Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Our ambition Our approach The world has seen an average loss of We strive to protect and enhance nature and biodiversity through our campuses and technology. 69% of mammal, bird, 昀椀sh, reptile, and  134 amphibian populations since 1970, and climate change, water stress, and resource Google has o昀케ces in nearly 60 countries around the world (as of year-end 2022). In these locations, we aim to protect depletion are only accelerating the stress and enhance nature and biodiversity through a four-pillar on our natural environment. Roughly half approach that sta爀琀s with building biodiversity at our own of global GDP—or $44 trillion—depends o昀케ce and campus developments, as well as protecting on nature and its services, such as healthy nature and making it more accessible in the surrounding communities where we operate (see Figure 24). soils, 昀氀ood prevention, clean water, nutrient cycling, pollination, and a stable climate. 135 Our approach fu爀琀her focuses on sourcing responsibly Our ambition across our supply chain. And our billions of users have the Preserving nature is critical both to mitigating climate potential to have a positive impact on their environments change and adapting to it. We want nature and people to if given the information and tools to do so, so we’re also 昀氀ourish together in the communities that Google calls Our approach developing technology to help increase nature’s resilience Nature and home, as well as the ecosystems where we source food to climate change. for the hundreds of cafes we operate. biodiversity Building for biodiversity FIGURE 24 Our approach to nature and biodiversity Protecting nature and making it more accessible We strive to protect and enhance Sourcing responsibly nature and biodiversity through Building for Protecting nature and Sourcing Developing technology to Developing technology to biodiversity making it more accessible responsibly address biodiversity loss our campuses and technology address biodiversity loss We build for biodiversity In the Bay Area and elsewhere We’re focused on sourcing We’re creating pla琀昀orms, on-site at Google o昀케ces across our po爀琀folio where responsibly across our supply open tools, and geospatial and campuses by designing appropriate, we nu爀琀ure the chain by procuring sustainable and AI-powered solutions The journey ahead for ecology and bringing environment and connect building and hardware that help to increase nature’s nature back to cities. people to nature, both on our materials and suppo爀琀ing resilience to climate change campuses and in the biodiverse food systems. and address the causes of surrounding communities. nature loss. 67