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Ray Pinto
Senior Government Affairs Manager
Ray works with an international team focused on Microsoft’s role and contribution in the area of the environment and energy efficiency. His primary role is engaging with governments, partners and non-governmental organizations to learn more on how the information and communication industry can help raise awareness and resolve difficult issues of climate change, energy scarcity and security and biodiversity. Ray represents Microsoft in various committees including OECD’s BIAC Energy and Environment Committees and is a co-chair of a working group of the ICT4EE Forum launched late February 2010 that comprises of 4 Industry Associations that include (Digital Europe, GeSI, TechAmerica Europe and JBCE) and has the task to develop methodologies, policy solutions and energy reduction targets for the ICT industry. Ray has been working for Microsoft since 1997 and is based in Paris. To learn more about Microsoft’s position in the environment please visit www.microsoft.eu or contact him at rpinto [at] microsoft.com.

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What is the Carbon Disclosure Project? Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 22 July 2010

How do you hit a carbon emissions target if you don’t know how much you are producing? This question was...

Environmental challenge, an industry opportunity? Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 07 July 2010

Europe’s own environmental visionary Dennis Pamlin (Senior Associate Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and...

Video interview: Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Strategist on ICT and a cleaner economy Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 30 June 2010

During one of his visits in Brussels, we got the chance to interview Rob Bernard, the Chief Environmental...

1-minute video: what can Microsoft do for the environment? Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 06 May 2010 | 2 comments

I'm often asked why Microsoft is getting involved in environmental issues: people assume it is not our issue...

Why are we passionate about Earth Day? Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 23 April 2010

40 years ago Earth Day started as a grassroots movement to build ecological awareness on an issue largely...

In Steve Ballmer’s own words: DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS! Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 01 April 2010

Developers are the lifeblood of Microsoft. I know, I know, it’s a well-worn Microsoft mantra but believe me,...

Expert interviews: innovating in Europe Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 17 March 2010

Innovation is now the catch phrase for the European Commission but an important one to try and resolve issues...

Microsoft President International at INSEAD: IT and climate change Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 01 March 2010

I've just re-watched this video of Jean-Philippe Courtois talking to INSEAD about the role that IT can play in...

New York Times article on the Dublin Data Centre! Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 15 February 2010

As you may have read before on this site, we opened one of the largest data centres in Europe just last year...

Bend the Trend: my two-minute pitch Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 12 February 2010

Think industry is the biggest emitter of Co2?

eco:Drive by Fiat - becoming a more efficient driver Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 04 February 2010

It’s not a new story, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve to be told again! In 2008, Fiat introduced...

Environmental Atlas of Europe Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 14 December 2009

The European Environment Agency and Microsoft launched their latest project this month - the Environmental...

An insider’s take on the Dublin Data Centre: an environmental benchmark Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 04 December 2009

We were very proud to announce the grand opening of our Dublin data centre last month. This state of the art...

Meeting sustainability requirements in Microsoft Data Centers in Europe Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 19 October 2009

We at Microsoft are delighted to see the opening of the first "mega data center" here in Europe. The...

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