Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Digital Inclusion
• Economic Development
• Sustainable Development

Social Achievements

• Digital ID projects in Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea kickstarted the West Africa regional identification program with more than $300 million from the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) program.

Governance Achievements

• Supporting policy and regulatory approaches for broadband deployment and converged services

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Affordability of broadband services and devices
• Lack of digital skills and local content
• Insufficient infrastructure investment
• Lack of reliable electricity supply
• Gender digital divide

Mitigation Strategies

• Mobilizing Finance for Development (MFD)
• Public-private partnerships (PPPs)
• Universal service and access funds (USAFs)
• Demand stimulation programs
• Digital skills and content development initiatives
• Policy and regulatory reforms

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SDG Target 9.c, Broadband Commission’s Target 2025, AU’s Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa, World Bank Group’s Digital Economy for Africa (DE4A)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 9.c

The initiative aims to significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the internet in least developed countries.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Climate Change
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Environmental Achievements

• Matched 100% of the electricity consumption of our global operations with purchases of renewable energy on an annual basis since 2017.
• Set a goal to run on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) on every grid where we operate by 2030.
• Set a goal to achieve net-zero emissions across all of our operations and value chain by 2030, aiming to reduce 50% of combined Scope 1, 2 (market-based), and 3 absolute emissions (versus 2019 baseline) before 2030.

Social Achievements

• Committed to growing a workforce that is representative of the users we serve.
• Offer industry-leading benefits and programs to take care of the diverse needs of our employees and their families, including opportunities for career growth and development, resources to support their financial health, and access to excellent healthcare choices.
• Provide a variety of high-quality training and support to managers to build and strengthen their capabilities.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Achieving net-zero emissions and 24/7 CFE by 2030 are extremely ambitious goals. Our path to net-zero emissions will not be easy or linear. Some of our plans may take years to deliver results, particularly where they involve building new large-scale infrastructure with long lead times. So as our business continues to evolve, we expect our emissions to rise before dropping towards our absolute emissions reduction target.
• intense competition in every aspect of our business
• evolving regulatory environment

Mitigation Strategies

• Investing in nature-based and technology-based carbon removal solutions to neutralize remaining emissions.
• Continuing to innovate and provide products and services that are useful to users, customers, and other partners.
• Implementing robust ESG programs, adopting reporting frameworks and principles, and announcing a number of goals and initiatives.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Review their compliance with Google’s Supplier Code of Conduct.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• effects of climate change (such as sea level rise, drought, flooding, heat waves, wildfires and resultant air quality effects and power shutdowns associated with wildfire prevention, and increased storm severity), power loss

Transition Risks

• regulatory changes, market shifts

Opportunities

• AI can also have a transformative effect on climate progress by providing helpful information, predicting climate-related events, and optimizing climate action.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed