Apple now globally powered by 100 percent renewable energy

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Cupertino, California — As part of its commitment to combat climate change and create a healthier environment, Apple today announced its global facilities are powered with 100 percent clean energy. This achievement includes retail stores, offices, data centers and co-located facilities in 43 countries — including the United States, the United Kingdom, China and India. The company also announced nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their Apple production with 100 percent clean energy, bringing the total number of supplier commitments to 23.

“We’re committed to leaving the world better than we found it. After years of hard work we’re proud to have reached this significant milestone,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’re going to keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible with the materials in our products, the way we recycle them, our facilities and our work with suppliers to establish new creative and forward-looking sources of renewable energy because we know the future depends on it.”

leach4_pikes on April 9th, 2018 at 21:55 UTC »

Wow. When Apple announced this, I doubted that they could realistically make this happen. Kudos to Apple

Godvater on April 9th, 2018 at 21:50 UTC »

I don't get this. Does this mean Apple Stores in malls are powered by renewable energy? I don't see how this can be true.

Maybe they are producing as much renewable energy as they are using globally now? I don't think Apple Stores in Turkey are being powered with renewable energy for example.

DontSpeakeasy on April 9th, 2018 at 20:05 UTC »

Kudos to Apple.

Edit 1: And kudos to those who actually read the press release because a lot of these comments are stupid af.

Edit 2: It’s great to see the onslaught of tax experts and supplier auditors. 😍 The negativity is strong. Anyway, please point to another company actively working towards a closed-loop supply chain because all your non-Apple shit is probably assembled by the same company.

Edit 3: Since a lot of these comments are unoriginal and tired, read about Apple’s progress with their suppliers.