The Rainbow Warrior on the Great Barrier Reef. © Jeff Tan / Greenpeace

Organizational culture

Our mission

Greenpeace is a global network of independent campaigning organizations that use peaceful protest and creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green, just, and joyful future.

Shell Bridge Blockade in Portland. © Tim Aubry / Greenpeace
Greenpeace US ASF 2023 in California. © Tim Aubry / Greenpeace

Our commitment to diversity

Greenpeace values diversity on all levels. We are committed to embracing diversity and pursue ways we can increase the diversity of our staff. We also value diversity of opinions and personalities, and different ways of expressing those opinions is expected and encouraged.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion

Greenpeace challenges the systems of power and privilege that destroy the environment and place disproportionate burdens on vulnerable communities. At Greenpeace, we know from nature that diversity is essential to life on the planet and success in our organization. We welcome, value and rely on a diversity of people, cultural experiences and perspectives. We learn from one another. Through our campaigning, we create solutions that promote environmental sustainability rooted in social justice.

This work requires our own personal development. This work requires our own personal leadership. This work is ongoing.

Unionized workplace

Greenpeace is a unionized workplace. Eligible roles are represented by the Progressive Workers Union.

Professional development

Greenpeace promotes a strategic and interactive staff development program to aid our employees in reaching their full potential. We offer internal and external learning and training opportunities, a staff development fund for role-related training, coaching, project and working group exposure, cross- departmental opportunities and potential career progression within the role, and more.