{"id":107853,"date":"2020-01-22T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T17:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=435955"},"modified":"2020-01-22T17:11:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T17:11:02","slug":"microsoft-advertising-aims-to-plant-250000-trees-this-year-heres-how-you-can-take-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/22\/microsoft-advertising-aims-to-plant-250000-trees-this-year-heres-how-you-can-take-part\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Advertising aims to plant 250,000 trees this year; here\u2019s how you can take part"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsoft-advertising-aims-to-plant-250000-trees-this-year-heres-how-you-can-take-part.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s commitment to harnessing the power of technology to help everyone, everywhere to build a more sustainable future is more important than ever. Last week, Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/climate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> an immense commitment to our environment and our earth\u2019s future. Microsoft committed to getting to <a href=\"https:\/\/3er1viui9wo30pkxh1v2nh4w-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prod\/sites\/567\/2020\/01\/Infographic_Microsoft-pathway.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carbon Negative by 2030<\/a> and by 2050, remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975. Microsoft has also created a new $1 billion climate innovation fund to accelerate the global development of carbon reduction, capture, and removal technologies.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Aligned to this company-wide mission, we at Microsoft Advertising are excited to announce our support of Microsoft\u2019s global sustainability initiative with a goal to plant 250,000 trees in 2020 on behalf of our clients, and with support from our partners and employees.&nbsp; We&#8217;ll also be striving to be more sustainable at our events \u2014 by reducing swag, for example.<\/p>\n<h2>How, why and where we&#8217;re planting 250,000 trees<\/h2>\n<p>A key part of Microsoft&#8217;s culture is to empower employees to give back to and be active in programs that benefit our global and local communities. Microsoft Advertising has teamed up with our syndication partner,&nbsp;Ecosia to plant trees on behalf of our clients. Ecosia puts its profits from searches toward planting trees. We&#8217;re thrilled to work with Ecosia to support tree planting in the following locations:<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Jane Goodall Institute to reforest wild chimpanzees\u2019 habitat in&nbsp;<strong>Uganda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Turning deserts back into forests in&nbsp;<strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Reforestation in&nbsp;<strong>Brazil<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to have trees planted on your behalf&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>This is a journey and with Microsoft we&#8217;re making steps toward a more sustainable future.&nbsp; We hope you&#8217;ll join us in helping reach our goal of planting 250,000 trees in 2020.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Below are some ways you can have trees planted on your behalf.&nbsp; Over the coming months, we&#8217;ll be sharing more about other partners we&#8217;re working with and the various planting opportunities that Microsoft Advertising employees are driving.<\/p>\n<h2>How you can participate:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/about.ads.microsoft.com\/en-us\/subscribe-to-microsoft-advertising-insider?s_int=en-us-gct-web-src_msaweb-sub_blog-cam_trust-flx_greener2020\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Subscribe<\/strong><\/a><strong> to the Microsoft Advertising Insider <\/strong>to get our bi-weekly newsletter full of product news, insights, and more. We\u2019ll&nbsp;have 10 trees planted for every sign up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Share your support on social media. <\/strong>Find us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MicrosoftAdvertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/microsoft-advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSFTAdvertising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> where we&#8217;ll share monthly tips to support a more sustainable environment.\n<ul>\n<li>When you implement any of these tips, or perform one of your own, share on social media with #MicrosoftForEarth, and we&#8217;ll plant a tree for every post.<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;We&#8217;ll also plant a tree each time this blog post is shared or re-tweeted from our social handles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to get the most of your ad spend by <strong>becoming a<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/about.ads.microsoft.com\/en-us\/resources\/training\/get-certified\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Microsoft Advertising Certified Professional<\/strong><\/a>, and we&#8217;ll plant 10 trees on your behalf.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Come meet us at Microsoft Advertising events, or industry events <\/strong>such as Cannes and Ad Week, and <strong>participate in customer contests<\/strong>&nbsp;such as \u2018Get to Green\u2019.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/about.ads.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog?s_int=en-us-gct-web-src_msaweb-sub_blog-cam_trust-flx_greener2020\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bookmark the Microsoft Advertising blog<\/strong><\/a> where we&#8217;ll continue to share more details, and new activities and ways you can participate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you for being a part of creating a greener 2020 one tree at a time and helping us reach our 250,000-tree planting goal!<\/strong><br \/> &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft\u2019s commitment to harnessing the power of technology to help everyone, everywhere to build a more sustainable future is more important than ever. 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