Apple Inc on Thursday said it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminum from a joint venture…
Tag: Environment
Apple joins Europe’s booming market for green bonds with 2 billion euro sale
The market for green bonds is growing as companies and governments raise funds to cut fossil fuel use, embracing the principles of The Paris Agreement on climate change…
Apple CEO Cook delivers keynote speech at Ceres awards gala; spells out Apple’s stance on climate change
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s taking on climate change and he wants backup…
AirDrop and device tracking are only the beginnings of Ultra Wideband in Apple’s iPhone
Apple’s use of Ultra Wideband with the U1 chip in the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max could go well beyond AirDrop…
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks climate change, fake news, and more during speech to students in Italy
Tim Cook has been busy traveling Europe over the last week, and his latest stop is in Italy…
Refurbished is the future – for Apple and the world
Tim Cook has long factored in the refurbished market in Apple’s long-term game plan…
Apple wins United Nations Climate Action Award for use of 100% renewable energy
On Thursday, ground-breaking projects from around the world were announced as winners of the 2019 United Nations Global Climate Action Award…
With ultra-wideband, Apple is looking at big expansion of HomeKit
A future version of HomeKit could provide the ability to control items at a socket level depending on where the user is…
Apple-launched China Clean Energy Fund invests in three wind farms
Rising from the hills of Dao County in Hunan Province, China, beyond the city of Yongzhou, a dramatic sight appears on the horizon…
Apple’s new iPhones use recycled rare earth elements in a key component
Apple’s new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max will used recycled rare earth elements in a key component…
Apple and Tiffany & Co. will source gold from miners who have committed to restore streams for fish
This fall, Salmon Gold will enter Apple’s supply chain and be traceable from mine to refiner using blockchain technology…
What really happens to your Apple AirPods when they die
Apple is famous for being selective about its press relations, but…
Old Apple iPhones don’t die, they get recycled
Have you ever wondered how Apple disposes of iPhone units that it can’t resell?
Apple expects greater cooperation with China on clean energy
As one of Apple’s biggest manufacturers and markets in the world, China is critical to success in all of Apple’s environmental initiatives…
Apple expands global recycling programs; Daisy robots can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour
Apple today announced a major expansion of its recycling programs, quadrupling the number of locations…
Rio Tinto in talks with Apple on next step of carbon-free aluminum project
We are looking at the next wave of partnership with Apple…
Apple thinks climate change will increase its brand value
According to filings Apple made to CDP, a UK-based organization that gives companies a letter grade based on their environmental impact
Apple and other large tech firms can help power the switch to renewable energy
Apple’s entire worldwide operation runs on 100 percent renewable energy…
Apple Pay and Apple Watch help customers enjoy and support America’s national parks
Apple today introduced new ways customers can enjoy and support America’s national parks…
Bitcoin consumes an astonishing amount of energy and it’s only getting worse
It takes a lot of electricity to mine bitcoins, and as more miners try to cash in on the crypto craze…
Apple says they’ve found a ‘revolutionary’ way to make their devices even more environmentally friendly
Apple has teamed up with aluminum producers Alcoa and Rio Tinto on a joint venture aimed…
Apple paves the way for breakthrough carbon-free aluminum smelting method
Aluminum is a key material in many of Apple’s most popular products, and for more than 130 years…
Greenpeace slams Daisy, Apple’s new iPhone recycling robot
Apple is out with its 2018 Environmental Responsibility Report…
Apple now globally powered by 100 percent renewable energy
Apple today announced its global facilities are powered with 100 percent clean energy..
Apple debuts new iPhone ads targeting Android upgraders
Appel is advertising the iPhone to Android users looking to upgrade to a real iPhone…
Apple aims to block shareholder proposals on climate and human rights concerns
Apple Inc is pushing back on shareholder proposals on climate issue and human rights concerns…
Greenpeace gives Apple a B- grade in its ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’
Greenpeace spent the last two years looking at the sector from top to bottom, evaluating the efforts of 17 of the largest smartphone, tablet, and PC producers…
iPhone X has less environmental impact than any other Apple product
Apple notes that the device is absent of beryllium, brominated flame retardants, mercury, and polyvinyl chloride…
Apple’s sustainable forestry strategy branches out
Apple has just announced the latest expansion of its sustainable forestry strategy…
3 ways that Apple CEO Tim Cook is trying to change the world
Apple CEO Tim Cook is a staunch advocate of corporations doing their part to help improve the world…
Apple to stick with environmental pledges despite President Trump’s gutting of Obama’s climate change orders
Many of America’s biggest corporations including Apple Inc. are sticking by their pledges to fight climate change even as President Donald Trump guts his predecessor’s environmental policies…
State-of-the-art floating solar island brings Apple’s clean energy program to Japan
Component supplier Ibiden is the first company in Japan to pledge it will power all of its Apple manufacturing with…
Water-based battery could offer decade-long power: Days of fire-prone lithium-ion batteries could be numbered
A team of researchers at Harvard University claimed to have developed a new ‘flow’ battery that can store energy…
Greenpeace: Apple again the world’s most environmentally friendly tech company
Greenpeace has described Apple as the most environmentally friendly tech company…
California EPA settles with Apple on hazardous waste claims
The California Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday said Apple Inc agreed to pay $450,000…
Apple becomes a green energy supplier
The words are stenciled on the front of the Apple Store, a glass box sandwiched between a nondescript…
Tim Cook on goodwill mission, hoping to shore up Apple’s position in vast China market
For Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook, the demands from China are growing and his bargaining chips are dwindling…
Apple announces environmental progress in China; applauds supplier commitment to clean energy
This unprecedented commitment, combined with zero waste compliance from all final assembly sites, furthers Apple’s efforts…
Apple turns to Bloom Energy’s fuel cell technology
When Apple’s new massive campus, dubbed the Spaceship, opens for thousands of its employees next year…
Apple’s ‘Global Apps for Earth’ campaign with WWF raises more than $8 million
Apple and WWF’s Apps for Earth campaign raised awareness among hundreds of millions of people…
Apple approved to use landfill gas to create electricity using fuel cells in North Carolina
The leases allows for the construction of a renewable energy facility that harnesses landfill gas…
Apple expects your iPhone and Apple Watch to last for three years, your Mac for four
Apple has announced that it expects your iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches to last only three years and Mac computers only four…
