Introduction Climate Change Resources Smarter Chemistry Engagement and Advocacy Appendix 2023 Environmental Progress Report 4 Report Called on Introduced our Received the 2022 Apple suppliers comprehensive Impact Award from to decarbonize water strategy the GC3 highlights In October 2022, we urged This year, we’ve evolved our The Green Chemistry & Carbon neutral for our worldwide supply chain existing water stewardship Commerce Council awarded corporate emissions to decarbonize their entire strategy into a holistic, enterprise- Apple the 2022 Impact Award for Apple-related footprint by wide approach that addresses our commitment to sustainable Throughout 2022, we’ve Since April 2020, we’ve achieved 2030, including their scope 1 water availability, quality, and Reduced plastic chemistry and the transparency carbon neutrality for our and 2 emissions associated equity. Our five-pillar approach content in packaging we’ve demonstrated in our achieved progress across our corporate emissions 1 by sourcing with Apple production. We also is grounded in understanding smarter chemistry goals environmental goals as an 100 percent renewable electricity communicated that progress the local conditions of the In 2022, plastics accounted and progress. organization. Our employees, for Apple facilities, implementing toward these goals will be watersheds in which we operate. for only 4 percent of our Read more on page 58 . suppliers, industry partners, energy efficiency, and securing a crucial part of the criteria Read more on page 48 . packaging — down from high-quality carbon offsets for we consider when awarding 21 percent in 2015 — marking and other stakeholders have remaining emissions. While future business. significant progress toward our each played an integral role in corporate emissions represent Read more on page 19 . goal to eliminate plastics from our helping us to reduce our impact, only a small portion of our overall Increased our use of packaging by 2025. create equitable solutions, emissions, this is an important recycled materials Read more on page 39 . and drive broader change step toward our broader goal of across industries and our achieving carbon neutrality for all Committed We’re making progress toward our products. an additional our goal of transitioning to communities. These efforts have Read more on page 13 . $ 200 m illion to 100 percent recycled and Drove the creation of yielded positive results across renewable materials in our a new standard for our business. And where we’ve nature-based projects products. In 2022, 20 percent of encountered challenges, we’ve In 2023, Apple announced the materials we shipped in Apple green cleaners Reduced value chain a commitment of additional products came from recycled also identified opportunities to sources, including recycled In 2022, Apple continued to serve continue to make a difference. emissions by over funds — up to $200 million — aluminum, rare earth elements, as chair of the Green Cleaners Advanced the 45 percent to expand the Restore Fund tin, cobalt, gold, tungsten, steel, for Electronics Manufacturing Impact Accelerator to be managed by Climate brass, copper, and plastic. 3 task group — along with more We reduced our overall emissions Asset Management, a joint than 20 industry partners — and Apple welcomed the across scopes 1, 2, and 3 2 by venture between HSBC Asset Read more on page 34 . submitted the draft version of second cohort of Black-, over 45 percent compared Management and Pollination. IPC-1402, Standard for Green Hispanic/Latinx-, and Indigenous- with our 2015 baseline year. The new investment will broaden Cleaners Used in Electronics owned businesses on the cutting We avoided over 28 million the portfolio of nature-based Manufacturing , for public review. edge of green technology and metric tons of emissions projects, including agricultural This new standard will help clean energy to participate in through reduction initiatives like and agroforestry projects, that suppliers across the electronics Apple’s Impact Accelerator — transitioning our supply chain to scale up carbon removal while supply chain select cleaners a unique program designed to renewable electricity and sourcing aiming to achieve a financial that are safer for employees and expand opportunities within recycled content for our products . return on investment. the environment. Apple’s supply chain and beyond. Read more on page 7 . Read more on page 27 . Read more on page 66 . Read more on page 73 .