Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Helping people make more TARGET 2022 PROGRESS sustainable choices Help 1 billion people make Achieved: Helped more than more sustainable choices 1 billion users make more In 2020, we announced a goal to help 1 billion people make • Google Maps: Eco-friendly routing feature that shows more sustainable choices through our products by 2022. users the most fuel-e昀케cient route, based on factors through our products by 2022 sustainable choices We’re pleased to share that we reached that goal in 2022, such as tra昀케c and road incline. through innovative solutions o昀昀ered to users, including: • Google Travel: Users can see associated carbon DETAILS • Google Nest: Programmable energy e昀케ciency emissions for nearly every 昀氀ight, sustainability Year set: 2020 | Base year: N/A | Target year: 2022 ce爀琀i昀椀cations and a琀琀ributes for hotels, and quickly Scope: Unique, signed-in Google users that were provided information so they could make a more schedules for homes that can help users save energy, 昀椀nd more sustainable options. sustainable choice by at least one sustainability product feature. money, and carbon emissions throughout the day. Reducing home FIGURE 2 energy use Google Shopping feature for water heaters We’ve launched a number of products and features to help people make more informed choices about the products they buy and the energy they use. Energy-e昀케cient products Searches for “how to save energy” reached a 10-year  26 high, worldwide, in 2022. And global searches for  27 “heat pumps” reached an all-time high in 2022. When someone uses Google Search in the U.S. to look for furnaces or water heaters, suggestions in the Shopping tab can help narrow their search to cost-e昀昀ective and e昀케cient options (see Figure 2). Nest thermostats help people save energy at home. 14