Delivering digital technology for net zero
We’re committed to helping to provide the digital technology needed to build a more sustainable world and supporting our customers on their own sustainability journeys.
Expanding Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability helps empower organizations to track and manage data at scale and to unify environmental, social, and governance data so they can record, report, and holistically understand the sustainability impact of their organization and value chain.
Supporting partner solutions
Microsoft provides the technologies and platform to guide digital transformation. We work with a global ecosystem of partners, who provide the capabilities to unlock data and build industry solutions to improve sustainability outcomes.
Increasing transparency and promoting trust
Environmental Credit Service (Preview) delivers common, open-standards infrastructure and a shared process and data standard to help track the origination process for carbon credits and other environmental assets.
Designing for sustainable devices
Improving the sustainability of our devices starts with hardware design. We work to create devices that are built with integrity and with reduced waste and carbon impact across their life cycles.
Assessing the product lifecycle
We publish the carbon footprint of each device, along with other sustainability metrics, in our Eco-profiles. Rigorous third-party ecolabels and standards provide validation of our products’ environmental attributes and achievements.
Extending the life of our devices
Repairability can offer significant emissions and waste reduction benefits. The newest generation of portable Surface devices are the most repairable devices in their product lines to date. And at end-of-life, the consumer mail back recycling program allows customers to recycle their devices through Microsoft.
Reducing the impact of product usage
Our newest laptops and tablets are ENERGY STAR® Certified and registered EPEAT® Gold in more than 30 countries. We continue to focus on increasing the energy efficiency of our devices to reduce direct emissions.
Improving the sustainability of Xbox
Xbox is the first gaming console to offer carbon-aware game downloads and updates as part of Shutdown (energy saving) mode. And game creators and developers can utilize the Xbox Developer Sustainability Toolkit to build sustainability into their own games.
Developing standards, tools, and best practices
Microsoft continues to be a founding member of the Green Software Foundation (GSF) and contributes to several climate aware software tools and standards.
Helping to optimize Azure workloads
Microsoft developed new technical guidance and best practices to help customers and partners adopt and operate on Azure sustainably as part of the Cloud Adoption Framework.
Windows energy recommendations
With the introduction of Energy Recommendations in Windows 11, we continued the work we started to make Windows carbon aware—with a focus on empowering customers to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions; and improve battery life.
The Planetary Computer
With over 120 data sources and over 50 petabytes of data, the Microsoft Planetary Computer maintains one of the largest collections of open data about our planet. Within the Planetary Computer, we provide open access to environmental monitoring data in consistent, analysis-ready formats.