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09-19-2016, 11:21 PM
Apple aims to clean up its supply chain with new renewable energy goals
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Apple says it is fixing a big hole in its clean energy strategy by partnering with its far-flung manufacturers to reduce carbon emissions from factories.
The California tech giant already powers nearly all its data centers, ******s and retail stores worldwide with renewable energy sources.*
But the third-party suppliers of Apple's iPhone glass covers, antennae bands and other key parts continue to rely on electricity from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal.*
SEE ALSO: How Apple is taking the tech world’s love affair with renewables to a new level (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/apple-selling-renewable-energy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, an**unced a handful of initiatives on Monday that will see Apple's manufacturers invest in wind and solar projects and energy-efficiency upgrades. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/apple-renewable-energy-supply-chain/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Apple says it is fixing a big hole in its clean energy strategy by partnering with its far-flung manufacturers to reduce carbon emissions from factories.
The California tech giant already powers nearly all its data centers, ******s and retail stores worldwide with renewable energy sources.*
But the third-party suppliers of Apple's iPhone glass covers, antennae bands and other key parts continue to rely on electricity from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal.*
SEE ALSO: How Apple is taking the tech world’s love affair with renewables to a new level (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/apple-selling-renewable-energy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, an**unced a handful of initiatives on Monday that will see Apple's manufacturers invest in wind and solar projects and energy-efficiency upgrades. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/apple-renewable-energy-supply-chain/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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