Apple has announced investment plans to expand its clean energy footprint worldwide as part of the ‘Apple 2030’ initiative, which aims to be carbon neutral across its entire value chain by the year 2030. While Apple’s global supply chain and operations are powered by more than 18 gigawatts of clean electricity, the Cupertino-based tech giant is investing more in solar power in the US and Europe .
Apple signs a joint venture with CleanMax
In India, Apple signed a joint venture with CleanMax to invest in a portfolio of 6 rooftop solar projects with a total scale of 14.4 MW. “The additional capacity provides a local solution to power Apple’s offices, two domestic retail stores, and other operations in India. Apple achieved 100% renewable energy for its global business operations for the first time in 2018,” according to an Apple statement.
As part of its broader environmental efforts, Apple is also accelerating progress toward another ambitious goal by 2030: 100% replenishment of the freshwater used in the company’s operations. high-stress locations.
In the states of Telangana and Maharashtra, Apple has begun work to replenish soft drinks at some of the “most stressed locations” where the company operates. Last year, Apple achieved its goal of 100% water replenishment of the company’s India operations through continuous operations with the Uptime Catalyst Facility. “In 2023, Apple’s support provided 23 million gallons of clean, affordable drinking water to communities from more than 300 water kiosks operated by local entrepreneurs in an innovative performance-based innovation program. capacity,” it added.
Apple’s smart water management
In addition to pursuing watershed restoration and other complementary nature-based solutions in high-stress areas, Apple claims a commitment to “smart water management” across the enterprise.
In 2021, Apple’s data center in Prineville, Oregon, became the first data center to be certified to the Alliance for Water Stewardship’s (AWS) International Water Stewardship Standard, a recognized global framework reliable way to measure responsible water management practices. Since then, Apple has certified four more data centers to the Standard and supported 20 provider locations to achieve certification.
Over the past year, seven suppliers in southern India and more than 20 suppliers near Shanghai and Suzhou in China have participated in water management training with AWS and others in the industry.
“Clean energy and water are the foundation for healthy communities and an essential foundation for responsible business. “We are racing toward our ambitious Apple 2030 climate goals while doing long-term work to transform power grids and restore watersheds to build a cleaner future for all.” .
