According to the company’s website, renewable power represented 93 percent of Apple’s global operations in 2015.
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“So Apple can say, if you’re using iTunes, that’s from 100 percent renewable electricity, but they can’t necessarily say the same for your Macbook Air”, Erica Farnworth of The Climate Group, the non-profit organization running Climate Week, told Mashable on the sidelines of the conference. “We’re excited to share the industry-leading work we’ve been doing to drive renewable energy into the manufacturing supply chain, and look forward to partnering with RE100 to advocate for clean-energy policies around the world”.
The company continues to invest in high-quality, clean energy projects to help it meet and maintain its goal, and Jackson announced today that Apple has completed construction on its latest renewable energy project – a 50-megawatt solar farm in Arizona.
In a news release, Bank of America said that it had made a commitment to both carbon neutrality and purchasing 100 percent renewable electricity by 2020.
U.S. technology giant Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) on Monday reaffirmed its pledge to run on 100% renewables worldwide by joining the RE100 campaign and unveiled the completion of a 50-MW solar farm in Arizona.
Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president for environment, policy and social initiatives, announced the company’s addition to the RE100 at Climate Week in New York City. And in regions where industrial-scale renewable power generation does not already exist, Apple may have to build the infrastructure itself in order to hit its goal of 100 percent renewable energy.
Part of the commitment will also see Apple promote renewables through its supply chain, with a number of suppliers already adopting clean energy for the manufacturing of Apple products.
In mid-August, Apple said Lens Technology, a Chinese company, promised to run its glass production for Apple on entirely renewable energy by the end of 2018.
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 new pledge involves 14 manufacturing facilities in eight countries: China, India, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and the United States.
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Catcher Technology, a supplier that provides aluminum enclosures for iOS and Mac devices, is also aiming to reach 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2018.
