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As investors' calls for greater climate-related corporate accountability grow louder, the "E" in ESG—environmental, social and governance—looms larger than ever, particularly from the perspective of...

Dropping iPhone charger saves 861,000 tons of metal Apple is using far less zinc, copper and tin thanks to its divisive no-charger policy for the iPhone 12. By Samuel Nyberg | 5 hours ago As of the most recent generation of handsets, Apple stopped shipping chargers with its iPhone models as standard, which meant that customers had to pay extra to add one or (as was supposedly the intention) re-use a charger from a previous purchase. Reaction was mixed between appreciation of the expected enviro...

Wonder why Apple stopped giving chargers with iPhones? Heres the reason Apple had tackled the criticism it faced by stating that this move was for the benefit of the environment. The firm has now released some figures which showcase the impact made by its decision to stop giving out charging adapter with iPhones BusinessToday.In | April 18, 2021 | Updated 13:41 IST Apple has stated that that power adapters use large amount of materials such as plastic, copper, and zinc for manufacturing Apple ...

Solar panels used by Apple "In a year like no other, Apple has continued to work with a global network of colleagues, companies, and advocates to further our efforts to make our environmental work a force for good in peoples lives," writes Lisa Jackson, Apple vice president of Environment, Policy & Social Initiatives in the new report. "In 2020, that meant real progress in our fight against climate change," she continues. "Apple became carbon neutral for our worldwide operations, and we committ...

  Apple has released its annual Environmental Progress Report, describing how its efforts to become carbon neutral are continuing, and helped by the move to Apple Silicon. "In a year like no other, Apple has continued to work with a global network of colleagues, companies, and advocates to further our efforts to make our environmental work a force for good in peoples lives," writes Lisa Jackson, Apple vice president of Environment, Policy & Social Initiatives in the new report. "In 2020, that...

A big barrier for independent repairers, according to Muradian, is the serialisation of components within Apple’s latest release, the iPhone 12. Put simply: if a part of the latest iPhone, like the camera, stops working, it can’t be replaced with an identical, working camera. The only camera that will work is the one that came with your phone. If you try to replace it, it will lose its full functionality. Replace the camera, and you won’t be able to use portrait mode. Replace the battery,...