1、MCitizenship Report Customers Partners+Developers Community Environment Employees 2003Your potential.Our passion.Chairman/CEO Introduction p.01Company Overview p.02 Part 1:Partnering with Customers p.06 Part 2:Responsible Leadership p.14 Part 3:Strengthening Communities p.20 Part 4:Managing Environm
2、ental Impact p.26 Part 5:Employees p.30Additional copies of this report can be ordered by sending e-mail to .An online version is also available for download at Introduction Microsoft Citizenship Report Page 01We see this report as an opportunity to share how we view our roles and responsibilities a
3、s a global indus-try leader and corporate citizen,and to enhance our communication with our many stakeholders about the ways we fulfill them.In this overview,you may discover things you never knew about Microsoftfrom how we create innovative new technologies to how we empower people who have disabil
4、ities,and from how we support and advance open technology standards to how we strengthen communities worldwide.Microsofts mission is to enable peo-ple and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential.It is grounded in six core values that are the foundation of our business,and exp
5、resses our conviction that it takes more than great products to make a great company.We believe that our mission,although ambitious,is achievable.But we also know that we cant do it alone.Our business is built on relation-shipswith our customers,partners,investors,and employees,and with the many cou
6、ntries and communities around the world where we live and work.These relationships are cru-cial to us,and they depend on the choices we make and the actions we take every dayas a company and as individuals.We are committed to keeping those relationships strong and healthy by communicating openly abo