Suppliers' Emissions Pose Hurdles for Microsoft's Climate Goals, Threatening Carbon Negativity Ambitions

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💻 Suppliers' Emissions Pose Hurdles for Microsoft's Climate Goals, Threatening Carbon Negativity Ambitions.

Microsoft faces challenges in achieving its climate targets due to the increasing emissions of its suppliers, as revealed in a review of emissions inventories from its top 100 suppliers. While some suppliers made progress in reducing their carbon footprint, many reported increased emissions, hindering Microsoft's goal of carbon negativity. The company's supply chain emissions grew by 15% between 2020 and 2021, and the majority of its suppliers did not use renewable energy, highlighting the difficulties faced by big tech companies in decarbonizing their supply chains.

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