Overview Carbon Water Waste Ecosystems Appendix 40 Enabling systems change Driving collective action with Catalyzing the UN and customers $10M Microsoft was a founding member of the Water Resilience Coalition, launched in 2020. It is an initiative Invested $10 million in innovation and of the United Nations Global Compact CEO Water the Emerald Technology Mandate. Initially comprised of seven companies, Ventures' Global Water the coalition has since grown to 18 industry-leading Impact Fund focused on collective action corporations, all of whom have pledged to work emerging water collectively on availability, quality, and accessibility technologies. issues in water-stressed locations. The Coalition is We are focused on new ways to working together to identify priority basins for harness the power of technology, collective action in 2021 and to set targets for improving partnerships, investments, and policy conditions in those basins. to drive impact at scale and pace to Funding innovation via CIF Through our Climate Innovation Fund (CIF), we have help the world more effectively invested $10 million in the Emerald Technology Ventures Perception Reality Engine uses data on rainfall, groundwater, address water availability $100 million Global Water Impact Fund, whose other and plant growth to map water availability. investors also include Temasek, Ecolab, and SKion Water. and accessibility. The fund partners with early-stage to expansion-stage Capitalizing on AI companies from around the world, to drive innovation in Through our AI for Earth program, we are also supporting water technologies and market adoption. It focuses on startups and non-profits capitalizing on the cloud, data, solving key challenges, including water conservation, and AI to accelerate the pace of innovation in water. water efficiency and quality, reduction of carbon Gaining insights into water conditions emissions in water treatment, and climate adaptation. Vector Center utilizes Azure in its Perception Reality This fund is one of the few funds solely focused on Engine to collect, correlate, and analyze water-related emerging water technologies. data to produce an overall picture of what’s happening in a city, region, or watershed in real time. Their unique approach combines state-of-the-art satellite data, social sentiment analysis, and on-the-ground investigative research to deliver focused intelligence, scenarios, contexts, and response strategies about the world’s water, food, and energy supplies in a disruptive era.