Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Glossary Photo details On the cover: AI: a爀琀i昀椀cial intelligence lb: pound Google Ea爀琀h image of Soalala, Madagascar ©2015 DigitalGlobe Bay View: our Bay View campus in Mountain View, LBC: Living Building Challenge Table of contents: No爀琀her O昀昀shore wind farm in Belgium (92 MW for Google) California LCA: life cycle assessment Introduction: CDP: formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Googlers in a cou爀琀yard at our new campus in Mountain View, California. CDR: carbon dioxide removal m: meter A le琀琀er from our Chief Sustainability O昀케cer: Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Spo爀琀s昀椀le for Web Summit via Ge琀琀y Images CFE: carbon-free energy ML: machine learning Empowering individuals: CO2e: carbon dioxide equivalent MW: megawa琀琀 A parking lot full of electric vehicles lined up outside a Google o昀케ce, plugged into charging stations. EIE: Environmental Insights Explorer MWh: megawa琀琀-hour Working together: Satellite-derived Ea爀琀h Engine image showing seasonal agricultural peaks EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NGO: non-governmental organization near the Columbia and Snake Rivers in Washington state. The pe爀昀ectly ESG: environmental, social and governance round 昀椀elds are center pivot irrigated corn and wheat maturing in di昀昀erent PPA: power purchase agreement months. Data source: Landsat 8, U.S. Geological Survey. EV: electric vehicle PUE: power usage e昀昀ectiveness Operating sustainably: 昀琀: foot SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals A view of our Bay View campus with the events center in the foreground and a Google brandmark sculpture. (Photo: Iwan Baan) FSC: Forest Stewardship Council tCO e: metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent 2 Net-zero carbon: GHG: greenhouse gas TCFD: Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Golden Hills wind farm in California (43 MW for Google) Water stewardship: GHGP: Greenhouse Gas Protocol Disclosures Our Bay View campus, as seen from across its stormwater retention pond. GT: gigaton TWh: terawa琀琀-hour (Photo: Iwan Baan) GW: gigawa琀琀 WBCSD: World Business Council for Sustainable Circular economy: A closeup of many small, broken circuit boards in a pile. Our approach Development GWP: global warming potential to circularity for data center equipment is to maintain components for WRI: World Resources Institute as long as possible, refurbish components for future reuse, reuse or IEA: International Energy Agency resell components following a rigorous security process, and recycle any components that can’t be reused. ILFI: International Living Future Institute UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme UNFCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Nature and biodiversity: IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The design of the Charleston Retention Basin on our Mountain View Climate Change ISO: International Organization for Standardization Campus allows visitors to experience, learn about, and enjoy the expanded riparian habitat. kg: kilogram X: Alphabet’s “moonshot factory” Governance and engagement: km: kilometer Googlers collaborate in a common space in one of our o昀케ces. Appendix: kWh: kilowa琀琀-hour A bright, colo爀昀ul wall in a Google o昀케ce. 103