajority vote to amend our
executive officers
bylaws or certificate of incorporation
• Clawback policy in our executive compensation
• Require a supermajority vote to remove directors
program
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Uber’s Board
of Directors 90% Non-independent (1)
Independent (9)
4.4 2-4 years (4)
4-5 years (1)
Avg years of
Independent
tenure >5 years (5)
32% of S&P 500 directors are female. 63 years is the average age of independent S&P 500 directors.
Ethnic diversity
Skills, experience, and background
10 Financial expertise
Note: Board composition is with respect to the Board nominees named in our 2023 Proxy Statement.
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Nominating
Board oversight Audit
Committee
Compensation
Committee
and Governance
Committee
Full
Board
ESG program
Local impact
User safety
Innovation
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Uber’s Board of Directors and Nominating and Governance Committee periodically The Board and its committees play a critical role in overseeing how we develop and
Climate receive updates on policy and regulatory trends at the local, state, and national Ethics and maintain the workplace culture that we want. Uber’s Chief Ethics and Compliance
change levels concerning climate- and emissions-related developments, and they compliance Officer (CECO) and our Global Head of Internal Audit meet with the Audit Committee
receive reports on Uber’s climate change commitments. Uber’s SVP of Mobility quarterly regarding the state of compliance and ethics, internal investigations, and the
and Business Operations and the SVP of Marketing and Public Affairs share operation of the company’s Integrity Helpline. Aspects of the compliance and ethics
responsibility for climate change–related issues and policies within the company. program are incorporated into the performance evaluations of executive officers, while
These executives oversee the work of the Global Head of Sustainability, who is company culture is overseen by the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and
responsible for measuring Uber’s emissions footprint, evaluating potential related Governance Committee. The CECO and the Global Head of Internal Audit report to the
business and regulatory risks (such as limits on emissions), and assessing options CLO and CFO, respectively, and work with the company’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT)
for emissions reduction. Uber’s Executive Leadership Team reviews Uber’s major as part of our enterprise risk management program. Working with the ELT and the Audit
climate commitments and endorses emissions-reduction programs. Committee, the CECO is responsible for implementing an ethical culture throughout the
business and ensuring the continuous enhancement of the global compliance program.
Uber’s Board of Directors considers the well-being and status of drivers and couriers, Uber’s Board of Directors periodically receives updates on emerging policies at the local,
Driver and in some form, at nearly every Board meeting. Driver and courier satisfaction, retention, Local state, and national levels. The Board also receives reports from executive leadership
courier and classification are among the issues considered by the Board when evaluating impact on city-specific and regional commitments. The Board has regular discussions with
well-being Uber’s risk management processes and when guiding strategy or reviewing major senior management regarding media coverage and regulatory, legislative, and public
plans of action. The Compensation Committee tied executive compensation for our sentiment involving Uber.
most senior executives to the achievement of driver and courier satisfaction and
retention metrics in addition to safety improvement metrics.
The Board receives annual updates and is actively engaged in user safety. The Board and
User management deeply understand the importance of safety, which is why safety is tied to our
The Board receives quarterly reports from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
safety company values and is a performance metric for each of our most senior executives. Our
regarding Uber’s progress toward its diversity goals. There is also an annual
Employee Senior Vice President of Core Services reports annually to the Board on motor vehicle fatalities,
organizational review that includes succession planning and a talent review. The
diversity, physical assault fatalities, and critical sexual assaults, as well as safety product highlights.
Compensation Committee considers diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) metrics
equity,
when developing compensation plans and includes DEI and cultural goals as
inclusion,
metrics in the compensation for Uber’s most senior executives. The Compensation The Board oversees the senior management team’s efforts to address cybersecurity and
and culture
Committee also receives summaries of employee engagement survey results and Privacy and data privacy risks. Uber’s Chief Information Security Officer provides quarterly reports to
related matters. At the management level, our CEO meets with each of his direct cybersecurity the Audit Committee or Board and is responsible for a range of cybersecurity activities.
reports quarterly to review progress against DEI operating targets and plans. The CEO In addition, the Audit Committee annually reviews Uber’s risk profile with respect to
also meets with our employee resource groups once a year and as needed to review cybersecurity matters. Our Chief Privacy Officer provides reports to the Board annually
strategies, review marketplace initiatives, and assess resource requests. and as requested from time to time.
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Chief Executive Officer Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer Senior Vice President, Delivery
Chief Financial Officer Senior Vice President, Marketing Vice President, Core Services
Leadership and Public Affairs
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enior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer
and Corporate Secretary Senior Vice President, Mobility
Vice President, Uber Freight
and Business Operations
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Uber’s ESG team, led by our Head of ESG Strategy & Engagement, works cross-functionally with teams across the company on managing ESG risks and opportunities, including:
Algorithmic Fairness and Bias Engineering Labor and Employment Real Estate
Group Data Privacy Freight People and Places (Workplace) Work and Economic Policy
Ethics and
compliance
At a glance Stakeholder engagement quarterly regarding the state of compliance and
ethics, internal investigations, and the operation
• Our Ethics and Compliance team’s mission is to: • We have a suite of compliance policies and • What we heard: Encouraged to enhance reporting
of the company’s Integrity Helpline. Aspects of the
procedures that are specific and address identified around political and lobbying expenditures.
– Foster and enable a culture of ethical decision- compliance and ethics program are incorporated
risk areas, including the:
making • How we responded: Received an inaugural score into the performance evaluations of executive
– Promote compliance with applicable laws, – Insider Trading Policy of 81.4 on the 2022 CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate officers, while company culture is overseen by the
regulations, internal policies, and best practices – Third Party Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Policy Political Disclosure and Accountability. Enhanced Compensation Committee and the Nominating and
– Guide Uber to do the right thing, period – Corporate Policy on Conflicts of Interest our US Political Engagement Report, which now Governance Committee. The CECO and the Global
– Policy Against Bribery and Corruption includes disclosures around climate lobbying. Head of Internal Audit report to the CLO and CFO,
• Our Business Conduct Guide (BCG) provides our respectively, and work with the company’s Executive
– Competitive Intelligence Policy
employees with clear expectations for the proper Leadership Team (ELT) as part of our enterprise risk
– Global Interaction with Public Officials policies Governance
course of action when faced with ethical decisions management program. Working with the ELT and
The Board and its committees play a critical role the Audit Committee, the CECO is responsible for
in overseeing how we develop and maintain the implementing an ethical culture throughout the
workplace culture that we want. Uber’s Chief Ethics business and ensuring the continuous enhancement
and Compliance Officer (CECO) and our Global Head of the global compliance program.
of Internal Audit meet with the Audit Committee
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To achieve this mission, the Ethics and Compliance team has built
9,000+ 94%+
and maintains a comprehensive program of policies, processes, and
controls to prevent, detect, and respond to conduct that is unlawful,
unethical, or violates Uber’s policies. The team also monitors company
risks to continually evolve and improve the program.
Culture of compliance Uber encourages our employees to act like owners and take an active An independent third party operates our Integrity Helpline, which
To continually improve our global compliance program and align our role in protecting the company from risks. Every year during Ethics allows employees to report concerns anonymously. Additionally, the
program priorities to critical risks facing the company, our Ethics and and Compliance Week, the company refreshes our commitment to web portal and call center are available in more than 30 languages.
Compliance team periodically commissions independent external supporting a “Stand up, speak up” culture by raising awareness of the Anyone, anywhere, anytime can use the Integrity Helpline to raise a
assessments and conducts our own internal risk assessments. Uber’s Integrity Helpline and encouraging our employees and third parties concern or report a suspected violation of our policies, our procedures,
compliance risk assessment approach involves surveying employees at to speak up if they have a concern or if they see something they or the law. We publicize the helpline through the BCG, through multiple
all levels across the globe to gauge awareness of compliance topics and believe is inconsistent with our cultural norms or policies. For example, links and pages on the company’s intranet and internet sites, and
perceived risk. The results of these assessments inform our compliance during Ethics and Compliance Week in 2022, office screens in Uber through online and in-person training sessions. Uber strictly prohibits
program priorities. offices globally displayed “Stand up, speak up” graphics and contact retaliation for good-faith reporting to the Integrity Helpline or to any
information for the Integrity Helpline. We coordinate our awareness resource. All reports are reviewed and triaged and, after the initial
week campaign with Ethics and Compliance teams across the globe, screening, are assigned to the appropriate team for investigation. Any
including those for our newly acquired entities. necessary disciplinary and/or remedial action is taken as appropriate.
In 2022, we developed resources, including ethics We continually review our metrics and data related to case reporting
and compliance talking points and 10-minute and investigation to assess the Integrity Helpline’s effectiveness and
meeting materials, to empower managers to our investigation teams’ responsiveness.
4,000+
global compliance program is built on the essential elements of an
Ethics and Compliance Week 2022 effective compliance program as outlined by the US Sentencing
Commission, the UK Bribery Act, and the Good Statistical Practice
program guidelines endorsed by the Organisation for Economic
Number of Uber employees who have used our Co-operation and Development.
new interactive chatbot to get Uber-specific
guidance for ethical dilemmas
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SASB - Internet Media and Services
Total energy consumed p. 54
Percentage renewables p. 54
Percentage of total water consumed in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress p. 55
Description of policies and practices relating to behavioral advertising and user privacy pp. 82-85
Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with user privacy p. 85
Description of approach to identifying and addressing data security risks, including use of third-party pp. 82-85
cybersecurity standards Also see the 2023 Proxy Statement, p. 13
Discussion of long-term and short-term strategy or plan to manage Scope 1 emissions, pp. 36-55; also see the Climate Assessment
emissions reduction targets, and an analysis of performance against those targets. and Performance Report and our climate change commitments
1 Total recordable incident rate for direct employees and contract employees
2 Fatality rate for direct employees and contract employees p. 81
Strategy
Disclose the actual and potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities on the
organization’s business, strategy, and financial planning where such information is material. pp. 36-55 Also see the Climate Assessment and Performance Report, SPARK! report, and our climate change commitments
Risk management
Disclose how the organization identifies, assesses, and manages climate-related risks. pp. 36-55 Also see the Climate Assessment and Performance Report, SPARK! report, and our climate change commitments
Topic
Priority SDGs and targets Example activities Location
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at Global: We partner with leading insurance companies to offer a range of protection solutions, including on-app coverage for accidents and injuries while working—and in some p. 17
all ages markets, income protection when drivers or couriers can’t work due to injury or sickness.
Global: Drivers and couriers on the Uber platform come from all age groups: 18-29 (31%), 30-39 (33%), 40-49 (21%), 50+ (15%). p. 12
Internal: Our company continues to evolve sustainable, healthy building standards across design, construction, policies, and operations, resulting in spaces that support the health p. 45
of people and planet. These efforts prioritize improved air and water quality, acoustic and thermal comfort, energy efficiency, daylighting and dynamic lighting, sustainable building
materials, waste reduction, and physical and mental wellness support. We expanded our global footprint of sustainable, healthy workplaces through additional LEED and WELL
certifications in 2022. Uber’s global portfolio now includes 9 LEED-certified locations, 7 WELL-certified locations, 18 WELL Health-Safety Rating sites, and 3 WELL Precertification sites.
Global/internal: Our benefits offering provides market-specific choice, gives access to robust mental health and family-building programs, including an 18-week global parental p. 74
leave policy; and encourages overall employee well-being, all with the employee experience at the core.
US: In Washington, DC, we teamed up with Surgo Ventures and 2 community health centers—Mary’s Center and Community of Hope—to form Rides for Moms. Through this p. 87
initiative, we provided more than 4,500 rides to prenatal appointments for 457 pregnant people.
US: Uber is joining forces with Amerigroup Georgia (a managed care plan and subsidiary of Elevance Health), the Georgia Primary Care Association, and Federally Qualified p. 87
Health Centers in Georgia to help expectant mothers get the care they need and offer additional support such as help with meals, goods, and groceries through the Uber
Eats platform.
US: In Chicago in 2022, in partnership with Pace Suburban Bus, we facilitated more than 20,000 on-demand rides within the DuPage Uber Access Program, where trip booking p. 88
otherwise requires more than 24 hours’ notice. In Washington, DC, what began as a short-term, small-scale rescue rides arrangement with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority (WMATA) has expanded into a significant paratransit program for the city known as Abilities-Ride. Through this program, WMATA sends 10%-15% of its daily paratransit
requests through Uber. As a result, WMATA has a 93% on-time performance for paratransit trips.
US: In 2022, our partner Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) expanded the Vaccine Access Fund, which provided rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments, into the Health p. 87
Access Fund, which now supports broader access to essential healthcare services for communities. Through this program, Uber aims to provide thousands of rides per month
(through 2023) for underserved communities through transportation grants to 18 community health organizations across 16 states.
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women Global/internal: We continue to remain focused on enhancing our ability to track our demographic data and using the results to ensure our ability to meet our targets for p. 65
and girls improving representation for women globally and underrepresented people (URP) in the US. With much of the world facing economic uncertainty in the second half of 2022,
regression in our representation data might have been expected. But so far, we have been able to sustain our gains—and have even seen some incremental increases.
Global/internal: In 2017, we began monitoring employee compensation data and made adjustments to achieve fair and consistent pay outcomes across race and gender demographics. p. 76
In 2022, women at Uber globally earned $1.00 for every $1.00 (total cash) earned by men performing similar job functions. In that same time period in the US, in aggregate, employees
from underrepresented racial backgrounds earned $0.98 for every $1.00 (total cash) earned by non-underrepresented peers at the same job level. Uber stays committed to examining
and updating our people processes to ensure that pay and compensation decisions are made without bias and with the goal of equity across our workforce. We will continue to focus on
maintaining and providing transparency on this important measure going forward.
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Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, Global: Launched our Shell Recharge Solutions partnership and signed a global mobility deal with bp Pulse to help further our electrification goals. p. 38
and modern energy for all. US: Uber is committed to matching 100% of energy use in our US workplaces with renewable energy by 2025, with current workplace energy (kWh) matching at 70% for 2022. We intend
to match all energy use in our global corporate operations with renewable energy by 2030. Uber’s investment in the Azure Sky wind farm in Texas, which we helped finance through a 12- p. 45
year virtual power purchase agreement, propels us toward achieving this goal.
Global: We’re working with industry leaders across the globe to find easy and affordable ways to help drivers go electric. p. 40
Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable Global: From January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022, more than 20 million people used Uber’s platform to earn—including more than 5 million drivers and couriers per month in p. 12
economic growth, full and productive employment, and Q4 2022 alone. In total, during that same 3-year period, they generated over $100 billion in earnings, excluding tips.
decent work for all. Global: It’s critical that platform companies, workers and their advocates, and governments work together to improve the quality and security of independent platform work. We p. 16
believe good platform work should provide independent platform workers with flexibility, earnings, benefits and protections, voice, and growth.
Global: As part of our participatory and consultative approach with drivers and couriers, we continue to partner with driver and courier associations, including unions. p. 21
Canada, EU, and US: The predominance of multi-apping in the platform economy underscores the need for benefits schemes that are portable, meaning that each worker has p. 16
a single benefits account that follows them from work opportunity to work opportunity. We have been advocating for such models in Canada, the EU, and the US, and elsewhere,
and are prepared to contribute toward such schemes where sectoral regulatory requirements make it possible for us to do so.
Global: We partner locally with academic and learning institutions, labor unions, and leading NGOs around the world to expand opportunities for lifelong learning and career pp. 18-19
advancement to eligible drivers, couriers, and, in some cases, their loved ones. We partner with Rosetta Stone to provide eligible drivers and couriers around the world with the
opportunity to learn a new language for free. Close to 70,000 have used the program to study 24 languages.
Kenya: We partnered with Zydii to offer drivers online programs such as money management, first aid, and peer-to-peer learning. p. 19
LatAm: We partnered with Endeavor and Sebrae to create and promote content about finance education, future of work, and well-being for more than 204,000 drivers from p. 19
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
UK: Our partnership with the Open University in the UK has enrolled 1,200 drivers and their family members since its launch in 2020. p. 19
US: Since our partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) launched in 2018, nearly 5,000 drivers, couriers, and their family members have enrolled in undergraduate degree p. 19
programs online, with full tuition coverage.
Global/internal: “Stand for safety” is a core company value that extends beyond our platform to our people and places. Having a healthy, safe, sustainable work environment for p. 75
all employees, contractors, and guests empowers them to do their best work. Uber’s injury and illness prevention plan (IIPP) is the foundation of our safety management system,
which adheres to all legal requirements at federal, state, and local levels as well as any international or internal Uber requirements. Every program, process, and policy has been
intentionally designed with these requirements in mind while also incorporating a continuous improvement system, as the work of safety never stops.
Global: Recognizing that movement is critical to accessing the goods and services communities need to thrive, Uber launched a community access fund that provides p. 87
transportation grants. In 2022, and through these grants, 54 local organizations in 16 countries received transportation that enabled equitable access to doctor appointments,
meals for food-insecure households, domestic violence shelters, refugee services, health screenings, and job appointments, among other opportunities.
Global: By partnering with taxi fleet companies in cities globally, we enable large numbers of taxi drivers to tap into our international demand pool, helping to increase their p. 89
utilization and earnings. By the end of 2022, Uber was referring trips to more than 150,000 taxi drivers worldwide, including more than 10,000 from taxi partnerships in Colombia,
Italy, New York City, and San Francisco.
Global: We believe our employee experience and diversity, equity, and inclusion work is critical to the success of our business. We would pursue these efforts regardless of external p. 108
recognition. That said, we are proud of the awards we’ve received over the years and appreciate how they showcase our commitment to our employees and help tell our story to
consumers, potential employees, and the public.
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Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries. Global: Low barriers to entry ensure that people from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, education, or other characteristics, have equal p. 13
access to work. This also means that platform work attracts diverse groups of workers who may have been historically marginalized from the labor market.
France: We partnered with the NGO Each One to offer job training programs for refugee and migrant couriers. After completing the program, 31 were offered full-time roles. p. 19
US/external: Throughout 2022, we made significant strides in delivering on our 2020 commitments to become a more anti-racist company. To date, we have fulfilled 11 of the p. 61
original commitments.
Global: Recognizing that movement is critical to accessing the goods and services communities need to thrive, Uber launched a community access fund that provides p. 87
transportation grants. In 2022, and through these grants, 54 local organizations in 16 countries received transportation that enabled equitable access to doctor appointments,
meals for food-insecure households, domestic violence shelters, refugee services, health screenings, and job appointments, among other opportunities.
US: In Chicago in 2022, in partnership with Pace Suburban Bus, we facilitated more than 20,000 on-demand rides within the DuPage Uber Access Program, where trip booking p. 88
otherwise requires more than 24 hours’ notice. In Washington, DC, what began as a short-term, small-scale rescue rides arrangement with the Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority (WMATA) has expanded into a significant paratransit program for the city known as Abilities-Ride. Through this program, WMATA sends 10%-15% of its daily
paratransit requests through Uber. As a result, WMATA has a 93% on-time performance for paratransit trips.
Global: Among Uber’s community efforts to help increase racial equity, we remain partners with EatOkra, Operation HOPE, and National Urban League to support Black- p. 89
owned businesses across the US. As part of those collaborations, for example, Uber Eats hosted events in Atlanta, including an April 2022 summit that gathered owners and
staff from Black-owned restaurants to learn and share how to grow their business on and off the platform. In the UK, Uber Eats launched the Uber Eats Black Business Fund
to support Black-owned businesses that were disproportionately affected by the pandemic. In collaboration with Enterprise Nation and Be Inclusive Hospitality, the fund
awarded grants to 25 small Black-owned businesses in the UK.
Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, Global: Set aside (as of Q4 2022) more than $289 million of the $800 million in resources we’ve committed to using by 2025 to assist drivers. (Of the $289 million set aside, $72 million has p. 38
resilient and sustainable. already been distributed to drivers.) p. 38
Global: We launched our Shell Recharge Solutions partnership and signed a global mobility deal with bp Pulse to help further our electrification goals.
US: In Chicago in 2022, in partnership with Pace Suburban Bus, we facilitated more than 20,000 on-demand rides within the DuPage Uber Access Program, where trip booking otherwise p. 88
requires more than 24 hours’ notice. In Washington, DC, what began as a short-term, small-scale rescue rides arrangement with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(WMATA) has expanded into a significant paratransit program for the city known as Abilities-Ride. Through this program, WMATA sends 10%-15% of its daily paratransit requests through
Uber. As a result, WMATA has a 93% on-time performance for paratransit trips.
US: In 2022, we expanded our existing partnership with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to include Uber as an option for DART customers in 30 GoLink microtransit zones across 13 cities p. 88
in North Texas. Now riders can use GoPass—DART’s mobile app—as a one-stop shop for mass transit and ridesharing with Uber.
Global: Through our partnership with Lime, we expanded our coverage of micromobility options—shared bikes, e-bikes, and scooters—by more than 3 dozen cities, making the offerings p. 88
available on the Uber app in 200+ total markets globally.
Global: Uber Shuttle, our HCV (high-capacity vehicle) ride option, now provides fixed-route shuttle services to riders in Egypt and India, as well as corporate commuting routes for p. 88
customers in Brazil, Egypt, India, Mexico, and the US.
Global: We’ve vastly expanded our Uber Moto product in new cities around the world. Uber Moto provides riders with access to low-cost motorcycle taxi rides while also offering earning p. 88
opportunities with a lower barrier to entry than car-based options. In 2022, we launched Uber Moto in 77 new cities, increasing low-cost access to point-to-point mobility and enabling
affordable access to public transit for many.
LatAm: In the Dominican Republic, we partnered with a local bank and the federal transportation authority to create easily accessible low-interest loans to help drivers on Uber Moto p. 88
purchase electric motorcycles. Our goal is that the loans will fund the purchase of 10,000 bikes in the next 5-10 years.
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Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and Global: A zero-emission platform. We still have a long way to go, but that’s our goal. We started this journey in 2020 with a set of core commitments that are helping us reach net p. 37
its impacts. zero by 2040 across all Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. As part of getting there, we’ve set an ambitious goal of enabling 100% of rides on our mobility platform to be completed in
zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), on micromobility, or on public transit by 2030 in Canada, Europe, and the US, and by 2040 in every market where we operate.
Global: In December 2022, we updated our Climate Assessment and Performance Report to include new data on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and links to recent analyses of p. 47
drivers’ opinions on battery-electric ZEVs and how they use them.
UK and US: Uber’s 2022 TCFD analysis combines scenario-specific data with Uber’s internal data to quantify a wide range of risks and opportunities across Uber in specific p. 49
geographies.
Global: Across our mobility, delivery, and freight platforms, we have the ability to move people to safety or get them essential supplies and services in response to disasters and to help p. 90
with recovery. Uber continued to show up in communities and provide access to rides to shelters, meals to first responders, and essential supplies moved through Uber Freight. In 2022,
Uber responded to 14 disasters worldwide, including the war in Ukraine, Hurricane Ian in Florida, floods in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and COVID response in Hong Kong. Through these
actions, Uber provided 114,000 free rides and moved 1.5M pounds of food, water, and essential supplies for community rescue, relief, and recovery in 2022.
LatAm: In the Dominican Republic, we partnered with a local bank and the federal transportation authority to create easily accessible low-interest loans to help drivers on Uber Moto p. 88
purchase electric motorcycles. Our goal is that the loans will fund the purchase of 10,000 bikes in the next 5-10 years.
Germany: In Hamburg, Germany, we’ve partnered with taxi companies to convert taxis into fully electric wheelchair-accessible vehicles. This initiative demonstrates how we can engage
Hailables partners in support of our own objectives toward both sustainability and access to transportation for all. p. 88
Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for Global: In 2022, we held 300+ engagement and listening sessions with drivers and couriers around the world and conducted more than 50 surveys to gather feedback. p. 20
sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, Australia: In 2022, teams from Uber Australia held 4 forums with 28 driver and courier advisers to discuss cancellations for drivers, earnings and safety for couriers, app performance, p. 20
and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions and Uber Pro.
at all levels. India: In 2022, 3 forums were held with 35 members of the Driver Advisory Council to discuss earnings, support, cancellations, and the app experience with Uber directly. p. 20
US: In 2022, Uber Crew members met with more than 1,400 drivers and couriers, collected over 3,000 pieces of feedback through office hours and submissions portal, and p. 20
participated in 26 sessions with Uber employees.
EMEA: When war struck Ukraine in early 2022, Uber quickly mobilized to support communities in need, committing to helping as long as the war continues. To date, we’ve p. 90
provided critical relief to the Ukrainian people and culture in a variety of ways.
Global: Recognizing that movement is critical to accessing the goods and services communities need to thrive, Uber launched a community access fund that provides p. 87
transportation grants. In 2022, and through these grants, 54 local organizations in 16 countries received transportation that enabled equitable access to doctor appointments,
meals for food-insecure households, domestic violence shelters, refugee services, health screenings, and job appointments, among other opportunities.
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Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation Global: As part of our participatory and consultative approach with drivers and couriers, we continue to partner with driver and courier associations, including unions. p. 21
and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Canada, EU, and US: The predominance of multi-apping in the platform economy underscores the need for benefits schemes that are portable, meaning that each worker has
Development. a single benefits account that follows them from work opportunity to work opportunity. We have been advocating for such models in Canada, the EU, and the US, and elsewhere, p. 16
and are prepared to contribute toward such schemes where sectoral regulatory requirements make it possible for us to do so.
Canada and US: Uber works closely with law enforcement officials to promote safety within our communities. We have a dedicated global Public Safety Liaison team made up of former p. 84
law enforcement professionals who proactively partner with law enforcement and educate them on ways Uber can assist during an emergency or investigation. In addition, Uber has
a law enforcement portal where public safety officials can quickly and securely submit legal process documents to request information that may be critical in investigating potential
criminal cases. Uber’s team of highly trained public safety response professionals work with requesting officials to appropriately narrow the scope of requests and provide only the
information that’s necessary under applicable legal processes. We also produce a Government Transparency Report every year that outlines the number of US and Canada government
requests we receive and how we respond to them.
Global: We have a suite of compliance policies and procedures that are specific and address identified risk areas, including the Insider Trading Policy, Third Party Anti-Corruption Due p. 97
Diligence Policy, Corporate Policy on Conflicts of Interest, Policy Against Bribery and Corruption, Competitive Intelligence Policy, and global Interaction with Public Officials policies. In
2022, we updated our Policy Against Bribery and Corruption to provide further guidance on engaging with public officials and on charitable contributions and political donations.
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• WELL Portfolio • Military Friendly Brand
• Chicago: WELL Gold Certification; WELL Health-Safety • Military Friendly Employer
Rating
• Military Friendly Spouse Employer
in total, including: • New York: WELL Gold Certification; WELL Health-Safety
• Veteran Friendly Employer
• Best Company for Diversity Rating
• Best Company for Women • Dallas: WELL Pre-certification
• Happiest Employees • Amsterdam: WELL Pre-certification
• San Francisco, Mission Bay: WELL Health-Safety Rating
• Sunnyvale: WELL Health-Safety Rating
EPA Green Power Partnership
• Mexico City: WELL Pre-certification; WELL Health- • Uber appears at #94 on the
Built In National Top 100 List, #22 on the
Safety Rating
Forward-looking statements
This report may contain forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations, which
involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and
reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Forward-looking
statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as
“anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,” “might,”
“objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or similar
expressions and the negatives of those terms. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements
to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied
by the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, and other factors relate to, among others:
competition; managing our growth and corporate culture; financial performance; investments in new
products or offerings; our ability to attract drivers, consumers, and partners to our platform; our brand
and reputation and other legal and regulatory developments and proceedings, particularly with respect
to our relationships with drivers and couriers. In addition, other potential risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and
uncertainties included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2022, and subsequent Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Information in this report is based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of
publication. We undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law.
The greenhouse gas emissions data in this report has received third-party verification by LRQA. The
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