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Our reports and case studies chart our progress and share knowledge and insight for others.
Sustainability has been a core value for Google since our founding, and our environmental reporting and thinking has evolved over the years. Please refer to our latest Environmental Report for our most current methodology and approach.
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2024 General
2024 Environmental ReportGoogle’s 2024 Environmental Report provides an overview of our environmental sustainability strategy, including our targets and annual progress towards them. This report features information from our 2023 fiscal year (January 1 to December 31, 2023). It also mentions some notable achievements from the first half of 2024.
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2024 Laptops
Pixel Tablet Product Environmental ReportThis report details the environmental performance of the Pixel Tablet over its full life cycle, from design and manufacturing through usage and recycling.
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2024 Phones
Pixel 8a Product Environmental ReportThis report details the environmental performance of the Pixel 8a over its full life cycle, from design and manufacturing through usage and recycling.
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2024 Net-zero carbon
Improving Energy Data Access and Transparency for the Clean Energy TransitionThis paper discusses the importance of energy data access and standardization to enable more accurate carbon footprint measurement and management and provide needed transparency to accelerate progress towards a clean energy future.
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2024 Circular economy
Google & RepairabilityThis white paper outlines Google's viewpoint on Right to Repair legislation, a short description of Google's current repair capacities, and how R2R can advance Google's overall sustainability efforts.
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2023 General
Accelerating Climate Action with AICo-published by BCG and Google, this report provides policymakers, corporate decision makers, and climate leaders with a clear and concise understanding of the role that artificial intelligence (AI) can play in climate action. More specifically, the report highlights AI's significant potential to help address our environmental challenges, sheds light on climate-relevant AI risks, and offers policymakers a streamlined framework for desirable policy outcomes. Throughout the report, we share examples of successful early applications of AI for climate and of instances in which policymakers have already taken the initiative to enable, promote, or guide the use of AI for climate action across sectors.
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2023 Supplier responsibility
Restricted Substances SpecificationThis report describes our efforts towards the elimination of hazardous chemicals in all Google branded consumer products, accessories, manufacturing processes, and retail packaging.
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2023 Net-zero carbon
The Corporate Role in Accelerating Advanced Clean Electricity TechnologiesThis paper discusses the importance of advanced clean electricity technologies to creating secure, reliable, carbon-free electricity systems, and argues that companies can play a catalytic role by directing some of their clean energy purchases and investments to support the commercialization of these technologies.
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2023 Phones
Pixel 8 Pro Product Environmental ReportThis report details the environmental performance of the Pixel 8 Pro over its full life cycle, from design and manufacturing through usage and recycling.
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2023 Phones
Pixel 8 Product Environmental ReportThis report details the environmental performance of the Pixel 8 over its full life cycle, from design and manufacturing through usage and recycling.
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