Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2025: Tech Sector

The report finds that emission targets in the tech sector are losing meaning as actual emissions rise and accounting frameworks remain inconsistent. While some companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple are implementing promising renewable energy and supply chain strategies, these are not yet industry standards. The document warns that 1.5 °C-aligned validations may mislead stakeholders by ignoring rising emissions and recommends transition-specific targets, robust electricity accounting standards, and government regulation of energy consumption growth.

• Corporate emission targets are becoming less meaningful because actual emissions are increasing and the use of competing accounting frameworks reduces transparency.
• Certain companies are showing leadership through hourly renewable energy matching (Google and Microsoft) and renewable supply chain strategies (Apple), but these efforts are isolated and not yet industry standards.
• The validation of some companies' targets as aligned with a 1.5 °C pathway may be misleading to the public, regulators, and investors because such validations often fail to account for the uncertainties associated with rising emissions.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2025). Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2025: Tech Sector. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/corporate-climate-responsibility-monitor-2025-tech-sector

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2025: Tech Sector. 2025. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/corporate-climate-responsibility-monitor-2025-tech-sector.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2025corporate, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2025: Tech Sector}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/corporate-climate-responsibility-monitor-2025-tech-sector}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }