Microsoft Environmental Sustainability Report 2025 - Sustainability approach and impact

Sep 2, 2026

The 2025 Microsoft Environmental Sustainability Report outlines the company’s environmental strategy and how it scales impact to 2030. It describes the approach across efficiency, availability, measurement and adoption, water stewardship, and circularity in cloud hardware, devices, and packaging. The report also covers global sustainability themes including innovation, policy, and green skilling, supported by initiatives that optimize power efficiency, expand carbon-free electricity, reduce waste and materials, and strengthen biodiversity and ecosystem protection.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages90

Reading Time3 h 47 min

AccessFree to download

Overview

Foreword

Scaling impact: Our journey to 2030

How we work

Our approach

Efficiency

Availability

Measurement and adoption

Water

Customer sustainability

Microsoft for Sustainability

Green software

Devices

Gaming

Global sustainability

Investing in innovation

Charting new frontiers in AI innovation

Shaping policy for a sustainable future

Scaling impact through green skilling

| Overview
Foreword | 04 | | --- | --- | | Scaling impact: Our journey to 2030 | 07 | | How we work | 08 | | Our approach | 10 | Our approach | 39 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Efficiency | 14 | Tracking zero waste | 41 | | Availability | 19 | Reducing waste at our campuses and datacenters | 42 | | Measurement and adoption | 23 | Advancing circular cloud hardware and packaging | 44 | | Water | 27 | Improving device and packaging circularity | 46 | | | | Ecosystems | | | Our approach | | | | | Advancing water replenishment | 29 | Our approach | 49 | | Expanding clean water access | 33 | Fostering biodiversity at campuses and datacenters | 50 | | Improving efficiency and reducing water use | 35 | Collaborating to protect ecosystems | 51 | | Innovating for greater water efficiency | 38 | Advancing conservation through technology | 54 | | Customer sustainability | | | --- | --- | | Overview | 57 | | Microsoft for Sustainability | 58 | | Green software | 60 | | Devices | 63 | | Gaming | 65 | | Global sustainability | | | --- | --- | | Overview | 72 | | Investing in innovation | 73 | | Charting new frontiers in AI innovation | 77 | | Shaping policy for a sustainable future | 81 | | Scaling impact through green skilling | 85 | | Optimizing power efficiency and expanding carbon-free electricity. | | --- | | Collaborating to scale sustainable practicesand decarbonize key sectors. | | Launching datacenters that minimize water, energy, and environmental impacts. | | Improving water use efficiency across our global operations. | | Supporting water-positive solutions and innovative technologies. | | Advocating for effective water policy and sustainable water management. | | Reducing the amount of materials we use. | | Replacing materials with more sustainable alternatives. | | Scaling circularity for our products, packaging, and devices. | | Applying AI and data platforms to accelerate ecosystem protection. | | Partnering to support biodiversity and habitat protection. |

FAQs

What is the report’s overall goal for environmental sustainability by 2030?

The report focuses on scaling environmental impact through a coordinated approach across efficiency, water, waste reduction, and circularity to advance progress toward 2030.

Which key areas does the report cover under Microsoft’s approach?

It covers efficiency and availability, measurement and adoption, water initiatives, and efforts to improve circularity across cloud hardware, packaging, and devices.

How does the report describe actions related to carbon-free electricity and power efficiency?

It emphasizes optimizing power efficiency and expanding carbon-free electricity, supported by launching data centers designed to minimize water and energy impacts.

Sep 2, 2026

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