Google Says Customer Shipments to Be Fully Carbon Neutral Next Year

Google outlined sustainability commitments Monday, saying by 2020, 100 percent of shipments going to or from customers will be carbon neutral. In 2022, 100 percent of Made by Google products will include recycled materials with a goal to maximize recycled content wherever possible, blogged Anna Meegan, head of sustainability, consumer hardware. Commenting on the pervasiveness of phones, tablets, computers and smart speakers in consumers’ lives, Meegan said building the devices and getting them into consumers’ hands “takes a lot of resources and disposing of our old electronics can create significant waste.” From 2017 to 2018, Google’s carbon emissions for product shipments decreased by 40 percent, she said, and its Power Project will bring 1 million energy-saving Nest thermostats to families in need by 2023. Much of the Nest product portfolio was produced with post-consumer recycled plastic, she said.