Our Aim to Protect Nature & Biodiversity

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By incorporating nature-based solutions such as native habitat enhancement and ecosystem protection, we can help reduce flood impacts, wildfires, and many other severe weather events that occur with increasing frequency.</p> <p>Investing in nature is an investment in our workers, our products, and our communities. We want nature and people to flourish together in the communities that Google calls home, as well as the ecosystems where we source food for the hundreds of cafes we operate. 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glue-spacer-3-top"> <p>Preserving and restoring nature is critical both to mitigating climate change and adapting to it. By incorporating nature-based solutions such as native habitat enhancement and ecosystem protection, we can help reduce flood impacts, wildfires, and many other severe weather events that occur with increasing frequency.</p> <p>Investing in nature is an investment in our workers, our products, and our communities. We want nature and people to flourish together in the communities that Google calls home, as well as the ecosystems where we source food for the hundreds of cafes we operate. Our billions of users also have the potential to have a positive impact on their environments if given the information and tools to do so.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subsection-cards"> <div class="subsection-cards-flex section-article js-section" id="building-for-biodiversity"> <p class="glue-eyebrow subsection-cards-eyebrow"> Building for biodiversity </p> <div class="subsection-cards-container"> <div class="subsection-cards-items"> <div class="subsection-cards-image-container"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="subsection-cards-img hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/b7/e9/463db94745118cf6195b654f2ed4/google-bay-view.webp=w300" alt="View of Google鈥檚 Bay View campus at dusk"> </div> </div> <p class="subsection-cards-decs"> Designing for ecology </p> <div class="subsection-cards-cta preview-pane" data-update-url="false"> <button class="sus-button--low-emphasis glue-modal__trigger modal-trigger" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://sustainability.google/operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/designing-for-ecology/" data-ga-section-name="building for biodiversity" data-ga-content-type="cta" id="designing-for-ecology" tabindex="0"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined sus-button--icon"> add_circle </span> View more </button> </div> </div> <div class="subsection-cards-items"> <div class="subsection-cards-image-container"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="subsection-cards-img hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/40/3e/5cd21572449d869d2ada277b6377/butterfly.webp=w300" alt="A butterfly sits on a tall purple flower"> </div> </div> <p class="subsection-cards-decs"> Creating and restoring habitat </p> <div class="subsection-cards-cta preview-pane" data-update-url="false"> <button class="sus-button--low-emphasis glue-modal__trigger modal-trigger" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://sustainability.google/operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/creating-and-restoring-habitat/" data-ga-section-name="building for biodiversity" data-ga-content-type="cta" id="creating-and-restoring-habitat" tabindex="0"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined sus-button--icon"> add_circle </span> View more </button> </div> </div> <div class="subsection-cards-items"> <div class="subsection-cards-image-container"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="subsection-cards-img hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/d3/f9/825f507c4b07b34ec9f6f0d7e2b9/bh004-0023359-view-12-proposed-w-width-1600-format-webp.webp=w300" alt="A computer generated image showing the ground floor of Google鈥檚 new building on King鈥檚 Boulevard. 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</div> </section> <section class="main-content"> <h3 class="glue-spacer-3-top modal-title-text">Designing for ecology</h3> <div class="glue-grid__col glue-grid__col--span-4-sm glue-grid__col--span-8-md glue-grid__col--span-6-lg glue-grid__col--span-8-xl glue-order-1 glue-order-2-md glue-order-2-xl scroll-section-img"> <img class="scroll-section-img-main commitment-overview-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/85/96/072a1ffe49bb8ae3bf26e64b33de/designing-for-ecologyyy.webp" alt="View of Google's Bay View campus at dusk"> <div class="glue-grid caption"> <div class="glue-grid__col--span-6"> <p class="image-caption-text"> A view of the Bay View campus with the events center in the foreground. Photo: Iwan Baan </p> </div> </div> <div class="caption-text"> <p>We鈥檙e working to <a href="https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/restoring-native-habitats-silicon-valley/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>bring nature back</u></a> into the built environment鈥攊n part, by restoring critical habitats like <a href="https://www.sfei.org/documents/re-oaking-silicon-valley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>oak woodlands</u></a> and willow groves across our San Francisco Bay Area campuses. Our aim is to revive the area鈥檚 ecological heritage and bolster the human experience while creating thriving, functional landscapes for a biodiverse constellation of species. In the Bay Area and beyond, wherever possible, we strive to build biodiversity on-site at Google offices and campuses by designing for ecology and bringing nature back to cities.</p> <p>In 2022, <a href="https://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/bay-view-campus-grand-opening/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>we opened Bay View</u></a>, the first major campus designed by Google, and one of the most comprehensive examples yet of our approach to designing for ecology. Bay View features over 17 acres of high-value natural areas鈥攊ncluding wet meadows, woodlands and a marsh鈥攄esigned to reestablish native landscapes and <a href="https://realestate.withgoogle.com/bayview/#/solutions/resilient-ecology" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>rehabilitate Bay Area wetlands</u></a>.</p> <p>The significant amount of open space at Bay View is thoughtfully designed to echo pre-development water flows through stormwater treatment areas, which include open-water ponds that provide habitat for aquatic wildlife. New willow groves provide a critical habitat for local wildlife and migrating songbirds, which have almost entirely disappeared from the South Bay.</p> <p>Additionally, native pollinator gardens at Bay View help the campus meet the Living Building Challenge鈥檚 urban agriculture criteria, recognizing the key role of native pollinators鈥攕uch as bees鈥攊n local food production and ecosystem health.<br></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-section js-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Related resources</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-link-main"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="card-link-image hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/5b/4f/f04a30d944899354ba75e7cd7b4b/bay-area-ecology-map-hero-01-width-1600-format-webp-9.webp" alt="An illustrated map of species found across Google's Bay View and Charleston East campuses, including birds, wasps, butterflies, frogs, foxes, oak trees and willow groves."> </div> </div> <p class="card-link-copy glue-headline glue-headline--headline-5"> How Google is restoring native habitats in Silicon Valley</p> <div class="card-link-cta"> <div class="link-story"> <a href="https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/restoring-native-habitats-silicon-valley/" class="sus-link" title="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/restoring-native-habitats-silicon-valley/" data-ga-section-name="related resources" data-ga-content-type="story"> View story </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-link-main"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="card-link-image hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/82/a7/bbad671142ea814bdd88d326b3f8/google-bay-view-22-02-big-tha-02-width-1600-format-webp-5.webp" alt="An aerial photo of three large canopies that are covered in solar panels."> </div> </div> <p class="card-link-copy glue-headline glue-headline--headline-5"> Bay View is open: The first campus built by Google</p> <div class="card-link-cta"> <div class="link-story"> <a href="https://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/bay-view-campus-grand-opening/" class="sus-link" title="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/bay-view-campus-grand-opening/" data-ga-section-name="related resources" data-ga-content-type="story"> View story </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="card-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Did you know?</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-bulb-cta"> <p class="sus-button-bulb-icon"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined">wb_incandescent</span> </p> </div> <div class="card-link-copy glue-headline frame-sub-heading"> <p>In 2017, we contributed to the restoration of the <a href="../stories/urban-ecology/"><u>Charleston Retention Basin</u></a> near our Bay Area campuses, including nearly 6 acres<sup>1</sup> of new and enhanced freshwater marsh and native upland and riparian communities, and we continue to protect a <a href="https://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/every-summer-googles-campus-birds/" target="_blank"><u>rookery</u></a> that is regionally important for the local egret population.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-bulb-cta"> <p class="sus-button-bulb-icon"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined">wb_incandescent</span> </p> </div> <div class="card-link-copy glue-headline frame-sub-heading"> <p>From 2014 to 2023, we created or restored approximately 67 acres of habitat and planted roughly 4,500 native trees on Google鈥檚 campuses and the surrounding urban landscape, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="card-section module-bottom-spacer"> <div class="footnotes-section"> <div class="note-text"> <sup>1</sup> <a href="https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2015092068" target="_blank">https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2015092068</a> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="glue-modal modal-parent report-modal-parent" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-label" aria-describedby="modal-content-creating-and-restoring-habitat" data-preview-id="creating-and-restoring-habitat"> <div class="preview-dialog" data-ga-page-view="page_view" data-ga-preview-text="preview/" 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class="glue-spacer-3-top modal-title-text">Creating and restoring habitat</h3> <div class="glue-grid__col glue-grid__col--span-4-sm glue-grid__col--span-8-md glue-grid__col--span-6-lg glue-grid__col--span-8-xl glue-order-1 glue-order-2-md glue-order-2-xl scroll-section-img"> <img class="scroll-section-img-main commitment-overview-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/6b/54/364abb274f1892945cf143f17426/butterfly.webp" alt="A butterfly sits on a tall purple flower"> <div class="caption-text"> <p>We鈥檙e expanding native, biodiverse habitats on our development sites through both large- and small-scale efforts that prioritize local species. As of the end of 2023, we created or restored approximately 67 acres of habitat and planted roughly 4,500 native trees on Google鈥檚 campuses and the surrounding urban landscape, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area.</p> <p>We made progress on monarch butterfly habitat creation: From 2021 to 2023, we created 20 acres of new habitat on our California campuses designed to support monarch butterflies and other pollinators, aligned with <a href="https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/monarch-butterflies-california/" target="_blank"><u>Google鈥檚 2021 monarch butterfly pledge</u></a>. We鈥檙e already seeing benefits, with about <a href="https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/helping-californias-monarch-butterflies-an-update/" target="_blank"><u>10 times</u></a> more monarch caterpillars at our new habitat sites, compared to control sites on our campus without new monarch-friendly plants. Our efforts to support pollinator habitats earned us the 2023 Monarch Sustainer of the Year award from Pollinator Partnership.</p> <p>In 2023, we also completed a native habitat restoration project along the West Channel near our Sunnyvale, California, campus. This project restored 4.3 acres of aquatic, wetland, and riparian habitat and is expected to benefit local and migratory water birds. Additionally, the project provides flood protection for adjacent neighborhoods in Sunnyvale via a combination of floodwalls and flood control levees.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-section js-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Related resources</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-link-main"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="card-link-image hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/ae/0d/dd9b41034f33a5bef22977a6864b/monarch-cluster-xercessociety.webp" alt="Monarch butterflies rest on trees in the sun during the winter in California."> </div> </div> <p class="card-link-copy glue-headline glue-headline--headline-5"> Doing our part for California鈥檚 monarch butterflies</p> <div class="card-link-cta"> <div class="link-story"> <a 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href="https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/helping-californias-monarch-butterflies-an-update/" class="sus-link" title="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/helping-californias-monarch-butterflies-an-update/" data-ga-section-name="related resources" data-ga-content-type="story"> View story </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="card-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Did you know?</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-bulb-cta"> <p class="sus-button-bulb-icon"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined">wb_incandescent</span> </p> </div> <div class="card-link-copy glue-headline frame-sub-heading"> <p>In 2020, California only saw <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/environment/article/30-000-milkweeds-planted-up-and-down-California-16213857.php" target="_blank"><u>2,000 monarch butterflies</u></a> during the winter: a more than 90% decline from the <a href="https://xerces.org/publications/fact-sheets/western-monarch-call-to-action" target="_blank"><u>millions of monarchs</u></a> that visited the state in the 1980s and 1990s.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="glue-modal modal-parent report-modal-parent" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-label" aria-describedby="modal-content-bringing-nature-back-to-cities" data-preview-id="bringing-nature-back-to-cities"> <div class="preview-dialog" data-ga-page-view="page_view" data-ga-preview-text="preview/" data-ga-scroll-event="scroll" data-ga-scroll-depth="25,50,75,100"> <button class="glue-modal__close-btn bringing-nature-back-to-cities close-button sus-icon-button" title="Close the modal" tabindex="0" aria-label="Close the modal"></button> <div id="modal-content-bringing-nature-back-to-cities" class="preview-content"> <div class="commitment-model" id="modal-page"> <section> <div class="navigation-menu"> <span class="navigation-menu-text">Operating sustainably</span> <span class="material-symbols-outlined nav-icon navigation-menu-icon-font"> chevron_right</span> <span> <a href="../../operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/" class="sus-link navigation-menu-text" title="Nature & biodiversity" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://sustainability.google/operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/" data-ga-section-name="nature & biodiversity" data-ga-content-type="cta"> Nature & biodiversity </a> </span> </div> </section> <section class="main-content"> <h3 class="glue-spacer-3-top modal-title-text">Bringing nature back to cities</h3> <div class="glue-grid__col glue-grid__col--span-4-sm glue-grid__col--span-8-md glue-grid__col--span-6-lg 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Three shops are pictured; a bike shop, a book shop and a textile store. Several people are pictured in the foreground"> <div class="glue-grid caption"> <div class="glue-grid__col--span-6"> <p class="image-caption-text"> A visualization of our new building in King鈥檚 Cross </p> </div> </div> <div class="caption-text"> <p>We鈥檙e also bringing nature back to cities where we operate. In urban areas around the world, we鈥檙e designing nature into the built environment to improve urban biodiversity and connect people to nature.</p> <p>Our Platform G building in <a href="https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/kings-cross/" target="_blank"><u>London鈥檚 Kings Cross</u></a> neighborhood, scheduled to open in 2024, will include a biodiverse green roof and planting palette designed to support native birds, bats, bees and insects, designed in collaboration with the London Wildlife Trust. A densely planted outdoor roof garden with a rainwater irrigation system will provide habitat for protected species of bats and birds, as well as offering a quiet green space for breaks during the work day. We鈥檙e collaborating with the London Wildlife Trust as part of a wider initiative to protect our native species and improve local biodiversity.</p> <p>Beyond the importance to local communities and native species, bringing nature back to cities also helps to address the urban heat island effect. In city centers lacking greenspace, the urban heat island effect produces higher temperatures, leading to increased energy needs, air pollution, and heat-related illness. We can help to abate this through including plantings, green open spaces, tree canopy cover, and reducing impermeable surfaces like concrete.</p> <p>We published insights from some of this work in an academic <a href="https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.10423" target="_blank"><u>paper</u></a>, aiming to inspire others and provide them with tools and techniques for integrating nature into dense urban areas.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-section js-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Related resources</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-link-main"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="card-link-image hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/31/73/3dd934064c88943d87b77e671704/view-06-width-1000-format-webp.webp" alt="Visualisation of the roof of our newest building in King鈥檚 Cross."> </div> </div> <p class="card-link-copy glue-headline glue-headline--headline-5"> A space for connection in King鈥檚 Cross</p> <div class="card-link-cta"> <div class="link-story"> <a href="https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/kings-cross/" class="sus-link" title="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/kings-cross/" data-ga-section-name="related resources" data-ga-content-type="story"> View story </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="card-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Did you know?</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-bulb-cta"> <p class="sus-button-bulb-icon"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined">wb_incandescent</span> </p> </div> <div class="card-link-copy glue-headline frame-sub-heading"> <p>A system of 13,500 interconnected devices around the King鈥檚 Cross office will improve energy efficiency in real time, while solar shading will help regulate the building鈥檚 temperature by reducing glare from the sun.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-bulb-cta"> <p class="sus-button-bulb-icon"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined">wb_incandescent</span> </p> </div> <div class="card-link-copy glue-headline frame-sub-heading"> <p>We鈥檝e prioritized low-carbon, local materials in the construction and interior design to reduce the carbon impact of our King鈥檚 Cross building by 20%.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="glue-modal modal-parent report-modal-parent" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-label" aria-describedby="modal-content-nurturing-nature-across-ecosystems" data-preview-id="nurturing-nature-across-ecosystems"> <div 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biodiversity </a> </span> </div> </section> <section class="main-content"> <h3 class="glue-spacer-3-top modal-title-text">Nurturing nature across ecosystems</h3> <div class="glue-grid__col glue-grid__col--span-4-sm glue-grid__col--span-8-md glue-grid__col--span-6-lg glue-grid__col--span-8-xl glue-order-1 glue-order-2-md glue-order-2-xl scroll-section-img"> <img class="scroll-section-img-main commitment-overview-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/0a/be/c192962b4433a54799cee43f5cd6/nurturing-nature.webp" alt="Two people walk along a path in Google's Bay View campus"> <div class="glue-grid caption"> <div class="glue-grid__col--span-6"> <p class="image-caption-text"> Near Charleston East, Google helped the City of Mountain View realize the 6-acre Charleston Retention Basin in 2017 </p> </div> </div> <div class="caption-text"> <p>We invest in restoration projects outside of Google鈥檚 campuses to build health across the wider ecosystem and accelerate our water stewardship goals. In addition to the Google.org grant across the Xerces Society and Peninsula Open Space Trust, Google provided a grant to the City of Mountain View so they could create and maintain pollinator habitat at Shoreline Park.</p> <p>We also support efforts to strengthen the ecological resilience of critical natural systems like the San Francisco Bay. In 2022, we partnered with the San Francisco Estuary Institute to create the <a href="https://www.sfei.org/documents/shoreline-resilience-framework-san-francisco-wildlife-support" target="_blank"><u>Shoreline Resilience Framework for Wildlife Support</u></a>, which is being used by regional agencies to identify, map, and enhance functions that contribute to shoreline resilience. These functions may include protecting the shoreline from erosion, supporting threatened and endangered species, and maintaining critical landscape processes like marsh migration with sea-level rise.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Did you know?</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-bulb-cta"> <p class="sus-button-bulb-icon"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined">wb_incandescent</span> </p> </div> <div class="card-link-copy glue-headline frame-sub-heading"> <p>We鈥檝e put $500,000 toward helping restore and enhance monarch habitat on our campuses, and Google.org granted another $500,000 to the Xerces Society and Peninsula Open Space Trust for habitat work across the state.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="glue-modal modal-parent report-modal-parent" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-label" aria-describedby="modal-content-connecting-communities-and-nature" data-preview-id="connecting-communities-and-nature"> <div class="preview-dialog" data-ga-page-view="page_view" data-ga-preview-text="preview/" data-ga-scroll-event="scroll" data-ga-scroll-depth="25,50,75,100"> <button class="glue-modal__close-btn connecting-communities-and-nature close-button sus-icon-button" title="Close the modal" tabindex="0" aria-label="Close the modal"></button> <div id="modal-content-connecting-communities-and-nature" class="preview-content"> <div class="commitment-model" id="modal-page"> <section> <div class="navigation-menu"> <span class="navigation-menu-text">Operating sustainably</span> <span class="material-symbols-outlined nav-icon navigation-menu-icon-font"> chevron_right</span> <span> <a href="../../operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/" class="sus-link navigation-menu-text" title="Nature & biodiversity" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://sustainability.google/operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/" data-ga-section-name="nature & biodiversity" data-ga-content-type="cta"> Nature & biodiversity </a> </span> </div> </section> <section class="main-content"> <h3 class="glue-spacer-3-top modal-title-text">Connecting communities and nature</h3> <div class="glue-grid__col glue-grid__col--span-4-sm glue-grid__col--span-8-md glue-grid__col--span-6-lg glue-grid__col--span-8-xl glue-order-1 glue-order-2-md glue-order-2-xl scroll-section-img"> <img class="scroll-section-img-main commitment-overview-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/9b/1a/2e5e5412472794075b6fb32416b0/p85-7954-miskiv-monarch.webp" alt="Two egrets are perched on a tree branch on a sunny day"> <div class="caption-text"> <p>We invest for the long term, so we want to care for the environments and communities where we operate. That means acting as good stewards of the land for both ourselves and our neighbors. Nature is a public-facing amenity and therefore benefits the wider community.</p> <p>We build trust and goodwill by engaging with local communities and leading programming that extends the benefits of nature to all. For example, in partnership with the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, the City of Mountain View and other organizations, Google hosts "Egret Office Hours" at the <a href="https://scvas.org/egrets" target="_blank">Shorebird Way rookery</a> so the public can safely see moments throughout the egret breeding cycle.</p> <p>As another example, we created the Green Loop, a publicly accessible pedestrian and cycling trail connecting some of our buildings in Mountain View. The Green Loop was designed with native vegetation to enhance habitat for pollinators and other wildlife (including nearly 100 native trees), as well as to help manage stormwater. By replacing impervious pavement with native vegetation and tree coverage, the Green Loop also helps to mitigate the heat island effect.</p> <p>Spending time in nature is connected to a number of proven benefits for health and well-being, including lower blood pressure, reduced stress, and improved mood.<sup>1</sup> We ensure that Googlers have access to the benefits of high-quality biodiverse nature through our exterior landscapes. We also focus on bringing attributes of natural environments into our interior spaces by applying biophilic design practices.</p> <p>To achieve these benefits across our portfolio, we provide real estate project teams with guidance on how to achieve biophilic outcomes from conceptual design, implementation, and documentation of nature-inspired architecture, interior, and landscape design. To further this, we collaborated on an initiative with the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) to make a <a href="https://www2.living-future.org/biophilicdesigntoolkit" target="_blank"><u>Biophilic Design Toolkit</u></a> that was launched in 2022 and is freely available for anyone to use.</p> <p>Some recent buildings that reflect this approach to biophilic design include <a href="https://realestate.withgoogle.com/bayview/#/solutions/biophilic-design" target="_blank"><u>Bay View</u></a> in California, <a href="https://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/pier-57-new-york-opens-to-public/" target="_blank"><u>Pier 57</u></a> in New York, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHgPLVpvX00" target="_blank"><u>Sunnyvale</u></a> in California.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-section js-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Related resources</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-link-main"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="card-link-image hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/8d/bb/a18fe3f940f5a540d463986685cc/socialshare-width-1300.webp" alt="View of Google's PIer 57 building in New York City"> </div> </div> <p class="card-link-copy glue-headline glue-headline--headline-5"> Pier 57, a love letter to New York City</p> <div class="card-link-cta"> <div class="link-story"> <a href="https://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/pier-57-new-york-opens-to-public/" class="sus-link" title="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/pier-57-new-york-opens-to-public/" data-ga-section-name="related resources" data-ga-content-type="story"> View story </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-link-main"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="card-link-image hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/f7/c4/1058c87b4b1bad59e97e40443cf9/biophilic-design.webp" alt="View of Charleston East through a few trees and bushes."> </div> </div> <p class="card-link-copy glue-headline glue-headline--headline-5"> Bay View - Biophilic Design</p> <div class="card-link-cta"> <div class="link-story"> <a href="https://realestate.withgoogle.com/bayview/#/solutions/biophilic-design" class="sus-link" title="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://realestate.withgoogle.com/bayview/#/solutions/biophilic-design" data-ga-section-name="related resources" data-ga-content-type="cta"> Learn more </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="card-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Did you know?</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-bulb-cta"> <p class="sus-button-bulb-icon"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined">wb_incandescent</span> </p> </div> <div class="card-link-copy glue-headline frame-sub-heading"> <p>Our Bay View campus was a finalist for the 2023 Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award, presented by ILFI to recognize leading examples of biophilic design in the built environment.<sup>2</sup></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-bulb-cta"> <p class="sus-button-bulb-icon"> <span class="material-symbols-outlined">wb_incandescent</span> </p> </div> <div class="card-link-copy glue-headline frame-sub-heading"> <p>In Sunnyvale, we are building our first ground-up <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHgPLVpvX00" target="_blank"><u>mass timber building</u></a>, which will incorporate biophilic design principles by exposing the natural timber structure to building occupants, and by providing abundant views and daylight through the interior.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="card-section module-bottom-spacer"> <div class="footnotes-section"> <div class="note-text"> <sup>1</sup> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/the-nature-cure/403210/" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/the-nature-cure/403210/</a> </div> <div class="note-text"> <sup>2</sup> <a href="https://trimtab.living-future.org/biophilic-design/skbda-finalists-2023/" target="_blank">https://trimtab.living-future.org/biophilic-design/skbda-finalists-2023/</a> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="glue-modal modal-parent report-modal-parent" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-label" aria-describedby="modal-content-procuring-sustainable-materials-and-supporting-biodiverse-food-systems" data-preview-id="procuring-sustainable-materials-and-supporting-biodiverse-food-systems"> <div class="preview-dialog" data-ga-page-view="page_view" data-ga-preview-text="preview/" data-ga-scroll-event="scroll" data-ga-scroll-depth="25,50,75,100"> <button class="glue-modal__close-btn procuring-sustainable-materials-and-supporting-biodiverse-food-systems close-button sus-icon-button" title="Close the modal" tabindex="0" aria-label="Close the modal"></button> <div id="modal-content-procuring-sustainable-materials-and-supporting-biodiverse-food-systems" class="preview-content"> <div class="commitment-model" id="modal-page"> <section> <div class="navigation-menu"> <span class="navigation-menu-text">Operating sustainably</span> <span class="material-symbols-outlined nav-icon navigation-menu-icon-font"> chevron_right</span> <span> <a href="../../operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/" class="sus-link navigation-menu-text" title="Nature & biodiversity" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://sustainability.google/operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/" data-ga-section-name="nature & biodiversity" data-ga-content-type="cta"> Nature & biodiversity </a> </span> </div> </section> <section class="main-content"> <h3 class="glue-spacer-3-top modal-title-text">Procuring sustainable materials and supporting biodiverse food systems</h3> <div class="glue-grid__col glue-grid__col--span-4-sm glue-grid__col--span-8-md glue-grid__col--span-6-lg glue-grid__col--span-8-xl glue-order-1 glue-order-2-md glue-order-2-xl scroll-section-img"> <img class="scroll-section-img-main commitment-overview-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/3e/8a/17c1e02e45eba02bd24382293b89/procuring-sustainable-materiala.webp" alt="View of Google's Charleston East campus"> <div class="glue-grid caption"> <div class="glue-grid__col--span-6"> <p class="image-caption-text"> Our Charleston East campus expands the boundaries of sustainable design with flexible workspaces, healthy and reclaimed materials, and public spaces the whole community can enjoy </p> </div> </div> <div class="caption-text"> <p>We are focused on sourcing responsibly across our supply chain by procuring sustainable building and hardware materials and supporting biodiverse food systems.</p> <p>We procure building materials for development projects and hardware materials for products while aiming to minimize negative impacts on global biodiversity. For example, for new campus developments, we鈥檝e incorporated timber certified by the Forest Stewardship Council鈥攖he world鈥檚 leading forest certification system for sustainable wood building materials. The first time Google led the concept and construction of our own major campuses, Google and our development partners prioritized FSC certification of all new wood purchased and installed, achieving over 96% FSC-certified wood<sup>1</sup> at Bay View. Our efforts earned us a 2021 FSC Leadership Award, which recognizes excellence in responsible forest management and conservation.</p> <p>We work to ensure our food operations contribute positively to global biodiversity. Across our cafes, our Food team is focused on increasing the proportion of agrobiodiverse crops featured across our menus. We leverage procurement practices and menu design to replace monocrop commodities with climate-resilient crops, and jumpstart local markets to support agrobiodiversity. In addition to agrobiodiversity, we also support regenerative agriculture practices. This work builds upon the Food team鈥檚 vision of contributing to feeding the world responsibly and sustainably.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-section js-section"> <div class="card-container"> <p class="subsection-title">Related resources</p> <ul class="resource-card-container-main"> <li class="resource-sub-card-container"> <div class="card-link"> <div class="card-link-main"> <div class="image-wrapper"> <img class="card-link-image hide-image" data-src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/15/44/79bf8af04e38b1b0f1519864e688/bay.webp" alt="View of Google's Bay View campus"> </div> </div> <p class="card-link-copy glue-headline glue-headline--headline-5"> Bay View and Charleston East</p> <div class="card-link-cta"> <div class="link-story"> <a href="https://realestate.withgoogle.com/bayview/" class="sus-link" title="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://realestate.withgoogle.com/bayview/" data-ga-section-name="related resources" data-ga-content-type="cta"> Learn more </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="card-section module-bottom-spacer"> <div class="footnotes-section"> <div class="note-text"> <sup>1</sup> The percentage of FSC-certified wood used at Bay View and Charleston East was calculated based on material costs for new wood purchased for these projects during construction. </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="glue-modal modal-parent report-modal-parent" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-label" aria-describedby="modal-content-google-earth-engine-a-planetary-scale-platform" data-preview-id="google-earth-engine-a-planetary-scale-platform"> <div class="preview-dialog" data-ga-page-view="page_view" data-ga-preview-text="preview/" data-ga-scroll-event="scroll" data-ga-scroll-depth="25,50,75,100"> <button class="glue-modal__close-btn google-earth-engine-a-planetary-scale-platform close-button sus-icon-button" title="Close the modal" tabindex="0" aria-label="Close the modal"></button> <div id="modal-content-google-earth-engine-a-planetary-scale-platform" class="preview-content"> <div class="commitment-model" id="modal-page"> <section> <div class="navigation-menu"> <span class="navigation-menu-text">Operating sustainably</span> <span class="material-symbols-outlined nav-icon navigation-menu-icon-font"> chevron_right</span> <span> <a href="../../operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/" class="sus-link navigation-menu-text" title="Nature & biodiversity" data-ga-event="select_content" data-ga-cta-url="https://sustainability.google/operating-sustainably/nature-biodiversity/" data-ga-section-name="nature & biodiversity" data-ga-content-type="cta"> Nature & biodiversity </a> </span> </div> </section> <section class="main-content"> <h3 class="glue-spacer-3-top modal-title-text">Google Earth Engine, a planetary-scale platform</h3> <div class="glue-grid__col glue-grid__col--span-4-sm glue-grid__col--span-8-md glue-grid__col--span-6-lg glue-grid__col--span-8-xl glue-order-1 glue-order-2-md glue-order-2-xl scroll-section-img"> <img class="scroll-section-img-main commitment-overview-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gstatic.com/marketing-cms/assets/images/0d/e9/198d8dec4c41b2563334e7250ddc/earth-engine.webp" alt="Aerial view of brown land mass and blue ocean"> <div class="caption-text"> <p>Protecting nature requires everyone to play a role. 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