Introduction Climate Change Resources Smarter Chemistry Engagement and Advocacy Appendix 2023 Environmental Progress Report 26 Direct emissions abatement Some materials that are integral to continued to make progress within its industrial research We’re also seeking out technical innovations for transport, Direct emissions our products result in significant and development center in Quebec — enabling the venture including working with our suppliers to use alternative fuels abatement emissions. The same is true for to begin producing commercial-purity primary aluminum at and electric vehicles. For example, in Europe we piloted addresses certain manufacturing processes and industrial scale — and continued construction of its larger a heavy-duty truck fueled by hydrogen, an emerging emissions from: commercial-scale prototype cells. low-carbon fuel for trucks that travel long distances. And the transportation of our products. we’re continuing to evaluate carriers that offer carbon- To address these emissions, we Addressing fluorinated greenhouse neutral deliveries using electric vehicles, including e-bikes seek technological solutions and gas emissions and e-cars. These innovations help reduce our impact emissions abatement, and we’re in the communities where our customers purchase our One of the largest contributors of direct emissions in products. And by preferring vendors that offer low-carbon Product moving away from fossil fuels. our supply chain is the use of fluorinated greenhouse options, we signal the value of these options to us and gases (F-GHGs). F-GHGs are used in the electronics reward those driving decarbonization in their industry. We manufacturing Rethinking how aluminum is made manufacturing of semiconductors and flat-panel are also combining multiple products into one delivery (scope 3) displays, and they have global warming potentials that when possible, reducing packaging and reducing As part of Apple’s commitment to reduce our products’ are thousands of times more than those of CO 2 . We’re emissions though efficiency on the last leg of the journey. environmental impact through innovation, we’ve partnered partnering closely with key manufacturers as they work At the same time, Apple is working to spur entirely new with aluminum companies and the governments of to prevent these gases from being released into the solutions, for example by supporting analyses by Carbon Canada and Quebec to invest in ELYSIS — a joint venture atmosphere. So while the use of F-GHGs in certain Direct identifying pathways for developing sustainable Product to commercialize patented technology that eliminates manufacturing processes today is difficult to avoid, aviation fuels. direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional emissions can be abated by switching to alternative input transport smelting process. This is a revolutionary advancement gases, by optimizing production processes to use and emit Improving employee travel (scope 3) in the manufacturing of one of the world’s most widely fewer F-GHGs, and by installing gas abatement tools. and commute used metals. Since our collaboration began in 2018, we’ve helped accelerate the development of this technology by Transporting products And we’re exploring ways to reduce our carbon footprint facilitating the joint partnership and providing initial funding from employees commuting to work. For example, we’re and ongoing technical support. To transport our products from our manufacturers to helping our employees transition away from single- our customers, we’re shifting to shipping modes that occupancy vehicles through mass transit, coach services, In 2022, Apple shipped iPhone SE devices using ELYSIS are less carbon-intensive than air transport, such as by and campus bicycles. To incentivize the use of electric aluminum, building on our 2019 purchase from the ocean, whenever possible. In 2022, we launched three vehicles, we offer more than 1670 EV charging stations first-ever commercial batch of aluminum resulting from new products — Mac Studio, Studio Display, and AirPods and 3200 ports across our U.S.-based campuses. For the the joint venture, used in the production of the 16-inch (3rd generation) — that leveraged ocean shipping by commute-related emissions that remain, we’re applying MacBook Pro . 24 The commercial-purity aluminum used enabling an ocean supply chain from our manufacturers. high-quality offsets. in these products is the first to be manufactured without On average, shipping an item by ocean instead of on an Aluminum is one of the world’s most widely used metals, and ELYSIS’ innovative creating any direct carbon emissions during the smelting airplane reduces transportation-related emissions by direct carbon-free smelting process has the potential to reduce the climate impact 95 percent . 25 of the production process. process. Throughout the past year, ELYSIS has also