Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 aim to engage our users in nature-related tools, product Sourcing Developing technology to address features, and information. For example, Google Shopping restricts the sale and trade of endangered species via responsibly biodiversity loss content moderation policies. Additionally, we provide free API access to our Maps and Places products for some nature-related uses, such as the iNaturalist app, which We’re focused on sourcing responsibly across our supply We build tools and technology that enable pa爀琀ners, solution that improves supply chain transparency. We helps people learn more about their local environment. chain by procuring sustainable building and hardware NGOs, governments, and academics around the world also use AI to help pa爀琀ners unlock new advances, such materials and suppo爀琀ing biodiverse food systems. to help address nature and biodiversity loss. Our most as our machine learning model that helps the scienti昀椀c Additional details on how we’re developing breakthrough impac琀昀ul technology in this area is Google Ea爀琀h Engine, community in detecting humpback whale sounds, or in technologies to address nature and biodiversity loss We procure building materials for development projects a leading technology pla琀昀orm for planetary-scale 昀椀nding hopeful signs of wildlife recovery a昀琀er wild昀椀res. can be found in the Working together and Empowering and hardware materials for products aiming to minimize environmental monitoring such as land use change, the individuals sections. negative impacts on global biodiversity. For example, for most signi昀椀cant driver of biodiversity loss. Additionally, While suppo爀琀ing expe爀琀 pa爀琀ners is impo爀琀ant, we also new campus developments, we’ve incorporated timber we’ve helped launch other pla琀昀orms that help protect believe technology should help everyone do their pa爀琀 for ce爀琀i昀椀ed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)—the nature, such as TraceMark, a sustainable sourcing nature and biodiversity. That’s why many of our products world’s leading forest ce爀琀i昀椀cation system for sustainable wood building materials. The 昀椀rst time Google led the concept and construction of our own major campuses, Google and our development pa爀琀ners prioritized FSC ce爀琀i昀椀cation of all new wood purchased and installed, achieving over 96% FSC-ce爀琀i昀椀ed wood at Bay View. 141 Our e昀昀o爀琀s earned us a 2021 FSC Leadership Award, which recognizes excellence in responsible forest management and conservation. We work to ensure our food operations contribute positively to global biodiversity. Across our cafes, our Food team is focused on increasing the propo爀琀ion of agrobiodiverse crops featured on our menus. We leverage procurement practices and menu design to replace monocrop commodities with climate- resilient crops, and jump-sta爀琀 local markets to suppo爀琀 agrobiodiversity. In addition to agrobiodiversity, we also suppo爀琀 regenerative agriculture practices. This work builds on the Food team’s vision of helping to feed the world responsibly and sustainably. We’ve incorporated timber ce爀琀i昀椀ed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in our new campuses developments. 71