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Explore how we’re putting our ambitions into action every day.
Sustainability has been a core value for Google since our founding, and our environmental reporting and thinking has evolved over the years. Please refer to our latest Environmental Report for our most current methodology and approach.
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September 2024
Our approach to consumer hardware carbon footprint reduction
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August 2024
The power of sound: Introducing Pixel’s new birdsong collection
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July 2024
AI-powered pathways: Advancing SDG7 for a sustainable energy future
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July 2024
Green and intelligent: The global economy in the 21st century
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July 2024
Harnessing AI to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals
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June 2024
Sharing insights from our ongoing journey to create more sustainable product packaging
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February 2024
Making proactive safer chemistry a standard operating procedure
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January 2024
Tackling single-use plastics: How 5 innovative companies rise to the challenge
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January 2024
One click away: Your home’s thermostat can save energy and the grid
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September 2023
CircularNet: How Recykal built Asia’s largest circular economy marketplace using Google AI
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September 2023
Reducing Waste and Empowering Students: How an Oklahoma school is breathing new life into Chromebooks
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September 2023
A proactive approach to safer product materials
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August 2022
Empowering opportunity: Supporting peace and preservation in Garamba
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August 2022
Helping to protect our people—and planet—through safer chemistry and responsible management
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August 2022
Rethinking supply chain packaging to reduce upstream waste
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August 2022
Lowering emotional barriers to e‑waste recycling for supply chain sustainability
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November 2021
Using blockchain to advance minerals traceability with LuNa Smelter
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March 2021
Wildlife Insights helps capture the beauty of biodiversity, as well as its fragility
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December 2019
Interactive tool shows how small changes can make a big impact
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January 2021
The alchemy of aluminum: Pioneering a new recycled alloy for our products
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January 2021
Rise to power: Congolese artists speak their truth in Ukweli documentary
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November 2020
Journey through our supply chain
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December 2016
100% renewable is just the beginning
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February 2020
All for one, one for Earth: Using geospatial tools to create positive change in India
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October 2019
Building an energy-efficient, low-carbon supply chain
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February 2018
Capturing value from waste in upstate New York
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December 2016
Earth Engine creates a living map of forest loss
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September 2018
Ecologically focused landscapes are coming to life on Google campuses
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October 2019
From pilot to power: Gathering clean energy momentum in the Congo
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December 2016
Greening the grid: how Google buys renewable energy
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August 2019
How to build an event booth out of old barns and bicycle tires
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October 2018
Learning by listening: Hearing from workers influences our strategy
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October 2018
Made by me
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October 2017
Mapping the invisible: Street View cars add air pollution sensors
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October 2018
More than mining: Supporting economic opportunity in the Congo with clean energy
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December 2018
Nest uses energy-saving technology to relieve the low-income energy burden
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October 2017
Northern exposure: How our Nordic renewable deals are reaping rewards
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September 2018
Oceans of data: tracking illegal fishing over 140 million square miles
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March 2018
Once is never enough
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October 2019
Partnering with suppliers to create better recycled plastic
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September 2018
Positive energy: Belgian site becomes first Google data center to add on-site solar
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December 2016
Reaching our solar potential, one rooftop at a time
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December 2016
Recipe for sustainability: Why Google cafes love ugly produce
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October 2018
Revealing the realities of mining with VR
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October 2018
Safer chemistry for healthy manufacturing
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October 2019
Supply chain meets blockchain for end-to-end mineral tracking
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September 2019
The Internet is 24x7—carbon-free energy should be too
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September 2019
The journey toward healthier materials
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September 2018
The more you know: Turning environmental insights into action
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June 2018
Transparency unleashed: How Global Fishing Watch is transforming fishery management
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September 2018
Unlocking access to corporate renewable energy purchasing in Taiwan