Apple carbon neutrality Archives

Apple devices to use rechargeable batteries made with recycled cobalt by 2025

04/20/202304/19/2023 L. Green

Rechargeable batteries - Smartphone with recycling symbol

The company is moving ahead with a strategy for carbon-neutral products in two years. As a part of Apple’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the length of its supply chain and product life cycle by the end of the decade, it is promising rechargeable batteries made with 100 percent recycled cobalt in its devices. This step is a strong one along the road to reaching the company’s sustainability goals. Apple announced that it would have the recycled cobalt in its rechargeable batteries by 2025. Furthermore, the iPhone maker also…

Apple mobile devices increasingly made with renewable energy

04/07/202304/05/2023 Stephanie Beck

Mobile devices - wind and solar renewable energy Apple

The iPhone maker said that a rising portion of its supply chain is powered by cleaner sources. Apple recently announced that a growing proportion of its supply chain is making commitments for the use of renewable energy in the production of its mobile devices such as its iPhones, Apple Watches, Macs and others. The company has said that its suppliers are already using a rising amount of alternative clean energy. According to Apple, its suppliers are supporting 13 gigawatts of active renewable energy projects. This represents a notable increase over…