Reporting governance and approach
Empowering every person and every organization to achieve more requires careful attention to the impact of our business practices, policies, and community investments.
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Climate and Energy
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Ethics and Integrity (including governance, responsible competition, responsible AI, responsible policy engagement)
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Human Capital (including culture and development, diversity and inclusion, engagement, and well-being)
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Human Rights
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Natural Resources (water, waste, and ecosystems)
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Privacy and Data Security/Cybersecurity
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Inclusive Economic Opportunity (including accessibility, skilling, racial equity)
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Responsible Sourcing (including product lifecycle management)
We see the big picture
The Microsoft Technology and Corporate Responsibility (TCR) team, in collaboration with leaders across business and operations, drives companywide approaches to corporate social responsibility issues.
CEO and senior leadership
The head of TCR reports directly to Microsoft President and Vice Chair, Brad Smith, who sits on our Senior Leadership Team and reports directly to Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella. We work together to earn the trust and confidence of the public, our customers, partners, employees, and shareholders.
Regulatory and Public Policy Committee
The charter for the Microsoft Regulatory and Public Policy Committee includes the responsibility to "Review and provide guidance to the Board and management about the legal, regulatory, and compliance matters concerning competition and antitrust, privacy, trade, digital safety, artificial intelligence, and environmental sustainability.”
Corporate governance
At Microsoft, our focus on corporate social responsibility fosters sustained long-term business success. Our corporate governance framework, policies, and practices are described in detail in our annual proxy statement and the corporate governance section of out Investor Relations website.
Compliance and ethics
Our compliance and ethics policies and programs include our Standards of Business Conduct, which applies to employees, executive officers, Board of Directors, and Microsoft subsidiaries and controlled affiliates (where Microsoft directly or indirectly owns more than 50 percent of the voting control).
Reporting our progress
We want to help customers make informed choices about our products and services and ensure stakeholders can evaluate how we are meeting our commitments and responsibilities. Our reporting materials include both a fiscal year-end report on our progress, as well as an array of related supplemental reports and resources.
Global standards
We inform our disclosure strategies with careful consideration of commonly used global standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards.
Principles of United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
In 2006, we began endorsing the United Nations Global Compact and we file an annual Communication on Progress implementing the 10 UNGC principles. Learn more about the UN Global Compact Index at the bottom of this page.
United Nations Guiding Principles
Microsoft was among the first companies to align our human rights work with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and to adopt the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework.
Sustainable Development Goals
We're actively engaged in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals and publicly report how Microsoft contributes to the global effort to achieve the SDGs.
UN Global Compact Index
The following table describes the location of content relevant to each of the ten UN Global Compact principles.
Principle 1:
Business should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.
Principle 2:
Make sure they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Learn how we're working to support this principle from the following sections of our 2020 CSR Report: Human rights; Responsible sourcing; Our employees.
Principle 3:
Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.
Principle 4:
The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor.
Principle 5:
The effective abolition of child labor.
Principle 6:
The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Learn how we're working to support this principle from the following sections of our 2020 CSR Report: Human rights; Responsible sourcing; Our employees.
Principle 7:
Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.
Principle 8:
Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
Principle 9:
Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Learn how we're working to support this principle from the following sections of our 2020 CSR Report: Environmental sustainability; Responsible sourcing.
Principle 10:
Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
Learn how we're working to support this principle from the following sections of our 2020 CSR Report: Responsible sourcing; Our employees.
