Apple launched the Supplier Clean Energy
Program in 2015, and new initiatives including
the China Clean Energy Fund have helped
to reshape Apple’s power supply and create
a cleaner production across every aspect.
Globally, Apple and its suppliers are expected
to generate more than 4 gigawatts of clean
energy worldwide by 2020, which will cover
around a third of the electricity needed for
Apple’s global manufacturers and suppliers.
Of course, there’s still a long way to go, and
Lisa Jackon has said she is “confident these
programs can be used as a model globally to
achieve the goal of 100% clean energy” and
that “projects in China show what’s possible
when companies, governments, and innovators
come together to address climate change,”
signaling major leaps forward for the world’s
greatest tech giant.MAKING ITS PARTNERS GREENER
As well as putting its money where its mouth is
and investing in green energy projects, Apple
is increasingly putting the onus on suppliers,
forcing them to do their bit. Lisa Jackson
explained to Fast Company how Apple was
helping partners transition to renewable
energy. One of their biggest commitments
was to ensure that even the facilities it doesn’t
own or operate have access to “the same
high-quality clean energy that we did,” adding
that Apple “needed to be able to work with
suppliers on kind of short notice to put money
into a fund and almost pool their buying
power.” Introducing a series of new funds
has helped its suppliers navigate things such
as regulatory requirements, demonstratingImage: Apple Inc.