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How Microsoft Plans to Bring Environmental Justice into Renewable Energy Procurement
WSP USA is helping the software giant strengthen its commitment to a sustainable future, co-authoring an evaluation framework to direct the benefits of renewable energy projects to vulnerable communities.
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June 28, 2023
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Microsoft’s carbon negative plan is part of a wider corporate strategy that includes removing, by 2050, all carbon the company has emitted since its founding in 1975.
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Environmental justice is “the process and outcome by which all individuals are equitably protected from environmental risk, and equitably empowered to participate in the environmental decision-making processes."
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By providing what they’ve learned, critical implementation acumen and tools that can be leveraged, Microsoft hopes to inspire other organizations to take similar actions.
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Cities are learning from large technology companies that have huge energy loads, as well as internal teams who have developed an understanding of the renewable energy supply chain.
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