1、Corporate Citizenship Microsoft Addressing Societal Needs in the Global Community 2009businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.To help people andMicrosoft Mission1ContentsWelcome.2Partnering to Address Societal Needs.3Extending the Benefits of Technology:Microsoft Unlimited Poten
2、tial.4 Transforming Education.5 Fostering Local Innovation.5 Enabling Jobs and Opportunities.5Responsible Business Practices.7 Environmental Stewardship.8 Preserving Freedom of Expression.8 Helping People and Communities in Crisis.9 Supporting Local Communities.10 Investing in Innovative R&D.10 Adva
3、ncing Privacy,Internet Safety and Security.11 Protecting Intellectual Property and New Innovations.12 Interoperability:Enabling Technologies to Work Better Together.12Looking Ahead.13Report Scope:This document provides an overview of Microsofts worldwide citizenship programs and activities.For addit
4、ional information about corporate citizenship at Microsoft,please visit our Web site at addition,Microsoft provides responses for many of the Global Re-porting Initiative G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines through the data provider OneReport.These responses are available to analysts at www.one-.
5、2 Corporate Citizenship Microsoft 2009WelcomeAt Microsoft,our mission is to help people and businesses around the world realize their full potential.Our commitment to achieving this mission is reflected in the many ways our products and services enable information to be used,managed and shared.And i
6、t is under-scored by our efforts to increase access to technology in order to help people improve their lives,particularly in underserved communities.As the worlds largest software companywith more than 90,000 employees in over 100 countriesMicrosoft has an important role to play in helping to advan