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AI's Potential for the Planet (and Beyond)

How we’re developing and harnessing AI responsibly and collaboratively, so its environmental benefits will vastly outweigh its costs.

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2025 Statement Against Modern Slavery

Google Fitbit Air Product Environmental Report

Here’s how we’re helping Belgium's farmers save water with AI.

Here’s how we’re helping Belgium's farmers save water with AI.

Supporting startups that are shaping the future of energy

Supporting startups that are shaping the future of energy

AI's Potential for the Planet (and Beyond)

How we're engaging the semiconductor industry to accelerate decarbonization

AI's Potential for the Planet (and Beyond)

Elevating Austria: Google invests in its first data center in the Alps.

Elevating Austria: Google invests in its first data center in the Alps.

We’re advancing wetland restoration and carbon removal science in Google’s backyard.

We’re advancing wetland restoration and carbon removal science in Google’s backyard.

Give your laptop a new life with ChromeOS Flex

Give your laptop a new life with ChromeOS Flex

We’re creating a new satellite imagery map to help protect Brazil’s forests.

We’re creating a new satellite imagery map to help protect Brazil’s forests.

What we’ve learned in 10 years of data center circularity

Bridging the Gap: Operationalizing Circularity in Data Centers

Recycled Materials Guide

2026 Google Water Stewardship Project Portfolio

Check out more certified refurbished Pixel models on the Google Store and Amazon Renewed.

Check out more certified refurbished Pixel models on the Google Store and Amazon Renewed.

Investing in a water-secure future for all

Investing in a water-secure future for all

How we’ve made our products with recycled materials

How we’ve made our products with recycled materials

We’re working with AMP to transform waste from landfills and remove 200,000 tons of CO2 by 2030.

We’re working with AMP to transform waste from landfills and remove 200,000 tons of CO2 by 2030.

Groundsource: using AI to help communities better predict natural disasters

Groundsource: using AI to help communities better predict natural disasters

How our open-source AI model SpeciesNet is helping to promote wildlife conservation

How our open-source AI model SpeciesNet is helping to promote wildlife conservation

We’re pledging $50 million through 2030 to take action on superpollutants.

We’re pledging $50 million through 2030 to take action on superpollutants.

Exploded view of a Google Pixel Watch showing its internal components, silver casing, and cream silicone straps.

Insights from our journey to create a delightfully repairable smartwatch

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Google Pixel 10a Product Environmental Report

Android & Pixel's secondary market commitment

Investing in longevity: Android & Pixel's secondary market commitment

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AI Playbook for Sustainability Reporting

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The role of Granular Certificates in improving clean energy credibility and impact

We’re publishing an AI playbook to help others with sustainability reporting.

We’re publishing an AI playbook to help others with sustainability reporting.

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Learnings from our Việt Nam case study: Assessing biological ecosystems in consumer electronics supply chains

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Announcing the free Energy Assessment tool: Unlocking cost and emissions reductions for manufacturers

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Immerse yourself in nature: Introducing Pixel's “Wild Hokkaido” sound collection

The new Rio Branco Avenue in Rio

Driving a Sustainable Future: How Google’s Transportation Solutions are Helping Transform Mobility in Brazil

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Alphabet 2025 CDP Response

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AI for Nature. How AI can democratize and scale action on nature

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Assessing Biological Ecosystems in Consumer Electronics Supply Chains: Northern Việt Nam Case Study

How we’re using AI to help nature and people flourish together

How we’re using AI to help nature and people flourish together

Our new deal with Mombak is designed to accelerate the planet’s natural ability to remove CO2.

Our new deal with Mombak is designed to accelerate the planet’s natural ability to remove CO2.

Unlocking AI’s transformative potential to protect and restore nature

Unlocking AI’s transformative potential to protect and restore nature

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Restricted Substances Specification

Restricted Substances Specification (Chinese)

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Google Nest Cam Indoor (wired, 3rd gen) Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen) Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Doorbell (wired, 3rd gen) Product Environmental Report

How science and technology can help restore the atmosphere

How science and technology can help restore the atmosphere

Our new agreement with NextEra Energy will bring Iowa’s only nuclear plant back to life.

Our new agreement with NextEra Energy will bring Iowa’s only nuclear plant back to life.

Our first carbon capture and storage project

Our first carbon capture and storage project

A new water infrastructure project is increasing water security in Oregon.

A new water infrastructure project is increasing water security in Oregon.

More ways we're supporting device repair, plus a Pixel offer

More ways we're supporting device repair, plus a Pixel offer

We’re working with Vaulted to remove carbon and quantify superpollutants.

We’re working with Vaulted to remove carbon and quantify superpollutants.

How AI is helping 38 million farmers with advance weather predictions

How AI is helping 38 million farmers with advance weather predictions

Google is fighting water leaks in Belgium.

Google is fighting water leaks in Belgium.

We are shaping the future of long-duration energy storage technologies through a new partnership in Arizona.

We are shaping the future of long-duration energy storage technologies through a new partnership in Arizona.

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Calculating our AI energy consumption

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Fueling the future

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Next-gen power

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Nuclear power, reimagined

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Powering the next-generation of nuclear technologies

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The nuclear renaissance

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Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 10 Pro Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 10 Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Buds 2a Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Watch 4 (41mm) Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Watch 4 (45mm) Product Environmental Report

Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint

Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint

Our first advanced nuclear reactor project with Kairos Power and Tennessee Valley Authority

Our first advanced nuclear reactor project with Kairos Power and Tennessee Valley Authority

How we’re making data centers more flexible to benefit power grids

How we’re making data centers more flexible to benefit power grids

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Our first air traffic control-led contrail avoidance trial

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2025 Supplier Responsibility Report

Our first step into long-duration energy storage with Energy Dome

Our first step into long-duration energy storage with Energy Dome

Expanding energy capacity, innovation and opportunity in the AI-driven economy

Expanding energy capacity, innovation and opportunity in the AI-driven economy

How Lush and Google Cloud AI are reinventing retail checkout

How Lush and Google Cloud AI are reinventing retail checkout

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Our bet on a fusion-powered future

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Alphabet’s 2025 (FY2024) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2025 Environmental Report

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2025 European Union NFRD Report

Our latest bet on a fusion-powered future

Our latest bet on a fusion-powered future

Read Google’s 10th annual Environmental Report

Read Google’s 10th annual Environmental Report

New Maps updates to help you get around Europe more sustainably

New Maps updates to help you get around Europe more sustainably

How we’re advancing water stewardship in Taiwan

How we’re advancing water stewardship in Taiwan

We’re investing for a cleaner energy future with TAE Technologies, a leading nuclear fusion company.

We’re investing for a cleaner energy future with TAE Technologies, a leading nuclear fusion company.

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Alphabet’s 2024 Conflict Minerals Report

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2024 Statement Against Modern Slavery

We're supporting efficient irrigation technology to improve watershed health in North and South Carolina.

We're supporting efficient irrigation technology to improve watershed health in North and South Carolina.

Our project to reduce traffic emissions with AI has expanded to more than 100 intersections in Boston.

Our project to reduce traffic emissions with AI has expanded to more than 100 intersections in Boston.

Our first-of-its-kind partnership for clean energy has been approved in Nevada.

Our first-of-its-kind partnership for clean energy has been approved in Nevada.

Startups powering the future of energy in Europe & Israel

Startups powering the future of energy in Europe & Israel

We’re announcing two new partnerships to eliminate superpollutants and help the atmosphere.

We’re announcing two new partnerships to eliminate superpollutants and help the atmosphere.

We’re extending the lifespan of the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

We’re extending the lifespan of the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

15 startups using AI to protect, restore and conserve nature

15 startups using AI to protect, restore and conserve nature

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How Google Earth Pro helps clean energy development

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How solar companies are partnering with Google to make installations faster and more affordable

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Google’s Enabled Emissions Reduction Principles

Investing in workforce, energy infrastructure and the policies needed to power the AI opportunity

Investing in workforce, energy infrastructure and the policies needed to power the AI opportunity

We’re adding to our carbon-free energy portfolio in Taiwan, with our first offshore wind deal in Asia Pacific.

We’re adding to our carbon-free energy portfolio in Taiwan, with our first offshore wind deal in Asia Pacific.

Our investment in AI-powered solutions for the electric grid

Our investment in AI-powered solutions for the electric grid

The AI opportunity for Europe’s climate goals

The AI opportunity for Europe’s climate goals

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2025 Google Water Stewardship Project Portfolio

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Pixel 9a Product Environmental Report

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2024 Google Water Stewardship Project Portfolio

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Alphabet 2024 CDP Climate Change Response

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2024 Supplier Responsibility Report

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Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen) Product Environmental Report

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Our approach to consumer hardware carbon footprint reduction

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Consumer Hardware Carbon Reduction Guide

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Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Product Environmental Report

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Google TV Streamer (4K) Product Environmental Report

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The power of sound: Introducing Pixel’s new birdsong collection

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Google Pixel Watch 3 (41mm) Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Watch 3 (45mm) Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 9 Pro Fold Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 9 Pro Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 9 Pro XL Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 9 Product Environmental Report

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Plastic-Free Packaging Design Guide 2.0

El Romero solar farm in Chile (80 MW for Google)

AI-powered pathways: Advancing SDG7 for a sustainable energy future

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Green and intelligent: The global economy in the 21st century

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Harnessing AI to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals

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Alphabet’s 2023 Conflict Minerals Report

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Alphabet’s 2024 (FY2023) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2024 Environmental Report

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Sharing insights from our ongoing journey to create more sustainable product packaging

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2024 European Union NFRD Report

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Plastic-Free Packaging Design Guide

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2023 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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Fitbit Ace LTE Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 8a Product Environmental Report

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Pixel Tablet Product Environmental Report

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Improving Energy Data Access and Transparency for the Clean Energy Transition

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Making proactive safer chemistry a standard operating procedure

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One click away: Your home’s thermostat can save energy and the grid

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Tackling single-use plastics: How 5 innovative companies rise to the challenge

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Google & Repairability

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Accelerating Climate Action with AI

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2023 Supplier Responsibility Report

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Fitbit Charge 6 Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Watch 2 Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 8 Pro Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 8 Product Environmental Report

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CircularNet: How Recykal built Asia’s largest circular economy marketplace using Google AI

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Reducing Waste and Empowering Students: How an Oklahoma school is breathing new life into Chromebooks

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A proactive approach to safer product materials

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The Corporate Role in Accelerating Advanced Clean Electricity Technologies

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Alphabet’s 2023 CDP Climate Change Response

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Alphabet’s 2023 (FY2022) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2023 Environmental Report

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2023 Environmental Report: Executive Summary

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2022 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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2022 Norwegian Transparency Act Statement

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Pixel Fold Product Environmental Report

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Pixel Tablet with Charging Speaker Dock Product Environmental Report

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Alphabet’s 2022 Conflict Minerals Report

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2023 European Union NFRD Report

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Pixel 7a Product Environmental Report

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Announcing the Google Carbon Removal Research Award

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Accelerating Climate Action at Google and Beyond: A Progress Update

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Digital Decarbonisation: How the digital sector is supporting climate action

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Google Pixel Watch Product Environmental Report

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Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) Product Environmental Report

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Nest Wifi Pro Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 7 Pro Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 7 Product Environmental Report

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The CFE Manager: A New Model for Driving Decarbonization Impact

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Chromecast with Google TV (HD) Product Environmental Report

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Empowering opportunity: Supporting peace and preservation in Garamba

Man in a yellow reflector vest and baseball hat carries a device out of a home to be recycled

Lowering emotional barriers to e-waste recycling for supply chain sustainability

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Rethinking supply chain packaging to reduce upstream waste

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Helping to protect our people—and planet—through safer chemistry and responsible management

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Alphabet’s 2022 CDP Climate Change Response

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Alphabet’s 2022 Sustainability Bond Impact Report

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Alphabet’s 2022 Sustainability Bond Assurance Letter

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2022 Supplier Responsibility Report

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Pixel 6a Product Environmental Report

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Alphabet’s 2022 (FY2021) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2022 Environmental Report

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Alphabet’s 2021 Conflict Minerals Report

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2022 European Union NFRD Report

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CEOs are Ready to Fund a Sustainable Transformation

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A Policy Roadmap for 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy

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Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap: Full Report

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2021 Environmental Report

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2021 Supplier Responsibility Report

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Using blockchain to advance minerals traceability with LuNa Smelter

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Electronics Hibernation: Understanding Barriers to Consumer Participation in Electronics Recycling Services

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Environmental Insights Explorer: Reducing Global Emissions with Actional Data and Insights

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Google Maps Eco-Friendly Routing: How it works

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Nest Cam (indoor, wired) Product environmental report

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Pixel 6 Pro Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 6 Product Environmental Report

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Supporting a Clean Energy Future with Nest Renew

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Google Water Stewardship: Accelerating positive change at Google, and beyond

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Alphabet’s 2020 Sustainability Bond Framework

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Alphabet’s 2021 CDP Climate Change Response

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Alphabet’s 2021 Sustainability Bond Impact Report

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Alphabet’s 2021 Sustainability Bond Assurance Letter

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Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery) Product environmental report

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Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, wired option) Product environmental report

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Nest Doorbell (battery) Product environmental report

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Nest Doorbell (wired option) Product environmental report

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Pixel 5a with 5G Product Environmental Report

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Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap: Executive Summary

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Carbon-free Energy Performance at Google Data Centers (2021)

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2021 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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Alphabet’s 2021 (FY2020) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2021 European Union NFRD Report

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Alphabet’s 2020 Conflict Minerals Report

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24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Explainer

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Wildlife Insights helps capture the beauty of biodiversity, as well as its fragility

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Nest Hub (2nd generation) Product environmental report

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24/7 Carbon-Free Energy: Methodologies and Metrics

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The alchemy of aluminum: Pioneering a new recycled alloy for our products

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Rise to power: Congolese artists speak their truth in Ukweli documentary

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2020 Supplier Responsibility Report

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Journey through our supply chain

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Google Wifi 2020 Product Environmental Report

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Nest Audio Product Environmental Report

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Nest Thermostat 2020 Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 4a (5G) Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 5 Product Environmental Report

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24/7 by 2030: Realizing a Carbon-free Future

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Google’s Third Decade of Climate Action

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Chromecast with Google TV Product Environmental Report

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Alphabet’s 2020 CDP Climate Change Response

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Accelerating The Circular Economy Through Commercial Deconstruction and Reuse

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Pixel 4a Product Environmental Report

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Alphabet’s 2020 (FY2019) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2020 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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Carbon-free Energy Performance at Google Data Centers (2020)

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2020 European Union NFRD Report

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Alphabet’s 2019 Conflict Minerals Report

All for one, one for Earth: Using geospatial tools to create positive change in India

All for one, one for Earth: Using geospatial tools to create positive change in India

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2020 Environmental Report

Interactive tool shows how small changes can make a big impact

Interactive tool shows how small changes can make a big impact

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Nest Wifi Point Product Environmental Report

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Nest Wifi Router Product Environmental Report

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Stadia Controller Product Environmental Report

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From pilot to power: Gathering clean energy momentum in the Congo

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Partnering with suppliers to create better recycled plastic

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Building an energy-efficient, low-carbon supply chain

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Supply chain meets blockchain for end-to-end mineral tracking

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Accelerating Renewable Energy Purchasing Through Auctions

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Nest Mini 2nd Gen Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 4 Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 4 XL Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixelbook Go Product Environmental Report

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The Internet is 24x7—carbon-free energy should be too

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The journey toward healthier materials

Google’s Booth at European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna, Austria 2019 designed by Dusty Reid, marketing event manager for Google Earth

How to build an event booth out of old barns and bicycle tires

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Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy: AI as a Tool to Accelerate the Transition

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Alphabet’s 2019 CDP Climate Change Response

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2019 Environmental Report

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Google Nest Hello Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Cam IQ Outdoor Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Protect (Battery) Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Protect (Wired) Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Learning Thermostat Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Learning Thermostat E - Europe Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Learning Thermostat E - North America Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 3a Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 3a XL Product Environmental Report

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2019 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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A Circular Google in a Sustainable World

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2019 European Union NFRD Report

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Alphabet’s 2019 (FY2018) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Verification Statement

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Nest Hub Max Product Environmental Report

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2019 Responsible Supply Chain Report

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Nest uses energy-saving technology to relieve the low-income energy burden

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Alphabet’s 2018 (FY2017) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Verification Statement

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More than mining: Supporting economic opportunity in the Congo with clean energy

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Revealing the realities of mining with VR

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Made by me

A worker builds a consumer hardware product.

Safer chemistry for healthy manufacturing

A glimpse at one of our supplier's factories in China

Learning by listening: Hearing from workers influences our strategy

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Moving toward 24x7 Carbon-Free Energy at Google Data Centers: Progress and Insights

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Google Chromecast Product Environmental Report

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Google Home Hub Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 3 Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 3 XL Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Slate Product Environmental Report

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Positive energy: Belgian site becomes first Google data center to add on-site solar

The more you know: Turning environmental insights into action

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Oceans of data: tracking illegal fishing over 140 million square miles

Google Data Center building in Taiwan.

Unlocking access to corporate renewable energy purchasing in Taiwan

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Ecologically focused landscapes are coming to life on Google campuses

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Seeding resilience with ecology

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Alphabet’s 2018 CDP Climate Change Response

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Alphabet’s 2018 Conflict Minerals Report

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2018 Environmental Report

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The Role of Safe Chemistry and Healthy Materials in Unlocking the Circular Economy

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Transparency unleashed: How Global Fishing Watch is transforming fishery management

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2018 Modern Slavery Statement

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Once is never enough

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Capturing value from waste in upstate New York

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2018 Responsible Supply Chain Report

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European Data Centers

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Alphabet’s 2017 (FY2016) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Verification Statement

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Mapping the invisible: Street View cars add air pollution sensors

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Northern exposure: How our Nordic renewable deals are reaping rewards

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Google Daydream View Product Environmental Report

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Google Home Mini Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 2 Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 2 XL Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixelbook Product Environmental Report

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10 Years of Carbon Neutrality

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Alphabet’s 2017 CDP Climate Change Response

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Cities in the Circular Economy: The Role of Digital Technology

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Environmental Report: 2017 progress update

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2017 Modern Slavery Statement

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100% renewable is just the beginning

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Earth Engine creates a living map of forest loss

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Greening the grid: how Google buys renewable energy

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Reaching our solar potential, one rooftop at a time

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Recipe for sustainability: Why Google cafes love ugly produce

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Achieving Our 100% Renewable Energy Purchasing Goal and Going Beyond

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Google Home Product Environmental Report

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The Circular Economy and the Promise of Glass in Concrete

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Google Bay Area Waste Case Study

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Circular economy at work in Google data centers

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Alphabet’s 2016 CDP Climate Change Response

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Environmental Report: 2016

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Responsible Supply Chain Report: 2016

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Alphabet’s 2016 (FY2015) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Verification Statement

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2016 Modern Slavery Statement

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Machine Learning Applications for Data Center Optimization

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Google’s Green PPAs: What, How, and Why

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The energy efficiency potential of cloud-based software: A U.S. case study

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Expanding Renewable Energy Options for Companies Through Utility-Offered Renewable Energy Tariffs

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Google’s Green Data Centers: Network POP Case Study

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Google’s Carbon Offsets: Collaboration and Due Diligence

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Google’s Green Computing, Efficiency at Scale

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The Impact of Clean Energy Innovation: Examining the Impact of Clean Energy Innovation on the United States Energy System and Economy

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The Case for Energy-Proportional Computing

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