Climate change is undeniable. Earth’s resources won’t last forever. And technology must be safe for people to make and use. We don’t question these realities — we challenge ourselves to ask what we can do about them in every part of our business.
We know we can. That’s why 100 percent of the electricity we use to power our data centers, and 96 percent used by our facilities worldwide, comes from energy sources like solar, hydro, and wind power. So every time you send an iMessage or ask Siri a question, it’s powered by renewable energy.
We sure hope so. As a start, we’ve committed to helping our suppliers bring 4 gigawatts of renewable power online by 2020. In case you’re wondering, that’s 4 billion watts.
It sounds crazy, but we’re working on it. We’re moving toward a closed-loop supply chain. One day we’d like to be able to build new products with just recycled materials, including your old products.
We can. We’ve reached more than 99 percent so far. We’re sourcing virgin paper responsibly, protecting sustainable forests, and making iPhone 7 boxes from responsibly managed paper, bamboo, and waste sugarcane.
Yes. Our chemists are busy making the materials in our products even safer. They use laser-induced breakdown spectrometers like ones on the Mars rovers to double-check their work.
How can we lead the fight against climate change?
In the future, can we make products without taking finite resources from the earth?
How do we make sure our products stay safe for people and the planet?
We’ll help you recycle your old Apple device or give it a chance to be used again.
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