Apple Final Assembly Sites in China 100% Zero Waste Compliant
Apple says all 14 of its final assembly site in China are now compliant with UL’s Zero Waste to Landfill validation.
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Apple Gets OK for Irish Datacenter
Apple has received the go-ahead to build a datacenter in Athenry, County Galway on Ireland’s west coast. The datacenter, which will be constructed on a plot of almost 487 acres, is controversial, according to BetaNews. The project is expected to boost the local economy. However, opposition centered on potential impact on ... Read more »
Powering iPhones with iEnergy: Apple Enters the Energy Sector
Apple has formed a subsidiary, Apple Energy, to sell surplus solar power generated by its California and Nevada farms across the US and has also received approval to build a landfill-gas-to-energy plant in North Carolina.
Apple Files with FERC to Sell Wholesale Power at Market-Based Rates
Apple, through its wholly owned subsidiary Apple Energy, filed on June 6 (Docket No. ER16-1887) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) “for market-based rate authority to sell power at wholesale in the Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, Northeast, Central, and Southwest Power Pool regions.”
Apple Strikes Gold with Recycling Efforts
Recycling is paying off for Apple — to the tune of about $43.6 million in gold. According to Apple’s environmental responsibility report, the company recovered 2,204 pounds (a little over a ton) of gold from recycled electronic devices last year from its take-back initiatives and other recycling events. The take-back initiatives ... Read more »
Apple Takes a Bite out of Pollution with ‘Apps For the Earth’
Apple and other technology providers have long tried to reduce their pollution by incorporating more green energy into their mix. But the computer maker’s latest efforts center on the sale of its “apps” that have an environmental theme. It’s all geared to Earth Day coming on April 22. And the ... Read more »
Why a Sustainable Supply Chain Is Key to Staying Competitive (Hint: Look at Apple)
Apple’s latest supply chain audit report shows its push for more rigorous environmental standards and renewable energy production across its supply chain is working: suppliers in 2015 diverted more than 73,000 metric tons of waste from landfills and saved more than 3.8 billion gallons of freshwater. Other companies should take ... Read more »
Clean Power Plan ‘Good for Business,’ Say Major US Brands
Clean Power Plan supporters came out en masse to defend the carbon pollution rule on Friday with major brand companies filing amicus, or “friend of the court,” briefs with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. The EPA’s Clean Power Plan requires existing coal-burning power plants to cut ... Read more »
Why Automakers, Tech Giants are Investing Millions in Autonomous Vehicles
Self-driving cars will cruise around a 32-acre “city” in Michigan over the next five years, speeding (or not) down roads, through intersections, obeying traffic signs and signals, while avoiding sidewalks, trees and construction obstacles. That’s the goal of the $20 million University of Michigan Mcity — the world’s first controlled ... Read more »
Apple: First Company to Use 100% Renewable Energy in Singapore
Apple and Sunseap Group have entered a clean energy agreement. The arrangement will make Apple the first company in Singapore to be completely powered by renewable energy, according to Sunseap. The energy will come from the more than 800 buildings in Singapore that accommodate Sunseap’s solar systems. The power purchase ... Read more »
CDP Reveals 2015 Climate A List
Apple, Microsoft and Google made the CDP 2015 Climate A List, which includes companies that received an A grade for their actions to mitigate climate change. CDP published the list as part of its annual Climate Change Report. The A List features brands from around the world including BMW, Nissan, ... Read more »
Walmart, Apple Lead On-Site Renewables Challenge
Walmart, Apple and the US Department of Energy are the top three on-site renewable power users, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Green Power Partners. Coca-Cola and General Motors round out the top five. As of October 26, 307 organizations have joined the EPA’s Green Power Partnership, using a total of more ... Read more »