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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Advance sustainability

Climate change requires swift, collective action and technological innovation. We are committed to meeting our own goals while enabling others to do the same.
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"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

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Our commitments

We work to ensure that technology is inclusive, trusted, and increases sustainability. In 2020, we announced our sustainability commitments and detailed plans for working towards a more sustainable future.
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Investing in nature

Nature is essential for people and the global economy, but the ecosystems that support us are rapidly being degraded and lost. To avoid escalating risks to society and the climate crisis, increased investments are needed to protect and enhance the health of ecosystems. We’re exploring what’s needed to maximize the sustainability impact of corporate investments in nature.

Our progress

When we announced our climate commitments in January 2020, we also committed to transparency in sharing our learnings. We aspire to build a world better than the one we found.

Feature stories

Take a deeper look at the stories behind our work to move towards a net zero, environmentally sustainable future.

“While the world will need to reach net zero, those of us who can afford to move faster and go further should do so.”

Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President

Our contributions

In addition to embedding science and sustainability into the way we do business, we also believe our greatest contributions to a sustainable future come from enabling our customers, partners, and suppliers on their own journeys.

Microsoft sustainability programs

As part of our commitment to building a sustainable future, we partner with organizations to provide grants and funding that help drive innovation and impact in the areas of carbon removal, carbon reduction, and new climate technologies.

Sustainability products & solutions

Building a more sustainable future, harnessing the power of technology.
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Your sustainability journey

Microsoft is using our experience to build solutions to accelerate your sustainability journey. No matter where you are, we can help you move forward.

Latest news

Read recent news and perspectives on today's pressing societal and tech issues from Microsoft.

View more of our commitments

  • 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.

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