Bradford Lca

President & Vice Chairman, Microsoft

Search every verified Bradford Lca interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In March 2022, Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith delivered recorded remarks for Washington Governor Jay Inslee's climate policy rollout. Smith stated that Microsoft had committed to being carbon negative by 2030 and to removing all of the company's historical scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050. He described four areas of focus for Microsoft's campus modernization to reduce its carbon footprint: reducing embodied carbon in building materials by 30%, moving toward 100% clean electricity, using geothermal energy from deep wells to cut energy consumption by half, and transitioning the company's vehicle fleet to 100% electric vehicles by 2030. Smith also noted that Microsoft was developing new measurement systems for building energy use and carbon emissions, including a "cloud for sustainability" platform. He emphasized that addressing climate change would require collaboration, conversation, and learning from each other, and he expressed Microsoft's intention to participate actively in the state's efforts.