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Career Opportunities in Environmental Sustainability 

Microsoft is committed to accelerating global progress towards a more sustainable future. We are focused on the areas where we can have the greatest impact, including carbon, ecosystems, water and waste. Join us in our mission to empower the planet. 
Microsoft President Brad Smith, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood and CEO Satya Nadella preparing to announce Microsoft’s plan to be carbon negative by 2030.

Carbon negative by 2030

Learn more about Microsoft’s commitment to be carbon negative by 2030, and by 2050 to remove all our historical carbon emissions.

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Growing up off the grid paved the way for Microsoft’s chief environmental officer

Lucas Joppa's childhood playground was a forest. No TV. No computers. Now, he's betting our planet’s future on technology.

Read more about our chief environmental officer
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Look inside Microsoft

Read stories about our commitment to the environment.

A healthy society requires a healthy planet

Learn more about why we are focusing on preserving and protecting the biodiversity and health of the world’s ecosystems.

Understand the carbon math

We have an ambitious goal (and a detailed plan) to become carbon negative by 2030 and remove our historical emissions by 2050. Microsoft Chief Environmental Officer Lucas Joppa explains how the accounting behind these goals works.

A culture based on sustainability

We are addressing our impact on the environment across all areas of Microsoft and accelerating global progress toward a more sustainable future. 

Imagining the future from an alternative perspective

Innovation and imagination rely on our ability to see things differently. Microsoft is full of people who do just that, and the result of their alternative perspectives are groundbreaking ideas that will help shape the future.