Daisy and Dave, our disassembly robots, take apart iPhone devices and components to recover crucial materials like gold, cobalt, steel, and tungsten. And research from our Material Recovery Lab in Texas helps us reclaim more of those building blocks with innovative tools and technologies. Aluminum now makes up less than 10% of our product manufacturing footprint.Įvery Apple product contains materials that can be used to build new ones. All iPad models in our lineup, including the new iPad Air, use 100% recycled aluminum in their enclosures - joining Apple Watch Series 7, Apple Watch SE, MacBook Air, Mac mini, and the 14‑inch and 16‑inch MacBook Pro models. So we developed a 100% recycled alloy that still meets our high standards for performance and durability. Aluminum is one of our most widely used materials, and it represented over a quarter of our product manufacturing footprint in 2015. When we use recycled and renewable materials, we lower our reliance on mining, shipping, and processing raw materials, thereby reducing our carbon footprint and conserving precious natural resources. To achieve that, we need to design devices to use more recycled content and make sure these materials get recovered when products reach end-of-life. Our goal is to one day make every Apple product with 100% recycled or renewable materials. All of these efforts combined will help sequester carbon, restore ecosystems, and engage local and Indigenous communities while helping us along the way to our 2030 goal of carbon neutrality. Through the Restore Fund, we’re aiming to remove at least 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. We’re already working with CI to naturally restore the degraded savannas of the Chyulu Hills in Kenya, demonstrate innovative new models with 27,000 acres of mangrove forest in coastal Colombia, and conserve the Amazon rainforest from loss in the Rio Nieva Reserve Zone of northern Peru. The world’s forests, wetlands, and grasslands have an important role to play in achieving global climate targets. With Conservation International (CI) and Goldman Sachs, we created the $200 million Restore Fund to make investments in natural climate solutions while seeking to generate a financial return. To remove unavoidable carbon emissions from the atmosphere, we are starting with nature-based solutions. But there are some emissions we can’t yet avoid. We’re striving to bring our emissions down as low as possible. The next cohort of Impact Accelerator participants will start in fall 2022.
By connecting innovators, both in our inaugural class and at Apple, we’re creating more opportunities for progress in our shared goals. The three-month Impact Accelerator program includes one-on-one mentorship with Apple experts on topics like renewable energy and responsible sourcing. Many are focused on bringing clean energy, opportunity, and vital services to vulnerable and underserved communities. The businesses are based across the United States - from Silicon Valley in California, to Detroit, Michigan, to tribal nations in the Midwest - and are driving innovation in energy efficiency, solar, green chemistry, recycling, and other environmental areas. As part of Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI), this program helps combat systemic barriers to opportunity while advancing innovative solutions for communities most affected by climate change. In July 2020, Apple announced the inaugural Impact Accelerator program to support 15 Black-, Hispanic/Latinx-, and Indigenous-owned businesses at the cutting edge of green technology and clean energy to champion equity and opportunity in the environmental sector. Environmental solutions can help advance equity for these communities. Communities of color often bear the greatest impact of climate change.
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