Apple Environmental Responsibility Report

Sharing best practices.
We believe that sharing our vision and our commitment can make a
difference well beyond Apple’s business. To increase our impact, our
team presented at several notable conferences, meetings, and
events, including:
• The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) and Low Carbon Technology
Partnerships initiative conferences, both in San Francisco, where we
advocated for climate action by companies and stronger clean-energy
policies by governments.
• Electronics Goes Green conference in Berlin, where we shared our
progress on circular economy, resource efficiency, and safer materials.
• Ceres Conference in Boston, where we discussed the importance of
integrating safer materials strategies into product design processes.
• Climate Week in New York City, where we shined a spotlight on our
work to gain renewable energy commitments from our manufacturing
suppliers.
Advocating for strong policies.
We believe it’s important to stand alongside those who share our values
and our passion for this work. To defend the best ideas and to amplify
our beliefs. And to speak out when our voice will have a powerful impact.
In April 2016, Apple joined Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to sign an
amicus brief in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean
Power Plan. As leading U.S. businesses, we wanted to send a clear
message to lawmakers that renewable energy is great for business.
In June 2016, Lisa Jackson addressed 700 senior government, business,
and community leaders, at the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial, where
she called for governments across the world to put a price on carbon to
address climate change.
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