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Microsoft — in detail

Full extracted data, every event in the company's history we've captured, and (soon) external news. The full ratios diagnostic with peer benchmarks lives at /ratios.

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Data by year· every metric + key events per year

Each year shows the firm's reported metrics on the left and the most material events on the right. Up to 10 events per year; the full event log is one click further.

2023

Climate · carbon footprint (tCO2e)

Scope 1	144,960
Scope 2 (market-based)	393,134
Scope 3	14.8M
Cat 1 · Purchased goods	5.6M
Cat 2 · Capital goods	5.9M
Cat 3 · Fuel + energy	521,000
Cat 4 · Upstream transport	305,000
Cat 5 · Waste in operations	8,000
Cat 6 · Business travel	124,000
Cat 7 · Employee commuting	187,000
Cat 9 · Downstream transport	69,000
Cat 11 · Use of sold products	2.2M
Cat 12 · End-of-life	4,000
Cat 13 · Downstream leased	7,000
Gross carbon footprint	15.4M
Offsets retired	(605,354)
of which durable removals (subset of offsets)	(5M)
Carbon removals (additional)	(5M)
Net carbon footprint	9.7M

Energy (kWh)

Electricity	23.6B
Fuel (stationary + mobile)	414M
Heat / steam	14.3M
Total energy	24B
Renewable energy	(22.7B)
Non-renewable / hydrocarbon	1.3B
Renewable electricity %	100%

Nature

water withdrawal m3	13Mm³
waste generated t	18,537tonnes
waste recycled t	18,537tonnes
land use total ha	4,451hectares
water consumption m3	7.8Mm³

Governance

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Circularity

packaging recyclable pct	94%
recycled content input pct	54%
products refurbished pct	89%

P&L highlights (USD)

Headcount (FTE)	221,000people
Revenue	211.9B

Events 2023· 29

Shift from spend-based to process-based methodology for embodied carbon

Microsoft adopted a process-based methodology using Building Transparency's EC3 tool for measuring embodied carbon of construction materials, replacing spend-based methods.

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LCA shift from spend-based to product-specific carbon footprints for devices

For devices reporting, Microsoft shifted from a spend-based approach to using product-specific carbon footprints and detailed supplier LCA data instead of generic models.

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LEED Gold certification at 37 datacenters

Microsoft builds datacenters to meet LEED Gold certification, with 37 datacenters already meeting this goal globally.

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40% water intensity reduction by 2030 from 2022 baseline

Microsoft committed to improve water use efficiency by 40% across global owned datacenter operations by 2030, from a 2022 baseline.

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Land protection exceeded 40% above 2025 target

As of FY23, 15,849 acres permanently protected vs 11,000 acre target — exceeded by more than 40%. Commitment to protect more land than used by 2025.

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1.5 million people provided with water access

Microsoft met its 2030 water access target by providing more than 1.5 million people with clean water and sanitation in Brazil, Chile, India, Indonesia, and Mexico.

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Primary: IT hardware circularity in datacenters

Internal IT hardware circularity through reuse of decommissioned hardware across network, labs, and spares saved an estimated 4,000 tCO2e in FY23 in Scope 3 Cat 5 (waste in operations). Reimagining circularity of cloud hardware is a core prong of the Scope 3 reduction strategy.

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100% carbon-free electricity supplier requirement by 2030

New requirement for select scale, high-volume suppliers to use 100% carbon-free electricity for Microsoft delivered goods and services by 2030.

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Scope 3 emissions up 30.9% from 2020 baseline driven by datacenter buildout

Scope 3 emissions increased by 30.9% from 2020 baseline due to construction of more datacenters, embodied carbon in building materials, and hardware components (semiconductors, servers, racks). Total Scope 1-3 up 29.1% from 2020 baseline. Scope 1+2 down 6.3%.

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Primary: Datacenter electricity decarbonisation

Datacenters account for the largest share of Microsoft Scope 2 emissions (7,779,660 tCO2e location-based; 384,489 tCO2e market-based in FY23). Strategy is 24/7 carbon-free electricity via PPAs covering 100% of carbon-emitting datacenter, building, and campus electricity by 2025, plus energy efficiency in datacenter design.

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2022

Nature

water withdrawal m3

6.4Mm³

Circularity

packaging recyclable pct	94%
products refurbished pct	82%

2021

Nature

water withdrawal m3

4.8Mm³

Circularity

packaging recyclable pct	93%
products refurbished pct	76%

2020

Climate · carbon footprint (tCO2e)

Scope 1	118,100
Scope 2 (market-based)	456,119
Scope 3	11.3M
Cat 1 · Purchased goods	4.4M
Cat 2 · Capital goods	3M
Cat 3 · Fuel + energy	300,000
Cat 4 · Upstream transport	243,000
Cat 5 · Waste in operations	9,500
Cat 6 · Business travel	385,000
Cat 7 · Employee commuting	317,000
Cat 9 · Downstream transport	65,000
Cat 11 · Use of sold products	2.6M
Cat 12 · End-of-life	17,000
Cat 13 · Downstream leased	11,800
Gross carbon footprint	11.9M
Net carbon footprint	11.9M

Nature

water withdrawal m3

4.2Mm³

Circularity

packaging recyclable pct	90%
products refurbished pct	87%

Events 2020· 4

$1B Climate Innovation Fund established

Created a $1 billion Climate Innovation Fund in 2020 to advance climate innovation. $761 million allocated through calendar year 2023 across 55+ investments.

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Carbon negative by 2030 net-zero target (NZ1)

Microsoft committed in January 2020 to be carbon negative by 2030 and by 2050 to remove all carbon emitted directly or via electricity since founding in 1975. Includes 50% Scope 1+2+3 reduction by 2030 (Abs3).

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Carbon negative, water positive, zero waste, ecosystems protection by 2030

In 2020 Microsoft committed to be carbon negative, water positive, zero waste, and protect more land than it uses by 2030, with a 2050 commitment to remove all historical emissions since 1975.

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Eliminate single-use plastics in primary product packaging by 2025

Microsoft set a goal to eliminate single-use plastics in all Microsoft primary product packaging and all IT asset packaging in datacenters by 2025. Currently at 2.7% single-use plastic in FY23.

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