Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Organization Details Pa爀琀nerships Exponential Roadmap In 2021, we joined the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and the U.N. Race to Zero Campaign, the largest ever Initiative alliance commi琀琀ed to halving emissions before 2030 towards net-zero emissions by no later than 2050. Google pa爀琀ners with many organizations to accelerate progress towards shared sustainability goals. Examples of some key pa爀琀nerships are in Figure 29. At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2022, Google joined the First Movers Coalition. As a champion for the Carbon Dioxide Removal sector, Google commi琀琀ed to contract for durable and scalable net carbon First Movers Coalition FIGURE 29 dioxide removal to be achieved by the end of 2030. Organization Details In 2022, we commi琀琀ed $200 million to Frontier, an advanced market commitment that will accelerate the development of carbon removal technologies by guaranteeing future demand. We were one of 昀椀ve companies Frontier that made a $925 million total pledge to Frontier. As one of its founding members, we’re helping to guide overall In 2021, we helped launch the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact in pa爀琀nership with Sustainable Energy for All 24/7 Carbon-Free strategy and governance. and UN-Energy to help grow the movement to enable zero-carbon electricity. In 2022, the compact surpassed Energy Compact 100 signatories. Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer was developed in pa爀琀nership with GCoM through a shared vision to Global Covenant of Google has pa爀琀nered closely with BEF since 2019 to kick o昀昀 the implementation of our water strategy. In suppo爀琀 Bonneville Mayors for Climate suppo爀琀 city climate action with useful and accessible data and insights. Today, GCoM is a strategic pa爀琀ner, of our 2030 replenishment and watershed health goals, it helped us to identify and suppo爀琀 impac琀昀ul water Environmental sharing EIE data with its alliance of cities and local governments to accelerate climate action. & Energy (GCoM) replenishment and watershed health projects globally, with a variety of local organizations and pa爀琀ners. Foundation (BEF) Google is a pa爀琀ner of the regional secretariats of ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability—in Africa, Europe, Business for Social Google has been a member of BSR for many years and is one of a few select Spark members. We pa爀琀icipate in and the U.S. Through these pa爀琀nerships, ICLEI regional teams suppo爀琀 sustainable city development projects ICLEI Africa Responsibility (BSR) a number of BSR collaboration initiatives, and one of our senior leaders sits on its board. with data and insights from Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer. Additionally, in 2022, Google.org provided ICLEI Europe C40 and Google launched the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy for Cities program to empower cities around the world a $10 million grant to ICLEI to suppo爀琀 10 nonpro昀椀t-led projects in the United States and Europe that help cities ICLEI USA to run entirely on clean energy, and the program will soon be expanded into Africa with grant suppo爀琀 from accelerate their sustainable transition through data-driven environmental and climate action at the local level. Google.org. C40 is a strategic pa爀琀ner of Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer, using its environmental data C40 Cities and insights to help suppo爀琀 its network of nearly 100 world-leading cities collaborating to deliver urgent action iMasons Climate Google is a founding member and pa爀琀 of the governing body of the iMasons Climate Accord, a coalition united to confront the climate crisis. Accord on carbon reduction in digital infrastructure. In 2018, 21 companies joined Google in launching the Coalition to End Wildlife Tra昀케cking Online, collectively Coalition to End creating a wildlife policy framework for online trade and an industry-wide approach to reduce online wildlife In 2022, to activate industry-wide change, Google provided anchor funding to kicksta爀琀 the ReFED Catalytic Wildlife Tra昀케cking ReFED tra昀케cking. The coalition unites the tech industry to standardize prohibited wildlife policies, be琀琀er detect illicit Grant Fund, with the goal of accelerating and scaling food waste solutions. Online wildlife products, enhance automated detection 昀椀lters, and empower users to repo爀琀 suspicious listings. In 2022, Google suppo爀琀ed three of the Nature Conservancy’s watershed projects in Chile and the United In addition to repo爀琀ing our carbon footprint to CDP since 2009, we’ve pa爀琀nered with CDP to host its annual CDP (formerly States, and Google.org suppo爀琀ed a three-phased approach to catalyze active reforestation of kelp at impac琀昀ul conference, a hack-a-thon, and to launch CDP scores in Google Finance, making corporate carbon disclosure known as the Carbon The Nature scales. Google.org also provided a grant to TNC to develop a machine-learning-powered timber-tracing API to information more widely available. Disclosure Project) Conservancy (TNC) stop deforestation in the Amazon at scale; a team of Google engineers is working full-time for six months with Google was actively involved in the creation of CEBA in 2018, chairing the Interim Board of Directors during its TNC to develop this product as pa爀琀 of the Google.org Fellowship Program. transition from an NGO-led e昀昀o爀琀 into a corporate-led trade association. A Google representative continues to Clean Energy Buyers serve as the Board Chair of this organization. Google provided initial 昀椀nancial suppo爀琀 for the development of the Association (CEBA) Since 2015, Google and the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization have pa爀琀nered on the monitoring of organization and in 2022, Google.org provided a $1 million grant to suppo爀琀 CEBA’s international expansion. United Nations Food forests, natural resources, livelihoods, and the environment. FAO uses Google Ea爀琀h Engine for satellite remote and Agriculture Climate Neutral Data Google helped establish the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, a coalition of European data center operators who sensing and geospatial data science towards groundbreaking science and operational work昀氀ows used by Organization (FAO) Centre Pact (CNDCP) commit to a set of voluntary sustainability targets to set them on a path toward climate neutrality. practitioners around the globe. Google is a pa爀琀ner of the Ellen MacA爀琀hur Foundation, having joined the foundation’s network in 2015, and has co- Ellen MacA爀琀hur authored a number of thought leadership white papers and case studies in areas such as safer chemistry, United Nations In collaboration with UNEP and the European Commission Joint Research Centre, Google launched a new Foundation (EMF) the deconstruction and reuse of commercial o昀케ce buildings, electronics, and AI. Environment Program pla琀昀orm—the Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer—enabling all countries to freely measure and monitor freshwater (UNEP) resources (towards Sustainable Development Goal 6.6.1), and when and where su爀昀ace water is changing. Environmental Google has pa爀琀nered with EDF to map air quality using Street View cars in the U.S., Europe, and Southeast Asia, Defense Fund (EDF) and to detect methane leaks in cities since 2011. World Business Google suppo爀琀ed the launch of the European 24/7 Hub with Eurelectric, which provides education on the Google has been a member of the WBCSD for several years and pa爀琀icipates in a number of its initiatives. Council for “what, why, and how” of 24/7 carbon-free energy buyers and suppliers in Europe. Google spoke at the European 24/7 Hub We’re actively involved in initiatives related to improving well-being for people and the planet, including Sustainable launch event during European Sustainable Energy Week. shi昀琀ing diets, consumer behavior changes, and regenerative agriculture. Development European Climate Google was among the leading businesses that joined the European Climate Pact in its inaugural year to share our (WBCSD) Pact commitment to help achieve a climate neutral Europe. Google is an active member of the EGDC—a group of technology companies commi琀琀ed to suppo爀琀ing the Google has a 13-year long relationship with WRI for impact-focused collaboration. Some key projects include developing a near-real-time land cover dataset (Dynamic World), deforestation monitoring and ale爀琀s (Global World Resources European Green green and digital transformation of the EU. As a member, Google pa爀琀icipates in the initiative, designed to Forest Watch), ending commodity-driven deforestation and accelerating restoration (Forest Data Pa爀琀nership), Institute (WRI) Digital Coalition harness the emission-reducing potential of digital solutions for all other sectors, and suppo爀琀 green and digital measuring and mitigating extreme heat (suppo爀琀ed by Google.org), and educating stakeholders on 24/7 CFE. (EGDC) transformations in the EU. 83