Microsoft Environmental Sustainability Report 2025 Reveals Tech Giants Achievments in Clean Energy and Carbon Cuts

Microsoft has recently released its 2025 Environmental Sustainability Report, covering progress made in fiscal year 2024. The company reports big steps forward on waste, water, and clean energy, but its emissions still grew due to rising demand for AI and cloud services.

Microsoft hit several early targets. It provided clean water to 1.5 million people, protected 30% more land than it uses, and diverted 85% of construction waste. The company also hit a 90.9% reuse and recycling rate for servers and redesigned packaging for its Surface Copilot+ PCs.

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In clean energy, Microsoft now holds 34 gigawatts of carbon-free electricity contracts across 24 countries. In 2024 alone, it added 19 gigawatts through new power agreements. The company also expanded mass timber data centers and switched to chip-level liquid cooling.

Still, total emissions jumped 23.4% from the 2020 baseline. Scope 3 emissions rose 26%. Microsoft now pressures suppliers to switch to clean power and sustainable fuels, and it has locked in deals for 30 million metric tons of carbon removal.

Microsoft says it won’t meet its 2030 targets without cutting emissions across its full supply chain. The report highlights steady progress and the uphill climb ahead.