Apple : 2025 report

Environmental

Progress

Report

Covering fiscal year 2024

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Contents

Introduction

1. Reflections from Lisa Jackson
2. Report highlights
3. Goals and progress

Environmental

Initiatives

Apple 2030

1. Apple 2030 journey
2. Approach

1. Design and materials

1. Electricity

1. Direct GHG emissions

1. Carbon removal

Resources

1. Approach
2. Product longevity

1. Material recovery

1. Water

1. Zero waste

Smarter Chemistry

1. Approach
2. Mapping

1. Assessment

1. Innovation

Engagement and Advocacy

1. Approach
2. Listening to a range of voices
3. Achieving change together

1. Supporting communities worldwide

Data

1. Greenhouse gas emissions
2. High-qualitycarbon credits
3. Carbon footprint by product

1. Energy
2. Resources
3. Normalizing factors

Green Bond Impact Report

1. Apple's green bonds
2. Cumulative allocation: 2019 Green Bond
3. Featured projects
4. Sustainalytics Annual Review

95 Ernst & Young LLP Use of Proceeds Examination

Appendix

98 A: Corporate facilities energy supplement

1. B: Apple's life cycle assessment methodology
2. C: Assurance and review statements

112 D: Carbon neutral certificates

1. E: Environment, Health and Safety Policy
2. F: ISO 14001 certification
3. Report notes
4. End notes

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Reflections

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At Apple, we are constantly innovating to make the world's best technology while reducing our impact on the environment. That means taking urgent steps to fight climate change and working collaboratively with our suppliers and local communities.

Every year, teams across our company find new and innovative ways to make our technology better for people and the planet. That progress has brought us closer than ever to Apple 2030: our goal to become carbon neutral for our global footprint, including our supply chain and the energy our customers use to power their devices.

Thanks to these efforts, I'm proud to share that Apple has now cut our overall emissions by more than 60 percent since 2015. This report covers the work that makes a milestone like that possible. It describes in detail how we continue to dramatically reduce our climate impact, while helping accelerate a global transition toward recycled materials and renewable energy.

Since 2018, we've powered every Apple facility with renewable energy - including our offices, retail stores, and data centers. That progress is quickly making its way across our global supply chain, and today, our suppliers now support more than 17.8 gigawatts of clean energy around the world.

But our commitment doesn't end there. We're also investing in clean energy projects to match the energy our customers use to charge their devices. And with our Power for Impact program, we've launched renewable energy projects in countries including the Philippines, Thailand, and South Africa. By expanding access to safe, reliable electricity, we can protect the planet and support the communities most significantly impacted by climate change.

To drive down carbon emissions even further, we're using more recycled materials than ever before. We now use 99 percent recycled rare earth elements in the magnets across our products. We've also continued to scale the use of recycled materials like tungsten, aluminum, cobalt, gold, and lithium. And we've done all that while making our products even more durable and easy to repair, because technology that lasts longer is better for the environment and our customers' wallets.

It is amazing to see this progress come together in a single product. In October, we unveiled our latest carbon neutral product, Mac mini, which is made with more than 50 percent recycled content and manufactured with electricity exclusively sourced from renewable energy. That's helped reduce the carbon footprint of Mac mini by

80 percent from our business-as-usual scenario. And to balance the remaining emissions that can't be avoided, we invest in high-quality, nature-based projects that reduce carbon in the atmosphere.

These projects are helping restore ecosystems around the world. Last year, I visited an area of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil that was fully deforested not long ago. Thanks to the Restore Fund we launched with our partners, it's now a flourishing working forest - filled with native tree species that could have been lost forever.

It was a powerful reminder that with dedication and effort, we can bring new life to once-thriving habitats.

At Apple, we've always believed that innovation is a powerful force for progress. So we'll continue to do our part to protect the planet - and to build a better future for generations to come.

Lisa Jackson

VP, Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives

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Report highlights

Reduced our overall GHG emissions by more than 60 percent

We reduced our gross greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across scopes 1, 2, and 3 by more than 60 percent compared with our 2015 baseline year - not including offsets.1 In that same time period, revenue grew by more than 65 percent. We estimate that we've avoided 41 million metric tons of emissions this year through reduction efforts like transitioning our supply chain to renewable electricity and sourcing recycled content.

Read more on page 12.

Increased our use of recycled materials

We're making steady progress on our journey toward using only recycled or renewable materials in our products. In 2024, approximately 99 percent of tungsten, 71 percent of aluminum, 53 percent of lithium, and 40 percent of gold; and 76 percent of cobalt in our products came from recycled sources.3 In 2024, 24 percent of the materials we shipped in Apple products, by weight, came from recycled sources.4

Read more on page 15.

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Enhanced repairability features

In 2024, we introduced design and software features to improve device repairability. The iPhone 16 debuted a new, faster process for removing the battery from the enclosure - using low-voltage electricity. We've improved support for third-party parts used in repair. And Repair Assistant, launched with iOS 18, allows customers and repair professionals to configure new and used Apple parts directly on the device.

Read more on page 40.

Launched the first carbon neutral Mac

In October 2024, we announced the carbon neutral Mac mini, made with over 50 percent recycled content. The electricity used to manufacture Mac mini is sourced from 100 percent renewable energy. We've also invested in clean energy projects worldwide to address product use and prioritized lower-carbon shipping modes to reduce emissions. These actions have reduced the carbon footprint of Mac mini by over 80 percent from a business-as-usual scenario.2 To offset the remaining emissions, we apply high-quality carbon credits from nature-based projects.

Read more on page 20.

Expanded the use of recycled rare earth elements across our products

We now use 99 percent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets of our products. In 2024, more than 80 percent of the total rare earth elements that we shipped in products came from certified recycled sources - up from 75 percent in 2023.

Read more on page 15.

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Goals and progress

Emissions

Apple 2030 is our science-based commitment to achieving carbon neutrality for our entire carbon footprint, including transitioning our entire value chain to 100 percent clean electricity.5

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Materials

We're committed to one day using only recycled or renewable materials in our products and packaging, and to enhance material recovery.7

Recycled gold

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Resources

We're committed to stewarding water resources and working to eliminate waste sent to landfills.

Become carbon neutral for our corporate operations.

Read more on our approach to	2010	2015		2020	2024
carbon neutrality					Achieved	Maintained

Transition to 100 percent recycled cobalt, tin, gold, and rare earth elements in select components and applications by the end

of 2025.8

0%	99%
	2024
Recycled tin

100%

2025 target

Replenish all of our corporate
freshwater withdrawals in high-
stress locations by 2030.11
0%	40%		100%
Read more about our water strategy and progress		2024		2030 target

Achieve carbon neutrality for our entire carbon footprint by 2030 - reducing related greenhouse gas emissions by

75 percent compared with 2015.6

Baseline	60%
2015	2024

75%

2030 target

• Gold plating in all Apple-

designed rigid and flexible

printed circuit boards

• Tin soldering in all Apple-

designed rigid and flexible

printed circuit boards

0%	99%
	2024
Recycled cobalt

100%

2025 target

Certify all Apple-owned data centers
to the Alliance for Water Stewardship
(AWS) Standard by 2025.12
0	7		8
Read more about our water strategy and progress		2024		2025 target

Read more on our Apple 2030 goal

•	Cobalt in all
	Apple-designed batteries9
•	Rare earth elements in
	all magnets

Read more on the expansion of recycled materials in our products

0%	99%
	2024
Recycled rare earth elements
0%	99%
	2024

100%

2025 target

100%

2025 target

Increase supplier participation in the Supplier Clean Water program, prioritizing high water stress locations and driving participants to an average 50 percent water reuse rate by 2030.13

Read more about our water strategy and progress

0%

42%

2024

50%

2030 target

Corporate facilities waste diversion rate

Remove plastics from our
packaging by the end of 2025.10
Read more about our efforts to shift to
0%	99%	100%
					2024	2025 target
100 percent fiber-based packaging

Eliminate waste sent to landfill from our corporate facilities and our suppliers.

Read more about our Zero Waste Program and progress

0%	70%		100%
	2024		target

Zero waste to landfills at all established final assembly sites

2015	2018	2024
		Maintained

Achieved

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Environmental

Initiatives

In this section

Overview

Apple 2030

Apple 2030 journey

Approach

Design and materials

Electricity

Direct GHG emissions

Carbon removal

Resources

Approach

Product longevity

Material recovery

Water

Zero waste

Smarter Chemistry

Approach

Mapping

Assessment

Innovation

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Overview

Environmental Initiatives

Apple 2030

Apple 2030 is our commitment to be carbon neutral for our entire carbon footprint. Our journey to 2030 is focused on first reducing our scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent compared with 2015, and investing in high-quality carbon removal solutions for the remaining emissions.

Design and materials

Electricity14

Direct GHG emissions

Carbon removal

Resources

We aim to make durable, long-lasting products and enhance material recovery. And we're committed to stewarding water resources and working to eliminate waste sent to landfills.

Product longevity

Material recovery

Water

Zero waste

Smarter Chemistry

Through innovation and material selection, we design our products to be safer for anyone who assembles, uses, or recycles them - and to have less of an impact on the environment.

Mapping

Assessment

Innovation

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Apple 2030

In this section Apple 2030 journey Approach

Design and materials Electricity

Direct GHG emissions Carbon removal

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Apple 2030 journey

Where we've been

2024 activities

Where we're going

Launched
Supplier Clean Energy
and Energy Efficiency	Achieved
Programs established,
partnering with	Carbon neutrality
global suppliers to	for our corporate
transition the energy	operations and
used to manufacture	announced
Apple products to	2030 targets
renewable energy

Codified

100% renewable energy mandate added to our Supplier Code of Conduct applicable to all suppliers for the manufacturing of Apple products

24%

of the material shipped in products came from recycled or renewable sources16

Introduced supplier commitments to abate at least 90% of their facilitywide F-GHGemissions in support of our Apple 2030 goal

Goal

Use

100% recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries17

100% recycled tin soldering and 100% recycled gold plating in all Apple-designed rigid and flexible printed circuit boards18

100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets across all products19

Apple 2030

To be carbon neutral for our entire carbon footprint by 203021

2015

2018

2020

2021

2023

2025

2030

Achieved

100% renewable electricity generated or sourced for our corporate operations

Launched Restore Fund to advance nature -based carbon removal projects

Introduced our first carbon neutral products in the Apple Watch lineup15

Expanded

our carbon neutral product lineup to Apple Watch Series 10 and Mac mini

8.4 MT CO2e avoided F-GHGemissions through our display and semiconductor suppliers' abatement efforts

Goal

Transition

to 100% fiber-based packaging by the end of 202520

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Approach

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We're committed to our ambitious, science- based Apple 2030 goal to reduce our collective scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions - upstream and downstream - by 75 percent

We accelerated our progress with our transition to sourcing

100 percent renewable electricity for our offices, retail stores, and data centers in 2018. And in 2020, we achieved carbon neutrality for our corporate emissions, which we've maintained annually.22

Apple 2030 roadmap

before balancing the remaining emissions with high-quality carbon removals. To achieve this goal, we're reducing emissions across our value chain and directing our efforts toward decarbonizing the largest sources of emissions. We've cut emissions across our value chain by more than 60 percent since 2015. During the same period, our revenue grew by more than 65 percent.

Decarbonizing our supply chain is a crucial component of our efforts. We're driving progress by expanding our suppliers' sourcing of renewable energy and increasing the use of recycled and renewable materials in manufacturing our products. Our initiatives emphasize achieving emissions reductions before applying high-quality, nature-based credits.

Our goal is consistent with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) recommendation for global carbon neutrality.23 We're also committed to working toward reaching a 90 percent reduction in emissions from our 2015 baseline by 2050. Achieving deep decarbonization will require a collective, global effort across industries and economies. And while reaching a 90 percent reduction in emissions is outside Apple's or any one company's control, we're committed to taking actions that support this goal. To catalyze change beyond our footprint, we're engaging with stakeholders and communities to identify opportunities to expand the use of recycled materials and renewable energy. For more details, read our Engagement and Advocacy section.

Design and materials

Designing products and manufacturing processes to be less carbon intensive through thoughtful material selection, increased material efficiency, greater product energy efficiency, the use of recycled and renewable materials

in our products and packaging, and enhanced material recovery

Read more on page 13

Electricity	Direct GHG emissions
Increasing energy	Reducing direct
efficiency at our facilities	greenhouse gas emissions
and transitioning the	across our facilities and
electricity throughout	supply chain through
our entire value chain -	process innovation,
including manufacturing	emissions abatement,
and our customers' product	and shifting away from
use - to 100 percent clean	fossil fuels
electricity by 2030	Read more on page 31
Read more on page 23

Carbon removal In parallel with our emissions reduction efforts, scaling up investments in carbon removal projects, including nature-based solutions that can protect and restore ecosystems worldwide

Read more on page 35

≥75%≤25%

emissions reduction

remaining footprint