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86 renewable energy use by 2020 ). Here , the business is dedicated to building a “ responsible cloud of the future ”. It aims to achieve this through measures such as ensuring that 50 % of the current volume of electricity used by its data centres is from green energy sources such as wind , solar and hydropower . In addition , Microsoft is committed to its sustainable campuses building initiative . These , in combination with its smart building technology , will see the company become the first large corporate campus to achieve zero-carbon and zero-waste .
These achievements are impressive enough in isolation . However , core to Microsoft ’ s sustainability vision , is the belief that its ambition and the technologies it develops should empower others . In 2017 , the company launched its AI for Earth Grant initiative , which sees it partner with leading environmental and research groups to develop AI , machine learning and cloud-related solutions to problems such as climate change . Since then , Microsoft has awarded more than 230 grants to
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