Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Suppo爀琀ing water security with The journey ahead technology While we have a history of responsible water use, 2022 To scale impact, we’ve created tools and case studies marks our 昀椀rst full year of operationalizing our strategy to help others adopt some of the approaches that have Suppo爀琀ing global water security needs collective action. for vulnerable communities, a critical 昀椀rst step to and our water replenishment target. We’ve deployed worked for us, from data center cooling strategies to Global search interest in “water security” more than replacing unsafe water infrastructure. innovative solutions to responsibly manage our water achieving LBC Water Petal ce爀琀i昀椀cation.  103  104 doubled in 2022, reaching a 15-year high in 2022. That’s • Global Water Watch, which aims to democratize footprint, developed internal data infrastructure and • Climate-conscious data center cooling why we’re pu琀琀ing Google’s products and technology in governance models for our replenishment e昀昀o爀琀s with information on water resources. This information will service of helping others study and respond to water security internal operational teams, and identi昀椀ed new, impac琀昀ul • How to achieve LBC Water Petal ce爀琀i昀椀cation empower policymakers, conservation organizations, challenges. We work on ge琀琀ing environmental information organizations to pa爀琀ner with in speci昀椀c watersheds. and communities to be琀琀er manage water resources on the world’s forests, 昀椀sheries, watersheds, and air into the We’re excited about the future of our water stewardship collectively. hands of decision-makers, in suppo爀琀 of our aims to both e昀昀o爀琀s and the impact we’ll have within our own While we still have a long way to go to meet our 2030 address a key need for informed decision-making, and to • American University of Beirut, to apply machine operations, in the communities where we operate, target, we’re proud of our progress this year—replenishing suppo爀琀 e昀昀o爀琀s to scale models and solutions that make learning to weather and agricultural data to improve and for everyonewho relies on clean, fresh water. 6% of our 2022 freshwater consumption. We know water resource information visible and actionable. irrigation for resource-strapped farmers in Africa and challenges lie ahead, including: the Middle East, providing farmers with near-real-time LEARN MORE Google.org has also awarded millions of dollars in grants water use data predictions to conserve the region’s • Navigating the local complexities of watershed health. • Google water stewardship: Accelerating positive to promising water stewardship solutions, including: dwindling water resources. • The limited supply of replenishment projects in many change at Google, and beyond geographies. BlueConduit, to develop publicly accessible tools Additional details can be found in the Empowering • • 3 ways we’re tackling water challenges in India to quantify and map hazardous lead service lines individuals and Working together sections. • Saving water in L.A., one leaky toilet at a time Cooling towers at our data center in St. Ghislain, Belgium. 54