Three more of Apple’s suppliers say they are committed to making the switch from energy generated from fossil fuels to using 100% renewable energy to make iPhone components.
Despite Donald Trump’s plan to roll back environmental regulations, Apple Inc is continuing on with the promises it made under the Obama administration. Even though it may cost more money initially, Apple’s partners are starting to realize the change is good for business too.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Apple VP of environment Lisa Jackson revealed that Compal Electronics Inc., Sunwoda Electronic Co. and Biel Crystal Manufactory Ltd. have made the pledge. That brings Apple’s number of supply partners using renewable energy to a total of seven.
Apple currently gets 96% of its energy from renewable sources like wind and solar. Jackson says the company is looking to expand beyond by influencing its suppliers too.
“We look at our carbon footprint as so much more than just our office, our data centers, our stores, even our distribution centers,” Jackson told Bloomberg Television. “All that’s included in our 96 percent, but now we’re moving onto our supply chain.”
Apple already uses 100% renewable energy to power facilities in 26 countries including the US. The company generates so much power it had to create its own subsidiary company called Apple Energy. The company expects to generate 2.5 billion kilowatt hours of clean energy per year by the end of 2018.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
4 responses to “Apple convinces 3 more suppliers to switch to renewable energy”
This is honestly one of the biggest reasons I love Apple. I’m far from a climate change nut. But that’s because I believe in our ability to change and evolve our energy sources before anything cataclysmic happens. And Apple gives me a good amount of bias confirmation as it relates to that.
Now if they can get foxconn to no longer need the suicide nets they might be considered “moral”…
Except they’re probably one of the best places for non-skilled workers in China to earn an income. God forbid factory work isn’t “fun” let along fulfilling. I guess Foxxcon should just close up shop and go tell their employees to starve to death attempting to work in agriculture.
I don’t know that solar is “renewable” inasmuch as once the sun runs out of juice, that’s it.