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Microsoft
Founded in 1975
CSO : Melanie Nakagawa
United States Technology ( Software , Hardware , Cloud Computing ) $ 3tn
Just one year away from its 50th Anniversary , Microsoft is a multinational technology giant best known for developing software , operating systems and productivity applications .
Committed to establishing itself as a leader in corporate sustainability , Microsoft has adopted a comprehensive approach to ESG issues . Currently , Microsoft is investing its efforts into carbon neutrality , renewable energy , waterpositive commitments , biodiversity , sustainable software and sustainable supply chains .
“ Over the past decade , our quest to innovate across every part of our cloud infrastructure to deliver more sustainable cloud services has led to many changes across how we design , build and operate our data centres . As we continue this work , two of the biggest challenges we ’ re addressing are energy management and water intensity ”
140 sustainabilitymag . com