Apple signs deal with wind turbine maker Goldwind to bring clean power to suppliers

Apple has entered into a joint venture with wind turbine maker Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology — better known as Goldwind — that should help bring more clean energy to its Chinese suppliers.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 12

Apple agrees to pay $450K to settle charges of mishandling e-waste in California

Apple has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle claims it improperly dealt with e-waste at facilities in Cupertino and Sunnyvale, the California Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 24

Apple touts environmental progress in China, says all final assembly sites zero waste compliant

Apple on Tuesday announced ongoing advances in an effort to make its Chinese supply chain environmentally friendly, throwing a spotlight on Lens Technology, the first Chinese supplier to commit to a clean energy process for components manufactured for Apple products.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 2

Apple signs deal to harness energy from landfill gas in North Carolina

Continuing the company's efforts in green energy, Apple and North Carolina's Catawba County have reportedly signed a 16-year lease agreement that will let it build a plant generating power from landfill gas.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 8

Siri & Liam star in Apple's new Earth Day TV ad

Marking Earth Day, Apple on Friday debuted a new TV commercial, using Siri to promote its custom-designed recycling robot — Liam — and its branding as an environmentally-responsible company.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 0

Much of Apple's recovered e-waste likely legally mandated and not Apple-made

Much of the 90 million pounds in e-waste Apple collected during 2015 was legally obligated, handled by outside firms, and probably not from Apple products, an analysis has concluded.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 4

Apple salvaged 61 million pounds of recyclable materials in 2015

During its fiscal 2015, Apple managed to recover over 61 million pounds of reusable material out of the almost 90 million pounds in electronics it took in through its recycling programs, according to the company's most recent Environmental Responsibility Report.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 10

Apple Store logos go green, Apple's website promotes Liam the robot for Earth Day

A week before Earth Day, Apple has changed the leaf on its logo at retail stores to green, and also provided retail employees with green shirts. Apple's website is also prominently featuring "Liam," the robot that the company uses to quickly disassemble devices for recycling.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 3

Apple's 'Apps for Earth' promo directs select app revenues to World Wildlife Fund

Apple on Thursday launched "Apps for Earth," an App Store promotion which will direct all of the proceeds from a small collection of apps and in-app transactions to the World Wildlife Fund during the month of April.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 1

Apple files amicus brief supporting EPA's Clean Power Plan

Four of the biggest tech companies on the planet — Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon — all officially pledged their support for the Environmental Protection Agency's embattled Clean Power Plan on Friday, calling for carbon emissions from power plants to be reduced.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 8

Apple Supplier Responsibility 2016 Progress Report reveals 97% work-hour compliance, carbon emissions reductions

Apple's annual Supplier Responsibility Report reveals key facts about progress made with the company's partners in 2015, including an industry leading 97 percent work-hour compliance rate, and a massive reduction in carbon emissions.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 4

Apple's 'Liam' video sparks theories of new iPhone 6s-like model without camera bump

Apple fanatics are always digging, looking for clues about what could be next for the company, and many times seeing things where they don't exist. The latest conspiracy theory: Apple subtly showed off an iPhone 6s-like design without a protruding rear camera at its media event on Monday.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 51

Watch as Apple's 'Liam' iPhone-recycling robot tears down devices for the environment

At Apple's March 21 event on Monday, vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson took the stage to discuss the company's environmental initiatives, and debut its latest device: a robot designed in-house specifically to dismantle iPhone into useful materials.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 7

Shareholder motion asks Apple to aim for net-zero greenhouse gases by 2030

A measure coming up for voting by Apple shareholders asks Apple to explore options for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions — for both its own operations and major suppliers — by 2030.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 37

SunPower agrees to build 170 megawatts of Chinese solar power for Apple

California's SunPower is planning to build three new Chinese solar farms for Apple with a peak capacity of 170 megawatts, the company said in a newly-submitted regulatory filing.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 10

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