Microsoft released on Thursday the update of its sustainability commitment, pledging to become carbon negative, zero waste, water positive by 2030. It also raised inter-company penalties for business travel by 567%.
According to the annual sustainability report published by the tech giant, the company reduced its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 17% in 2021 by purchased larger amount of renewable energy. Nonetheless, Microsoft’s full scope emissions climbed last year, with Scope 3 emissions, which account for the majority of the company's carbon footprint, increasing by 23% due to capital equipment expenditures, new datacenter building, and higher product usage.
