Apple Wants to Fight Climate Change!

Apple released its 2015 Environmental Responsibility Report on April 20, which talks about their commitment to reducing the impact that their products and operations have on the environment. They said that they don't want to debate climate change. They want to stop it.

Apple will have to reduce its greenhouse gas emission, cut down on its paper use, and eliminate the toxic substances in their devices, all of which will take a long time. Apple's carbon footprint increased from 2013 to 2014 because it sold more products in 2014. However, Apple is working to make its products less carbon-intensive to produce and use. All of Apple's data centers, retails stores, and corporate offices, as well as 87% of its global facilities are powered by renewable energy. However, the energy used by Apple in the 2014 fiscal year represents only 1% of its overall carbon footprint. 73% of their carbon footprint comes from their greenhouse gas emission. A good thing about Apple's paper use is that, over 80% of the paper and cardboard used in the packaging for its products came from controlled wood sources, certified sustainable managed forests, or recycled materials during the 2014 fiscal year. Apple also announced that it will be buying 36000 acres of forest to supply paper for its packaging. Apple is also trying its best to reduce or eliminate the toxic substances inside its products for the sake of human health and the environment.

Unfortunately, there have been reports of bad working conditions and exhausted workers in a Chinese factory producing Apple products. 30% of Apple's suppliers do not comply with the company's safety standards and 18% fail to comply with standards on hazardous chemical exposure. This is something that Apple should definitely work on. I am glad to see that Apple is so concerned with the environment and how its products are affecting the environment. It seems to me that they are trying their best to damage the environment less. This is a big step forward. However, it also needs to look at the working conditions of its workers and has to comply with safety standards.

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