Brad Smith ,
Vice Chair and President , Microsoft
The race to 2030 – helping Microsoft achieve ambitious sustainability targets Nakagawa is Microsoft ’ s second ever Chief Environmental Officer ( with Lucas Joppa being the first ). Within her role , she will unite sustainability efforts across the company , bringing together Microsoft ’ s vast network of ESG-led teams , while also representing the company on the global stage .
“ Melanie joins Microsoft at a critical time . January will mark the third anniversary of our ambitious climate goals : to be carbon negative by 2030 and remove our historical carbon emissions by 2050 . While I ’ m pleased with our progress , we must accelerate our momentum and broaden even further our climate-related work ,” said Brad Smith , Vice Chair and President of Microsoft , commenting on Nakagawa ’ s appointment .
“ Especially for a company like Microsoft – with our focus on helping the world ’ s organisations innovate through technology – our climate-related role could not be clearer . Cloud-based digital services , the better use of data , and rapid advances in AI will create new opportunities for us to help every organisation achieve more progress in addressing the world ’ s climate and energy needs .”
As Microsoft faces these monumental challenges amid the ever-pressing consumer demand for future-proof sustainability strategies , Nakagawa ’ s experience and insights could not be more valuable .
By 2030 , Microsoft is committed to becoming carbon negative , water positive , and zero waste , while also contributing to the planet ’ s biodiversity .
In its progress towards these targets , Microsoft has teams – now being led by Nakagawa – comprising global leaders in environmental science . As a result , the company is at the forefront of sustainable technologies .
In fact , already , Microsoft is the largest carbon removal purchaser in the world . So , it will be exciting to see how , under Nakagawa ’ s leadership , the company continues to advance its ESG initiatives .
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