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Microsoft’s 2014 Annual Citizenship Report and Environmental Sustainability
Yesterday, Microsoft released its annual Citizenship Report, detailing the company’s assessment of its global citizenship work over the past fiscal year. This year’s report includes the deepest dive to...
View ArticleCarnegie Mellon’s Energy Sleuths: Using Data for More Sustainable Buildings
Nearly 70 percent of all electricity in the United States goes toward building operations—heating and cooling systems, lighting, ventilation and plug loads—and over 80 percent of carbon dioxide...
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Urban Farming at Microsoft: Going Green for Growing Greens
We’re always interested in the role that IT is playing in shaping how resources get used in the agricultural sector—figuring out how to grow and produce food more efficiently and using fewer resources...
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A Look Inside: Enabling Forest Protection and Education through Microsoft’s...
As part of Microsoft’s commitment to carbon neutrality, we have selected a carbon offset portfolio which enables us to not only reduce our direct carbon emissions, but also delivers a range of benefits...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Carbon Fee, 3 Years Later
We’re just under a week away from Earth Day! This is a great time to reflect on the challenges we face and the advancements we’ve made. Today, Microsoft released a whitepaper describing the progress...
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EPA Recognizes Microsoft as Green Power Partner of the Year
Today, we are honored to announce that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Microsoft as a Green Power Partner of the Year in its 2015 Green Power Leadership Awards. This award...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s 2015 Annual Citizenship Report and Environmental Sustainability
On October 21st, Microsoft released its annual Citizenship Report. This report details our assessment of Microsoft’s global citizenship work over the past fiscal year. This year’s report contains a...
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Microsoft Announces 175 Megawatt Wind Project in Illinois is Now Operational
Just over a year ago, Microsoft announced its largest wind purchase to date: a 175 megawatt (MW) wind facility outside of Chicago that would generate more than enough energy to fully power Microsoft’s...
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Microsoft Joins RE100 Initiative In Support of Renewable Energy
With the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP21) beginning this week in Paris, Microsoft is pleased to announce that we’ve reaffirmed our own commitment to renewable energy by joining RE100, a...
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For Earth Day—Improving Efficiency and Sustainability Worldwide
Today is Earth Day, and it’s a particularly momentous occasion this year: representatives of more than 130 nations, including the United States, are gathered in New York City to sign the international...
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Microsoft’s Redmond Campus: 500 Acres and “Zero Waste”
Susan Wagner, Senior Director of Puget Sound The U.S. Zero Waste Business Council has awarded Microsoft with the Gold Level of Zero Waste Certification for our Redmond campus. The certification...
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Transforming the Future of Water
Josh Henretig, Senior Director of Sustainability Solutions & Partnerships for Microsoft Water is one of the most important resources in the world. For most of us in developed nations, it’s easy to...
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For Microsoft Employees, Earth Day is Everyday
What do tracking bees, optimizing smart grids, helping farmers in India determine the best time to sow their crops, and recycling used e-devices have in common? These are just some of the passions that...
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Collaborating with Cities for Sustainability
Tomorrow is Earth Day, a chance to renew our commitment to being responsible stewards of the planet’s vital natural resources. Throughout the week here on our blog, we’ve highlighted many ways that...
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Redesigning Datacenters for an Advanced Energy Future
Last fall, we shared our ambition to substantially simplify the datacenter. Or, as something that we have been saying for the past decade, “make the datacenter disappear.” In fact, almost exactly 10...
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Building the First Net-Zero Water Campus in Silicon Valley
Water is a precious, but finite, resource that is critical to every person, being and entity on this planet. It’s also a resource that is increasingly difficult to obtain. Already, water scarcity is an...
View ArticleFirst solar deal in India continues Microsoft’s support for advanced energy...
As Microsoft seeks to increase our use of renewable energy around the world, we are excited to share news about a new project to power more of our global operations with renewable electricity. Last...
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