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materials may differ from the primary material.
This needs to be accounted for during product
design and manufacturing. For example, select
recycled plastics differ in properties from other
plastics. The composition of other recycled materials
can also be impacted by some level of contamination
during the recycl... | What are some challenges encountered when using recycled materials for product design and manufacturing? |
The build-out of the store and offices resulted
in a 99 percent rate of diversion for construction
waste. The retail store project uses our newest
and most sustainable design language and
materials, which heavily focuses on low-carbon
design elements including a biopolymer terrazzo
floor, sustainably harvested wo... | How does the design language of newer Apple buildings focus on lower carbon emissions? |
Chemicals for Prolonged Skin Contact Materials
list). The restrictions focus on substances that are
potential skin sensitizers to minimize the potential
for reactions commonly reported across wearable
products, like jewelry. We derive these restrictions
from leading standards, recommendations from
toxicologists a... | In what ways does Apple derive its restrictions on harmful chemicals in materials? |
wind (22 percent), solar (78 percent), microhydro
(0.2 percent), and biogas fuel cells (0.2 percent).
This table represents all operational renewable
energy projects that Apple has helped create.
Location Renewable energy technology Size (MW)
Australia PV 0.5
Brazil Wind 0.5
China mainland PV 195
Denmark PV 42
Denmar... | I'm looking for information on what types of renewable energy technologies (such as wind, solar, microhydro, and biogas fuel cells) are part of Apple's operational projects. Can you help with that? |
of our efforts to create circular supply chains
and working to make it easier for customers
to recycle our products.
Disassembly and recovery advancement
Continuing to develop better, more efficient
means of disassembling products that maximize
material recovery while minimizing waste.
In 2023, we expanded the cap... | What advancements are being made in disassembling products to maximize material recovery and minimize waste? |
removal becomes a requirement and industry
standard. We’re committed to phasing out our use
of PFAS and engaging with all our supply chain
partners to restrict PFAS from our products and
manufacturing processes.
While our analysis indicates that PFAS used in our
products are safe during product use, we felt it
wa... | In the process of phasing out certain substances, how does a company ensure that alternatives do not contain known carcinogens or toxic chemicals? |
including watches and bands, we’ll ship at least
50 percent of the combined weight using non-air
modes — like ocean shipping — over the lifetime
of the product, cutting total transportation emissions
nearly in half.62 And in 2023, we shifted select models
of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air to use ocean
shipping from... | What strategies is the company using to facilitate more ocean shipping at sea ports in Asia Pacific markets? |
Where
we’ve been
Where
we’re going
2023
activities
2015 2018 2020 20252022 2023 2030
Achieved
Carbon
neutrality
for our corporate
operations and
announced
2030 targets
22%
of the material
shipped in
products came
from recycled
or renewable
sources19
70%+
reduction
in average
product energy
use since 200... | What steps has a particular company taken to reduce energy use in their products since 2008? |
Chyulu Hills project in Kenya and purchased
carbon credits from two additional projects
to offset a total of 500,000 metric tons of
direct emissions across our value chain. The
first project, a REDD+ coastal conservation
project in Guatemala, protects and conserves
forests from deforestation and degradation.
The... | I'm curious, which projects did someone buy carbon credits from to offset 500,000 metric tons of emissions? |
environmental costs that come with
it. At our offices, retail locations,
data centers, and construction
sites, we’re implementing systems
and adopting approaches to avoid
sending waste to landfill, and
we ask the manufacturers in our
supply chain to do the same. Our
focus is on innovative approaches
to elimina... | What progress has been made in 2023 in terms of waste diversion rates for corporate operations, specifically focusing on the amount of waste redirected from landfills? |
certified by Alliance for Water Stewardship
Goal
We aim to
certify all our
owned and
operated
data centers
by 2025
Site-level water stewardship
We engage with the communities around our
facilities for the protection of local watersheds.
Since 2018, we’ve partnered with the Alliance for
Water Stewardship (AWS) ... | Can you tell me more about the global framework for responsible water stewardship across social, cultural, environmental, and economic criteria? |
Malaika School, which empowers Congolese
girls and their communities through education,
agriculture, water projects, health outreach,
sports, and vocational training. To support Malaika
students and teachers, this solar initiative builds
on other Apple collaborations, including virtual
Today at Apple sessions on ... | What organizations are working towards empowering communities through education, agriculture, water projects, health outreach, sports, and vocational training? |
a wide range of solutions at our disposal, prioritizing
significant emissions reductions, followed by long-
term carbon removal initiatives like the Restore Fund.
We’ve been carbon neutral for our corporate
emissions since April 2020. We started by
reducing our corporate emissions through the
use of 100 percent ... | Besides high-quality offsets, what other methods does Apple use to tackle emissions they can't avoid in some activities like natural gas usage and business air travel? |
materials may differ from the primary material.
This needs to be accounted for during product
design and manufacturing. For example, select
recycled plastics differ in properties from other
plastics. The composition of other recycled materials
can also be impacted by some level of contamination
during the recycl... | How does the availability of renewable materials impact their supply and incorporation into supply chains? |
a wide range of solutions at our disposal, prioritizing
significant emissions reductions, followed by long-
term carbon removal initiatives like the Restore Fund.
We’ve been carbon neutral for our corporate
emissions since April 2020. We started by
reducing our corporate emissions through the
use of 100 percent ... | Can you tell me about Apple's commitment to develop an investment vehicle for scaling nature-based carbon removal solutions? |
certified by Alliance for Water Stewardship
Goal
We aim to
certify all our
owned and
operated
data centers
by 2025
Site-level water stewardship
We engage with the communities around our
facilities for the protection of local watersheds.
Since 2018, we’ve partnered with the Alliance for
Water Stewardship (AWS) ... | What are some examples of water stewardship initiatives undertaken by an organization, such as partnerships with organizations like AWS or the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)? |
the landmark California Climate Corporate
Data Accountability Act (CA SB 253)
to improve transparency and drive progress
in the fight against climate change.
34
countries
As of 2023, we’ve funded 33 grants
across 34 countries on initiatives
supporting community-level
environmental efforts.
42
businesses
Since... | How many countries have received funding for community-level environmental initiatives as of 2023? |
global warming potentials (GWPs) are thousands
of times more than those of CO2. While the use of
F-GHGs in certain manufacturing processes today
is difficult to avoid, emissions can be reduced by
switching to alternative low GWP gases, optimizing
production processes to use and emit fewer
F-GHGs, and installing g... | Can you tell me about efforts being made to switch from F-GHG gases with high global warming potentials to low GWP alternatives? |
100 percent wind energy from a local renewable
energy retailer in Denmark. Our Northern Jutland
PV project achieved commercial operation in late
2019, will meet all the data center’s near-term energy
needs, and at 42 megawatts, is one of Denmark’s
largest solar power plants. Our second renewable
project in Denmar... | What is the composition of the grid mix in Denmark, including hydro, coal, gas, nuclear and other sources? |
capital investment in carbon removal around the
globe. We developed the Restore Fund as a pilot,
and we’re now seeking to expand and improve it
so that others can build on our work and scale the
market for nature-based removals.
The first phase of the fund focused on blending
responsible forestry practices with c... | Can you tell me about the goals of expanding and improving the Restore Fund for nature-based carbon removals? |
Viborg, Denmark – – – 40 40 0
Colocation facilities (U.S.) – – – 387 387 0
Colocation facilities (international) – – – 96 96 0
China – – – 171 171 0
Retail stores 58,446 0 3,105 203 203 0
Domestic (U.S.) 34,449 0 1,830 96 96 0
International 23,997 0 1,275 107 107 0
Total 1,066,257 746,506 45,890 3,199 3,199 0
2024 Env... | What percentage of electricity used by data centers worldwide is sourced from renewable energy? |
Selected product and supplier specific data on packaging materials and production
yields
Aggregated packaging fiber and plastic data for all products and the total
corporate packaging fiber and plastic footprint for the fiscal year 2023
The methodology paper provided by Apple (Packaging Plastic Footprint at Ap... | Is there any guidance document on how to calculate corporate packaging fiber and plastic footprint for fiscal year 2023? |
2024 Environmental Progress Report 73Environmental Initiatives Data AppendixIntroduction Contents Engagement and Advocacy
Environment and communities
We know that underresourced communities bear
the disproportionate impacts of environmental
challenges, so we support organizations by providing
grants that focus on ... | I'm curious about the 'Institute for Socio-Ecological Research (ISER Caribe)' mentioned in the document, can you tell me more about their Climate Justice Hub? |
through September 30, 2023):
Parameter Quantity Units Boundary / Protocol
Clean Energy Use 25.54 Million megawatt
hours (mMWh)
Apple suppliers / Apple
Internal Protocol
Avoided GHG Emissions 18.51 Million metric tons
of carbon dioxide
equivalent
(mMtCO2e)
Apple suppliers / Apple
Internal Protocol
Operati... | What assurance was given for the appropriateness and robustness of underlying reporting systems and processes used to collect, analyze, and review information reported during the fiscal year 2023 (from September 25, 2022, to September 30, 2023)? |
our freshwater use, and eliminating waste across
Apple-owned and supplier sites. We work to reduce
the overall resource footprint supporting our products
by collaborating with suppliers, NGOs, recyclers,
community stakeholders, and innovation leaders. We
know that we can’t do this work alone — it requires
broader... | How does a company engage with local partners for improving the quality of community water resources? |
• In 2023, our recycling and source separation
from corporate office and data center construction
and demolition efforts resulted in a waste
diversion rate of 88 percent — approximately
23,600 metric tons.
• New initiatives at our San Diego and Culver City
campuses, alongside more than 30 participating
locations... | How much waste was diverted from landfills due to recycling initiatives at more than 30 participating locations in 2023? |
2024 Environmental Progress Report 110Engagement and AdvocacyEnvironmental Initiatives DataIntroduction Contents Appendix
Report notes
About this report
This report is published annually and focuses primarily on fiscal
year activities. This report addresses environmental impacts and
activities at Apple facilities (... | Can you tell me about the fiscal year that this environmental report is based on? |
through September 30, 2023):
Parameter Quantity Units Boundary / Protocol
Clean Energy Use 25.54 Million megawatt
hours (mMWh)
Apple suppliers / Apple
Internal Protocol
Avoided GHG Emissions 18.51 Million metric tons
of carbon dioxide
equivalent
(mMtCO2e)
Apple suppliers / Apple
Internal Protocol
Operati... | What was the operational capacity in Megawatts (MWac) for the time period from September 25, 2022, to September 30, 2023? |
The build-out of the store and offices resulted
in a 99 percent rate of diversion for construction
waste. The retail store project uses our newest
and most sustainable design language and
materials, which heavily focuses on low-carbon
design elements including a biopolymer terrazzo
floor, sustainably harvested wo... | What kind of construction waste diversion rate was achieved with the build-out of stores and offices? |
design for reliability and ease of repair, while
ensuring user privacy and device security
are protected.
• Support globally-aligned, evidence-based
and product-specific eco-design standards.
• Develop collection programs that engage
customers, protect environmental and human
health, and capture high volumes of el... | What global initiatives has been taken by various governments or organizations to put a price on carbon emissions for addressing climate change? |
a wide range of solutions at our disposal, prioritizing
significant emissions reductions, followed by long-
term carbon removal initiatives like the Restore Fund.
We’ve been carbon neutral for our corporate
emissions since April 2020. We started by
reducing our corporate emissions through the
use of 100 percent ... | What types of landscape restoration projects is Apple involved in for carbon removal from the atmosphere? |
Apple 2030
Resources
Smarter Chemistry
In 2023, we fully switched to reusable air filters to reduce waste sources — like packaging materials and commonly used equipment.
Taking a zero-waste
approach with our suppliers
We’re committed to zero waste. Apple employees,
suppliers, recyclers, and waste solution providers ... | Are there any programs or initiatives aimed at reducing waste generated by manufacturers and suppliers? |
address the surplus carbon dioxide
(CO2) already in the atmosphere.
To catalyze efforts to reach a 1.5° C
pathway, Apple is scaling up carbon
removal solutions, beginning with
those that are available today,
while exploring the solutions
of the future.
Approach
Apple is unequivocal in our priority: Emissions
... | Besides emissions reductions, what other approaches are being considered for addressing the surplus carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, with a focus on nature-based solutions? |
by a product while it is running in a
simulated scenario. Daily usage patterns
are specific to each product and are a
mixture of actual and modeled customer
use data. For the purposes of our
assessment, years of use, which are
based on first owners, are modeled to
be four years for macOS, visionOS, and
tvOS dev... | What data are used for modeling the end of life of an Apple device like MacOS, visionOS, or tvOS? |
iMac, Two ports kg CO2e 359 – – –
iMac, Four ports kg CO2e – 389 – –
Mac mini (2023), Apple M2 Pro chip kg CO2e – 150 – –
Mac mini (2023), Apple M2 chip kg CO2e 112 126 – –
Mac Studio (2023), Apple M2 Max kg CO2e – 290 – –
Mac Studio (2023), Apple M2 Ultra kg CO2e – – 346 –
Mac Pro (2023) kg CO2e – – 1,572 –
Displays U... | What were the total MWh of fuel consumed in international locations during 2021? |
valuable insight into the recycling process, including
recommendations for directing disassembled parts
to downstream facilities for resource recovery.
We’re increasing the market availability of high-
quality recycled content by improving material
recovery rates.
Through the Apple Education Hub, part of our
Supp... | How does the use of autonomous mobile robots improve material handling and sorting efficiency in recycling operations? |
37 Including iPhone 15 Plus and iPhone 15 Pro models. Excludes trace
amount of rare earth elements found outside of the magnets.
38 Refer to footnote 23.
39 Refer to footnote 22.
40 Excludes trace amount of tungsten found outside of the T aptic
Engine and accounting for less than 0.1 percent of the total found in
... | I'm looking for information on products that exclude trace amounts of tungsten found outside of a specific component, like the Taptic Engine. Any details? |
forms of long-term commitments, we help
support new, local, and primarily solar PV
and wind projects in line with our renewable
energy–sourcing standards.
We launched the Asia Green Fund in 2019 to help
provide technical expertise and finance capital-
intensive energy efficiency projects. As green
financing mechan... | What forms of long-term commitments are being used to support solar PV and wind projects? |
Since 2017, all the virgin wood fiber used in our
packaging has come from responsible sources.
2024 Environmental Progress Report 82Engagement and AdvocacyEnvironmental Initiatives AppendixIntroduction Contents Data
Data
Normalizing factors*
Fiscal year
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Net sales (in millions, US$) 383,285 3... | Can you tell me about the different ways Apple sources renewable energy for its facilities? |
Through partnerships with The Conservation Fund
and World Wildlife Fund, we’ve protected, and
improved forest management practices on, more
than one million acres of working forests in the U.S.
and China. In 2023, these forests generated enough
responsibly sourced fiber to balance all the virgin
fiber in our pack... | What is Apple's approach to managing energy use and efficiency potential across their operations? |
Transparency and disclosure are essential not only for
sharing our climate strategy and progress but also for
sending clear signals and inviting others to work with
us. And progress needs to include low-income and
historically marginalized communities that too often
bear the brunt of climate change. We’re pursuing... | What's the significance of innovation in their efforts around circularity, specifically in terms of materials sourcing and product design choices? |
for Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch SE models
to introduce a new compact design that allows for
25 percent or more devices per shipment. And as
we progress toward our 2030 carbon neutrality goal,
we’re investigating new materials and new ways to
manufacture efficiently.
We’ve prioritized improving the carbon ... | How is the energy efficiency of products being improved with each new generation, especially in the case of Apple devices? |
Encourage contractors, vendors, and suppliers to
provide safe working conditions, treat workers with
dignity and respect, and act fairly and ethically.
Support and promote best scientific principles,
practices, and public policy initiatives that enhance
environmental quality, health and safety performance,
and eth... | I'm looking for details about the standard Apple's manufacturing facilities must adhere to in order to obtain ISO 14001 certification. |
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