BENEDICT GOMES
BENEDICT GOMES
TITLE : SVP , LEARNING & SUSTAINABILITY
COMPANY : GOOGLE INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Joining Google in 1999 , Gomes is one of the company ’ s most senior engineers . The former chief of Google Search , today he is the company ’ s SVP for Learning & Sustainability .
Google is heavily investing in sustainability research and development Since 2007 , Google has maintained a carbon-neutral status , balancing its carbon footprint with offsets and prioritising renewable energy sources for its operations that support organisations globally . Impressively , Google matched its electricity consumption with 100 % renewable energy since 2017 . With a goal to operate all of its data centres and office campuses on 24 / 7 carbon- free energy by 2030 , Google is heavily investing in sustainability research and development to create new technologies that can help reduce waste and conserve resources from machine learning to help cool its data centres to smart thermostats that conserve home energy . The company started purchasing renewable energy in 2010 , and in 2017 became the first major company to match 100 % of its annual electricity use with renewable energy purchases .
74 April 2024