Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Google’s Supplier Code of Conduct includes requirements severe issues immediately. We expect all other 昀椀ndings to Stakeholder engagement that enable us to ensure that those we pa爀琀ner with are be resolved in accordance with our guidelines as quickly responsible environmental stewards. Along with having as is practical. While we work with our suppliers to help suppliers evaluate their operations, we pe爀昀orm our own them address our 昀椀ndings, in some instances, we may ongoing due diligence and audits to verify compliance and decide to no longer pursue a relationship or to terminate We believe in the impo爀琀ance of outside perspectives business more sustainably. Throughout the year, we to understand our supply chain’s current and potential risks. our current relationship. to help inform our business decisions. We actively invite thought leaders and expe爀琀s to speak about the engage with our stakeholders (e.g., employees, NGOs, latest sustainability trends, and we post some of these When we 昀椀nd that a supplier isn’t complying, we expect In 2022, we audited a subset of our suppliers to verify policymakers, customers, researchers, academics, talks publicly on our Talks at Google YouTube channel. that supplier to provide a corrective action plan (CAP) that compliance for the following environmental criteria: and investors) throughout the year on a broad range of Employees can also access online sustainability courses outlines the root cause of the 昀椀nding, how and when that implementation of environmental management environmental topics. and can join global and local internal community groups company will resolve the issue, and what steps it will take systems, environmental permits and repo爀琀ing, product focused on sustainability topics. Some employees Our engagement enables us to be琀琀er understand also take on a 20% project—an oppo爀琀unity to work to prevent recurrence. We determine whether the plan is content restrictions, and resource e昀케ciency, as well as acceptable based on the severity of the noncompliance management of hazardous substances, wastewater, our stakeholders’ perspectives, elaborate on our on something outside of their primary role—related and the e昀昀o爀琀 and time required to resolve the issue. solid waste, and air emissions. environmental strategy, and progress against key targets, to sustainability. One great example of this is Project We expect suppliers to demonstrate improvements to and it creates a vital two-way dialogue that informs our Sunroof, which began as a 20% project back in 2015. continue working with us. Our goal is to resolve the most approach to the work. Lastly, employees have the oppo爀琀unity to learn about sustainability through internal newsle琀琀ers and education See below for more information on how we engage campaigns. with employees, suppliers, policymakers, and pa爀琀ners. For additional information on how we collaborate with customers, researchers, academics, and NGOs, see the Supplier Working together section. engagement Employee Through our supplier responsibility program, we’re working to build an energy-e昀케cient, low-carbon, engagement circular supply chain that makes sma爀琀 use of the Ea爀琀h’s resources, protects ecosystems, and helps to combat Sustainability is pa爀琀 of our culture, and we give our climate change. We focus on the areas where we can employees oppo爀琀unities to engage on environmental make an immediate and lasting impact, such as helping issues and put their passions into practice. our suppliers improve their environmental pe爀昀ormance and integrate inclusivity, climate resilience, water To celebrate Ea爀琀h Day, we host an annual vi爀琀ual event stewardship, and circular design into our supply chain. for employees to learn more about what Google is doing We believe these principles can play a key role in reducing to empower people to make more sustainable choices, environmental impact and protecting human rights and suppo爀琀 our pa爀琀ners and customers, and operate our community health. Googlers chat among indoor plants at our Pier 57 o昀케ce in New York City. 78