Apple | Sustainability Performance

https://www.apple.com

Designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, software, and digital services.

1976

United States

10,001+ employees

Consumer Electronics

$10B+ in revenue

$10B+ in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#102

Overall^{^ⓘ}

#17

in United States^{^ⓘ}

in Consumer Electronics^{^ⓘ}

Sustainability Maturity

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Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

1 out of 19

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversity

Social

Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ^{^ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.}

1.3MCO2e tonnes, 2025

Leading

Renewable energy ^{^ⓘProportion of the company's total energy consumption sourced from renewable sources, expressed as a percentage.}

89%2025

Aligned

Waste generated ^{^ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.}

83.8Ktonnes, 2025

Leading

Female employees ^{^ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.}

36%2025

Aligned

Externalities ^{^ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.}

73.7M$, 2025

Leading

Market cap ^{^ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.}

4.7T$, 2026▼35.5% YoY

Revenue ^{^ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.}

416.2B$, 2025▼6% YoY

R&D intensity ^{^ⓘResearch and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue, reflecting the company's relative investment in innovation.}

8.3%2025

Intensity

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)

Industry Benchmark

10.1

B/M 38.5

Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

Download Controversy Analysis

Apple Inc has faced sustained scrutiny over labor conditions in its Asian contract manufacturing supply chain, including the 2010 Foxconn Shenzhen Longhua suicide cluster (14+ worker suicides leading to installation of 'suicide nets') that triggered Apple's Supplier Responsibility audits, and recurring China Labor Watch investigations into Pegatron, Wistron, and Quanta over excessive overtime, underage labor, and forced student labor at iPhone assembly sites supplying Apple.

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Sustainability employees

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Total sustainability employees

Sarah Chandler
Sustainability Officer
Email
B sarah@apple.com

Bessma Aljarbou
Head of Environment
Email
A baljarbou@apple.com

Charlene Wall-Warren
Director, Environment
Email
A cwallwarren@apple.com

Jonna Hamilton
Sustainability Manager
Email
A jhamilton@apple.com

Olivia Waldon
Sustainability Manager
Email
A oostrand@apple.com

Robert Redlinger
Director, Sustainability
Email
A rredlinger@apple.com

Susannah Pratt Calvin
Director, Environment
Email
A calvins@apple.com

Walker Young
Energy Leader
Email
A wyoung@apple.com

Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

Download Controversy Analysis

Apple Inc has faced sustained scrutiny over labor conditions in its Asian contract manufacturing supply chain, including the 2010 Foxconn Shenzhen Longhua suicide cluster (14+ worker suicides leading to installation of 'suicide nets') that triggered Apple's Supplier Responsibility audits, and recurring China Labor Watch investigations into Pegatron, Wistron, and Quanta over excessive overtime, underage labor, and forced student labor at iPhone assembly sites supplying Apple.

Apple | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Intensity

Controversy level

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Sarah Chandler

Bessma Aljarbou

Charlene Wall-Warren

Jonna Hamilton

Olivia Waldon

Robert Redlinger

Susannah Pratt Calvin

Walker Young

Apple | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

View similiar companies

Intensity

Controversy level

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Sarah Chandler

Bessma Aljarbou

Charlene Wall-Warren

Jonna Hamilton

Olivia Waldon

Robert Redlinger

Susannah Pratt Calvin

Walker Young