Check Point Software Technologies has released its fourth annual ESG Report, detailing how the 30-year-old cybersecurity firm is navigating the AI transformation while tightening its environmental and governance practices. The report covers fiscal year 2025, with select disclosures updated through mid-2026.
A company built for the AI moment
CEO Nadav Zafrir frames 2025 as an inflection point, noting that AI has made cyberattacks faster, cheaper, and more automated. Check Point responded by expanding its “AI Defense Plane” through acquisitions like Lakera, Cyata, Cyclops Security, and Veriti, strengthening its ability to secure everything from autonomous AI agents to enterprise workspaces. The company also gained access to OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber program and integrated with Claude’s Compliance API to give businesses better visibility into employee AI usage. Its ThreatCloud AI engine blocked 4.6 billion attacks in 2025 alone, protecting over 100,000 organizations across 165+ countries.
Cutting emissions, measuring more than ever
This year marks Check Point’s first disclosure of Scope 3 emissions—the footprint from its broader value chain—totaling 237,979 tCO2e, dwarfing its direct operational emissions. The largest contributor was energy consumed by customers using its products. On a brighter note, Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity dropped 31% year-over-year, helped by renewable energy covering 83% of electricity use at controlled offices. The company also introduced “Green Mode” for its firewalls, cutting energy use by roughly 15%, and expanded the use of recyclable packaging, achieving a 90% reduction in plastic for some models.
Investing in people and communities
Check Point’s global workforce grew to 7,179 employees, with 65% in technical roles and an average of 74 training hours per person annually. The company was recognized by TIME and Newsweek as a top employer. On the community side, corporate donations have risen 49% since 2022, supporting roughly 200 nonprofits focused on education, healthcare, and cyber literacy—including partnerships with HackShield and India’s CRY to reach vulnerable children.
Governance with teeth
The board remains 78% independent, with all committees fully independent. The company reported 100% compliance across ethics, anti-corruption, privacy, and security awareness training. Notably, Check Point also disclosed its first climate risk analysis using the TCFD framework, acknowledging both transition risks (e.g., regulation, energy costs) and opportunities (e.g., energy-efficient products, market expansion).
Bottom line
The report positions Check Point at a crossroads familiar to much of the tech industry: profiting from AI’s rise while working to secure it responsibly and manage the environmental cost of an increasingly AI-driven business. Whether its emissions-reduction targets and responsible AI governance framework keep pace with its rapid acquisition strategy will be worth watching in next year’s report.
