Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 • Google for Sta爀琀ups Accelerator: Circular Google for Sta爀琀ups Economy: Launched in 2022, this new program focuses on suppo爀琀ing sta爀琀ups and nonpro昀椀ts in By investing early in technologies aimed at tackling No爀琀h America and Asia Paci昀椀c working on challenges sustainability challenges like climate change, we have related to advancing a more circular economy—from the potential to move the needle on sustainability and food waste to fashion, recycling, and reuse—with positively impact our planet. We have a po爀琀folio of technical solutions. sustainability-focused accelerators, which suppo爀琀 early stage innovations to grow and scale. Sta爀琀ups for Sustainable Development Google for Sta爀琀ups Through our Sta爀琀ups for Sustainable Development Accelerator program, we’re working with impact-driven sta爀琀ups using technology to build a more sustainable future. All are on a Google for Sta爀琀ups is working to identify, suppo爀琀, and mission to address one or more of the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable scale sta爀琀ups that are building technologies to combat Development Goals, from eradicating pove爀琀y and hunger climate change and build a more circular economy. These to improving healthcare and advancing climate action. accelerators are 10-week programs for Seed to Series We provide them with long-term suppo爀琀 to scale their A technology sta爀琀ups, designed to bring the best of The Google.org Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation suppo爀琀s breakthrough projects that use data and technology to impact: mentoring from expe爀琀 advisors, connections to Google’s programs, products, people, and technology accelerate climate action. funding pa爀琀ners, and access to cu琀琀ing-edge research to some of the most innovative and impac琀昀ul climate and technology. The program now suppo爀琀s nearly 400 change and circular economy technologists. In addition to sta爀琀ups in over 60 countries, working with a network of mentorship and technical project suppo爀琀, the accelerator over 140 pa爀琀ner organizations. focuses on product design, customer acquisition, and The journey ahead leadership development for founders. 2022 HIGHLIGHT From measuring and monitoring changes on the Ea爀琀h’s LEARN MORE • Google for Sta爀琀ups Accelerator: Climate Change: su爀昀ace, improving forecast and prediction models for Since launching the program in 2021, we’ve hosted • Data Commons Our Sta爀琀ups for Sustainable 昀氀ooding and wild昀椀res, optimizing operations, combining four climate accelerators, each with a distinct Development program now suppo爀琀s disparate data sources, and designing more e昀케cient • Environmental Insights Explorer geographic focus. The 昀椀rst three coho爀琀s included 33 products, we continue to leverage our expe爀琀ise in nearly 400 sta爀琀ups in over 60 sta爀琀ups in No爀琀h America that repo爀琀 they’ve raised • Google Cloud sustainability technology and apply the latest advancements to help over $650 million in funding. We also announced the countries working with a network solve global challenges. • Google Ea爀琀h Engine expansion of this program to Europe, in pa爀琀nership of over 140 pa爀琀ner organizations. with Google Cloud, where we worked closely to • Sustainability-focused accelerators We believe that by working together with our pa爀琀ners and accelerate 13 climate tech companies from the sub customers, we can make a real di昀昀erence in addressing the sectors of Agtech, SaaS, 昀椀ntech, real estate, supply challenges of climate change and ecosystem degradation. chain, and circular economy. 30