Apple's ESG

Environment

Each Apple product represents an opportunity to reduce carbon footprint, even small changes can yield significant results. We priortize the materials and components that account to a significant proportion of our carbon emissions. 

Use recycled materials to lower our product carbon footprint

Material selection is a way to reduce the carbon footprint for our products. Our strategy is to transit to materials manufactured using low-carbon energy and recycled components.  Aluminum is a great example of Apple's comprehensive approach. In 2015, aluminum represented over a quarter of our product manufacturing footprint. Switching to recycled and low-carbon aluminum has decreased our carbon emission associated with aluminum by 2015.

Energy efficiency

We focus on using less energy across our products, beginning with how we design, operate, and maintain our facilities. 

Data centers are traditionally energy-intensive, requiring significant resources to cool the heat-generating equipment.  By deploying server design and developing energy and computing efficiency, we result in over 56.7 million kilowatt-hours per year in energy savings. 

Increasing access to clean energy around the world

Access to clean energy creates opportunities within communities while benefiting climate change. We launched the initiative in 2019 to provide underresourced communities with renewable power while supporting economic growth and social impact. 

Currently support 20 renewable projects including Israel, Nigeria, South Africa, Zumbia, etc.

reference: https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Progress_Report_2023.pdf

Social 

Racial equity and justice initiative (REJI)

We have an urgent responsibility to help dismental systematic racism and support opportunities for Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous communities. 

-Propel center: collaborate with Southern Company and community stakeholders to provide career support to  students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

-Criminal justice: support organizations working to end mass incarceration, donate to organizations that support racial, ethnic, economic, and gender justice

Education

Apple developer academy: empower entrepneurs, creators, and coders by helping them cultivate skills necessary to pursue new career opportunities, focus on underrepresented communities and communities with high youth unemployeement

Corportate donations

In 2021, Apple marked its 15th anniversary of partnering with (RED) to fight HIV/AIDS in subSaharan Africa. Since 2006, Apple customers have helped raise nearly $270 million to fund prevention, testing, and counseling services for people impacted by HIV/AIDS, as well as programs to provide support during COVID-19. 

Apple-supported grants have enabled care and support services for over 11 million people, provided over 192 million HIV tests, and allowed over 13.8 million people access to lifesaving treatments. 

reference: https://s2.q4cdn.com/470004039/files/doc_downloads/2022/08/2022_Apple_ESG_Report.pdf

Governance

Apple conducts business ethically, honestly, and in compliance with applicable laws. We believe that how we conduct is as important as creating the best products in the world.

Diversity and inclusion

Deepening relationships with Latin American and Hispanic communities

Filled more open leaderships with women globally and black candidates in the United States 

Achieved gender pay equity since 2017

Management of ESG

Broad collaboration to drive forward initiatives that are important to Apple

-Apple’s Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives: responsible for the development, review, and execution of plans designed to minimize Apple’s impact on the environment 

-Apple’s Senior Vice President, Operations: leads our efforts and progress in the critical work of protecting people and the planet across our supply chain