Microsoft commits to restoring more water than it uses by 2030
(Windows Phone Central)

Microsoft added a goal to be `water positive` to its sustainability goals. What you need to know Microsoft announced a commitment to be water positive by 2030. Microsoft plans to do this by reducing water usage and replenishing highly stressed basins. Microsoft uses large amounts of water to cool data centers. Microsoft`s latest environmental pledge includes a commitment to be `water positive` by 2030. In other words, by 2030, Microsoft`s global operations should replenish more water than they use. Microsoft expounds on the new commitment in a new post by company president Brad Smith. Microsoft will move toward this goal in two ways; reducing water usage and replenishing water. Microsoft presently uses a massive amount of water for data centers and other technologies. The company will use innovative ways to reduce how much water datacenters use. Microsoft will replenish water through a variety of projects, including wetland restoration and removing surfaces such as asphalt. Sp...