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Apple has pressured Foxconn to build out renewable capacity for certain steps of iPhone manufacturing by 2018. There is a lot of work to be done in manufacturin
by kevinchen 10y ago
Apple has pressured Foxconn to build out renewable capacity for certain steps of iPhone manufacturing by 2018. There is a lot of work to be done in manufacturing (much harder problem) but they have definitely made a public commitment to reduce the impact:
https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/10/22Apple-Launches-New-Clean-Energy-Programs-in-China-To-Promote-Low-Carbon-Manufacturing-and-Green-Growth.html https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/10/22Apple-Launches-Ne...
- Ph0X 10y agoLet's just agree that both Apple and Google are doing fantastic jobs in this sector, and other big tech companies need to step it up.
- infectoid 10y agoIndeed. Let's not drive a wedge where none is needed.
- sangnoir 10y agoI think the point parent was making was that Google (as a whole, not just data centers) is leading the industry to 100% renewable energy. Something Apple - which is making great advances - is yet to achieve.