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June 15, 2023 4:53 AM
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Apple says it’s closer than ever to having a completely carbon neutral supply chain

Apple says it’s closer than ever to having a completely carbon neutral supply chain | Sustainable Procurement & CSR News - ICT Industry | Scoop.it
Apple has set a public goal to go completely carbon neutral in its supply chain by 2030, and it’s out with an update on those efforts today. According to Apple, its manufacturing partners now support over 13 gigawatts of renewable electricity around the world, while more than 250 Apple suppliers are committed to relying completely on renewable energy by 2030.

In a press release today, Apple gave an update on its efforts to go fully carbon neutral by 2030. For its global corporate emissions, Apple is already carbon neutral. It supports 1.5 gigawatts of renewable electricity around the world to power all corporate offices, data centers, and retail stores. It has also invested in 500 megawatts of solar and wind in China and Japan to address upstream supply chain emissions.

Apple’s efforts are now largely focused on its supply chain and manufacturing partners. Apple says that more than 40 of its manufacturing partners have joined the Apple Supplier Clean Energy Program within the last year, making for a total of over 250 suppliers across 28 countries.

The company is also offering a “Clean Energy Academy” for its partners to help “identify and implement solutions for clean energy and carbon reductions.”
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Toxic TVs: Best Buy’s step in the right direction should go further

Toxic TVs: Best Buy’s step in the right direction should go further | Sustainable Procurement & CSR News - ICT Industry | Scoop.it
TVs have brought us joy and distraction amidst this terrible global pandemic. But, unfortunately, they’re hiding a dirty toxic secret.

For decades, television makers have been putting harmful chemicals into their products. Each year, they put millions of pounds of toxic organohalogen flame retardant chemicals (OFRs) in the plastic casings of televisions sold at major U.S. retailers like Best Buy and Amazon. Flame retardants in TVs constitute a large and growing source of unregulated toxic pollution in our homes, workplaces, and environment, and pose serious health threats.
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