Microsoft | Sustainability Performance
Develops and sells software, hardware, and services, including the Windows operating system and Azure cloud platform.
1975
United States
10,001+ employees
Computer Software
$10B+ in revenue
$10B+ in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#9467
Overallⓘ#2153
in United Statesⓘ#294
in Computer SoftwareⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
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Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalitiesGovernance
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Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Laggard
Aligned
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
87.2
B/M 41.0
20.6
B/M 20.8
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Controversy level
- Microsoft Corporation completed the USD 68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition in October 2023 — the largest gaming sector acquisition in history — after multi-jurisdictional antitrust battles including the May 2023 UK CMA blocking decision (reversed October 2023 following Microsoft's commitment to divest Activision cloud-streaming rights to Ubisoft), the December 2022 US FTC challenge (FTC lost July 2023 preliminary injunction motion, FTC appeal dismissed May 2024), and EU Commission conditional approval May 2023.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.