Microsoft's sustainability journey

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Microsoft isn't new to the topic of sustainability. For more than a decade, Microsoft has steadily built on a commitment toward innovation and investment in technologies to address sustainability.

Diagram representing decades of action of Microsoft sustainability.

Microsoft is working closely with customers and partners to advance a collective progress because, for organizations of all kinds, in every industry, the overarching sustainability journey is similar.

Microsoft’s vision is to be the leading platform provider of technology solutions to environmental changes.

Diagram showing customers and partners and how they align to sustainability scenarios.

The key learnings from Microsoft’s sustainability journey are:

  • Migrating to the cloud reduces carbon emissions.

  • Smart building solutions help reduce embodied carbon, energy, and water use.

  • Optimized datacenters reduce energy use, emissions, water use, and waste.

  • Innovation drives more sustainable devices and packaging.

  • Reducing the impact of the supply chain requires collaboration and transparency.

  • Shifting the culture of the organization is vital to drive transformation.