Apple is making progress cleaning up its dirty supply chain
by Justine Calma from The Verge - All Posts on (#6M60K)
Photo by Christian Charisius / picture alliance via Getty Images Apple's latest sustainability report shows that its greenhouse gas emissions are falling as it pushes suppliers to clean up their operations.
Dig into the data in the report, and you'll find that Apple's gross carbon dioxide emissions dropped from 20.6 million metric tons in 2022 to 16.1 million metric tons in 2023. That's a 22 percent reduction over the year.
The progress is mostly thanks to its suppliers using cleaner sources of electricity, the company says in a press release today. Looking back further, Apple says it has reduced its gross emissions by more than 55 percent since 2015. If it keeps up, Apple could be well on its way toward meeting its commitment to slash emissions by 75 percent by 2030.
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