Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Workplace Operations Our goal TARGET 2022 PROGRESS In 2022, we announced our food waste goal: by 2025, we aim to send zero food waste to the land昀椀ll. Towards Dive爀琀 all food waste from 85% of food waste dive爀琀ed We take a holistic approach to circularity in our o昀케ces, this goal, we aim to cut food waste in half for each sta爀琀ing with designing buildings for zero-waste land昀椀ll by 2025 from land昀椀ll Googler, compared to a 2019 baseline. operations. Not only do we strive to dive爀琀 solid waste from land昀椀lls and incinerators for o昀케ce operations, but We’re on track to cut food waste in half for each Googler we also aim to minimize the amount of materials we use DETAILS and send zero food waste to the land昀椀ll by 2025. In 2022, and maximize their lifespan within our ecosystem and the Year set: 2022 | Base year: N/A | Target year: 2025 we dive爀琀ed 85% of food waste from land昀椀ll, and and surrounding community. We have ambitious targets for Scope: Annual food waste dive爀琀ed from land昀椀ll in kitchens and cafes at Google’s o昀케ces globally. “Zero food we’ve reduced food waste per Googler by 18% since food loss and waste, and we’re working to reduce single-  114 waste to land昀椀ll” is de昀椀ned as 99% diversion of food waste from land昀椀ll via composting, anaerobic digestion, 2019. We’re seeing progress across all operations in use plastics in our operations. or other on-site processing. all regions, across di昀昀erent types of cafes, and by using di昀昀erent intervention levers to spark necessary behavior In 2022, the global land昀椀ll diversion rate for our o昀케ces was 75%. To ensure that what we keep out of land昀椀lls can and operational change. actually be recovered, we prioritize dive爀琀ing high-quality From 2014 through 2021, we prevented nearly 10 million materials and only count non-contaminated recyclable  110 pounds of food from entering land昀椀lls. material. Our focus areas Food waste To fu爀琀her reduce food waste, we’re strengthening our Global searches for “how to reduce food waste” e昀昀o爀琀s in three key areas across our food program: have more than doubled over the most recent 昀椀ve-year  111 period compared to the previous 昀椀ve-year period, • In our kitchen and cafe operations, we’re preventing  112 reaching a 15-year high in 2022. When food waste ends waste from the moment we receive ingredients all the up ro琀琀ing in land昀椀lls, it generates methane—a greenhouse way through to serving a 昀椀nished dish.  113 gas that’s 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. • At the sourcing and procurement stage, we’re working with our suppliers, distributors, and vendors What’s more, when food goes to waste, so do all of to prevent waste before it happens. the water, energy, and other resources that went into producing it. • When there’s excess food—whether as prepared dishes or plate waste—we’re ensuring it’s donated or To achieve a low-carbon circular economy, we need properly composted. to collectively cut back on food waste. At Google, that means doubling down on our e昀昀o爀琀s to reduce waste in our kitchens, cafes, and overall food operations. In our kitchen and cafe operations, we’re focused on ways to stop food waste before it sta爀琀s. 60