Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Some recent buildings that re昀氀ect this approach to • Pier 57 (New York, NY): biophilic design include: In 2022, we opened Pier 57 in New York City, which Protecting nature and making it incorporates water views and plantings throughout more accessible • Bay View (Mountain View, CA): the building to suppo爀琀 biophilic design. With an abundance of biophilic design elements from • Mo昀昀e琀琀 Park (Sunnyvale, CA): natural light to accessible trails, our Bay View campus We recognize that our campus landscapes exist as pa爀琀 In Sunnyvale, we’re building our 昀椀rst ground-up mass Connecting communities was a 昀椀nalist for the 2023 Stephen R. Kelle爀琀 Biophilic of greater natural ecosystems, so it’s impo爀琀ant that timber building, which will incorporate biophilic design Design Award, presented by ILFI to recognize leading we work to protect and suppo爀琀 nature—and make it principles by exposing the natural timber structure to and nature examples of biophilic design in the built environment. more accessible to people—both on our campuses and building occupants, and by providing abundant views Learn more in our Bay View spotlight. across the broader communities where we operate. and daylight throughout the interior. We invest for the long term, so we want to care for the In the Bay Area and elsewhere across our po爀琀folio environments and communities where we operate. where appropriate, we nu爀琀ure nature by suppo爀琀ing We engage with local communities and leading restoration e昀昀o爀琀s beyond our campuses and by planning programming that extends the bene昀椀ts of nature to all. for resilience. We also connect people and nature by For example, in pa爀琀nership with the Santa Clara Valley providing community access to nature and improving Audubon Society, the City of Mountain View, and other worker health through biophilic design. organizations, Google hosts “Egret O昀케ce Hours” at the Shorebird Way rookery so the public can safely see moments throughout the egret breeding cycle. Nu爀琀uring nature across ecosystems As another example, we created the Green Loop, a publicly accessible pedestrian and cycling trail connecting some of our buildings in Mountain View. The Green Loop We invest in restoration projects outside of Google’s was designed with native vegetation to enhance habitats campuses to build health across the wider ecosystem for pollinators and other wildlife (including nearly 100 and accelerate our water stewardship goals. In addition native trees), as well as to help manage stormwater. to grants mentioned above to create and maintain pollinator habitat, we also suppo爀琀 e昀昀o爀琀s to strengthen We ensure that Googlers have access to the bene昀椀ts the ecological resilience of critical natural systems like the San Francisco Bay. In 2022, we pa爀琀nered with the of high-quality biodiverse nature through incorporating exterior landscapes and access to nature on our San Francisco Estuary Institute to create the Shoreline campuses, as described above. We also focus on bringing Resilience Framework for Wildlife Suppo爀琀, which is being a琀琀ributes of natural environments into our interior spaces used by regional agencies to identify, map, and enhance by applying biophilic design practices, such as nature- functions that contribute to shoreline resilience. These inspired architecture, interior, and landscape design. To functions may include protecting the shoreline from fu爀琀her this, we collaborated on an initiative with the ILFI to erosion, suppo爀琀ing threatened and endangered species, make a Biophilic Design Toolkit that was launched in 2022 The Shorebird Way rookery on our Mountain View, California campus re昀氀ects a broader e昀昀o爀琀 to design and maintaining critical landscape processes like marsh and is freely available for anyone to use. and build our o昀케ces with local environments, ecology, and animal habitats in mind. migration with sea-level rise. 70