'Planetary computer': Microsoft ramps up sustainability vision with new land protection pledges

Cecilia Keating
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Microsoft has pledged to protect more than 11,000 acres of land by 2025, through a range of measures that include land acquisition, national park creation, and backing community- or Indigenous-led conservation efforts.

Microsoft has vowed to build a new 'planetary computer' and protect more land than it uses by 2025 as part of a suite of sustainability initiatives unveiled today that build on the tech giant's high profile...

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