1、Environmental Report2018Google Environmental Report 20182 Environmental sustainability at Google3 About Google4AboutthisreportOur approach6 Mission and values13 PerformancehighlightsandtargetsDesigning efficient data centers18 Overview22 SPOTLIGHT:Positiveenergy:BelgiansitebecomesfirstGoogle datacen
2、tertoaddon-sitesolarAdvancing renewable energy24 Overview29 Ourcarbonfootprint32 SPOTLIGHT:Unlockingaccesstocorporaterenewableenergy purchasinginTaiwanCreating sustainable workplaces34 Overview38 SPOTLIGHT:Ecologicallyfocusedlandscapesarecoming tolifeonGooglecampusesEmpowering users with technology4
3、0 Overview45 SPOTLIGHT:Transparencyunleashed:HowGlobalFishingWatch istransformingfisherymanagementAppendix47 Environmental data50 Endnotes1Google Environmental Report 2018Environmental sustainability at GoogleSince our early days,Google has focused on developing services that significantly improve t
4、he lives of billions of people while operating our business in an environmentally sustainable way.Weve come a long way in 20 years:maintaining carbon neutrality since 2007,matching 100%of the 2017 electricity consumption of our global operations with renewable energy purchases,leading the industry i
5、n data center energy efficiency,creating over 11 million square feet of LEED-certified office space,and diverting more than 75%of our waste from landfills.Were encouraged by what weve accomplished and are energized by how much more there is to do.Creating a clean and healthy planet is a shared respo
6、nsibility,and not something that can be solved in a day.Thats why were excited about the great work being done across Google,as well as through long-term,innovative partnerships.Matching 100%renewable energy is just the beginning.Were enabling 3 gigawatts of new renewable energy around the world and