3p Weekend: These 10 Retailers Will Reward You For Recycling
Despite the environmental benefits, recycling items that aren't recoverable curbside can often seem like a lot of trouble. But retailers feel your pain. And they're responding by not only making the...
View ArticleApple’s Foray into Renewables Should Worry Utilities
Utilities should be worries as Apple’s entry into the renewables buying-and-selling markets could become a huge threat to their business.
View ArticleApple: Latest Powerhouse to Skip GOP Convention Funding
Apple announced it will not lend funding to the GOP for the 2016 Republican National Convention. It will also pull other technical support, such as complimentary MacBooks, crediting Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleApple Wants To Make It Harder To Fix iPhones
Three U.S. states aim to pass 'right-to-repair' legislation -- which requires electronics manufacturers to give buyers the information needed to replace parts. But Apple is doing its best to keep such...
View ArticleGood Tech, Bad Timing: The Power of the Market
In the 21st century, we've become accustomed to technology developing at lightning speeds. But for every successful electronic device, there is a string of failures that didn't hit the mark. And not...
View ArticleApple Is Serious About Protecting Forests
Why would the maker of the iPhone buy and protect forests? In the words of Lisa P. Jackson, the company's vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, Apple believes that “paper, like...
View ArticleDoes Digital Currency Pose a Threat to the Banking System?
A bloc of Australian banks is petitioning the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to make Apple give them the secret to Apple Pay and NFC technology. This case represents the growing...
View ArticleApple Sows Seeds of Change in the Smart Home Market
The arrival of iOS 10 officially introduced Apple’s hotly-anticipated HomeKit platform app, with an aim to uncomplicate home automation once and for all.
View ArticleChild Labor in Cobalt Mines is a Stain on the Global Electronics Industry
Congo provides about half the world's supply of cobalt, but this conflict mineral has ties to human rights abuses and child labor.
View ArticleApple and the Conservation Fund Boost Forest Protection in Maine
This week, Apple partnered with the Conservation Fund to donate 32,400 acres of forest to the Forest Society of Maine. The tech giant's gift connects over 1 million acres of forest that reach far...
View ArticleAirbnb Promises Free Housing to Refugees and Citizens Affected by U.S. Travel...
As part of a growing national backlash, Airbnb promised free housing to refugees and citizens who have been detained within the U.S. or were denied boarding onto American-bound airplanes abroad.
View ArticleApple to Launch a 200 Megawatt Solar Project in Nevada
Apple plans to partner with state utility NV Power to install an additional 200 megawatts of solar energy in northern Nevada.
View ArticleApple’s Ambitious Recycled Materials Goal
In a drastic departure from its prior policy, last week Apple became the first major IT company to commit to using only recycled materials. How exactly it will accomplish this lofty goal remains to be...
View ArticleCan Apple’s $1 Billion Pledge Help Revitalize American Manufacturing?
Apple plans to launch a $1 billion fund to boost American manufacturing. But can the investment counter how automation will affect employment within the manufacturing sector?
View ArticleApple’s New Lavish HQ Is Missing A Few Things
Apple's new Cupertino headquarters is chock full of bells and whistles. But some critics question why this forward-thinking company left out two things: daycare facilities and easy access to public...
View ArticleFoxconn Chooses Wisconsin For $10 Billion Flat Panel Factory
Foxconn, one of the most important companies within Apple's supply chain, is close to announcing the location of a brand new factory in the U.S.; Wisconsin is reportedly the favorite to land this $10...
View Article3p Weekend Round-Up: Latest Count on Companies Standing Against Racism
First a trickle, now a flood: top CEOs are boycotting Trump's councils -- and taking action against hate to fill the president's leadership vacuum.
View ArticleApple’s Tim Cook Steps Into the Limelight, Urging Companies to Lead on ‘Moral...
Tim Cook has nudged Apple to become a more active corporate citizen when it comes to the environment and social responsibility, and has been even more outspoken in the wake of the violence in...
View ArticleWhy Video Is No Longer Optional
What’s your organization’s sustainability story-telling strategy? Vern Oakley, CEO of Tribe Pictures and speaker at this year’s COMMIT!Forum, asserts that video is the most compelling and...
View ArticleFairphone Takes the Prize in Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics
What's in YOUR electronics? Greenpeace wants you to know which companies are really keeping up with their green technology promises. Just out in time for Christmas and Hanukkah, the Guide to Greener...
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