"In the last year, the urgency of climate change has driven world leaders and experts to increase collaboration, with AI offering new opportunities to speed up the availability of climate solutions."
— Melanie Nakagawa, Corporate Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer
Our commitments
Carbon negative
By 2030, we’ll be carbon negative, and by 2050, we’ll remove our historical emissions since our founding in 1975.
Water positive
By 2030, we’ll replenish more water than we consume across our direct operations.
Zero waste
By 2030, we’ll be zero waste across our direct waste footprint.
Protect and preserve ecosystems
We’ll protect more land than we use by 2025 and build a Planetary Computer.
Investing in nature
Our progress
Investing in renewable energy
Replenishing water used
Reducing waste
Protecting more land than we use
Feature stories
Using AI to help conserve drinking water
Accelerating sustainability with AI
Laying the foundation for buildings of tomorrow
“While the world will need to reach net zero, those of us who can afford to move faster and go further should do so.”
Our contributions
Planetary Computer
Supply chain integrity
Sustainability science and innovation
Microsoft Climate Research Initiative
Microsoft sustainability programs
Carbon removal
Carbon reduction
Water replenishment
Climate Innovation Fund
Sustainability products & solutions
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
Through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) capabilities, the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability enables you to accelerate development and transform your company.
Emissions Impact Dashboard
Make better data-driven decisions about your cloud usage by estimating your carbon emissions using Microsoft cloud services, such as Azure and Microsoft 365.
Latest news
Reviewing our progress and sharing our learnings
Sustainable by design
The journey to water positive
Xbox offers first carbon aware console
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Expand opportunity
Earn trust
Protect fundamental rights
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Pursuant to California Assembly Bill No. 1305 (the “law” or “1305”), which was signed into law October 7, 2023, Microsoft may be required to make certain disclosures regarding its involvement in the voluntary carbon offsets markets, use of voluntary carbon offsets, and/or certain claims or goals regarding greenhouse gas emissions reductions. While the law itself does not specify a deadline for initial disclosures, the bill’s author has indicated that his intent was that the deadline for companies’ first annual disclosure under the law should be considered to be January 1, 2025. Microsoft is in the process of determining the scope of our potential reporting obligations under this law. We take our sustainability commitments and disclosure obligations seriously, and should we determine that we have reporting obligations under 1305, we will promptly determine the scope of those obligations and comply with those obligations no later than January 1, 2025.