Each quarter, the company gives out an Environmental Sustainability Action Award in recognition of an employee or team who has shown leadership, exemplifying how Microsoft and its employees can have a positive impact. These leaders help us improve not...

After announcing our carbon neutrality commitment in May, Microsoft’s internal carbon fee—the cornerstone of our commitment to neutrality—went into effect last week with the beginning of our 2013 fiscal year. Moving forward, every flight that a Microsoft...

Microsoft released a new article last month outlining how Microsoft IT reduces the environmental impact of PCs used at Microsoft. All PCs must meet the follow criteria: · Designed for efficiency: All PCs included in the Microsoft IT Client Standards List...

This week, GreenBiz featured an article from GLOBE-Net describing a joint report released by the UNEP Finance Initiative, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, and the Blended Capital Group which argued that economic stability can only...

The European Union is upping its stake in environmental sustainability innovation by offering €365 million to tech companies for research and development “that will transform urban areas into sustainable ‘smart cities and communities.’” As GigaOm reports...