Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Companies Are Taking the Baton in Climate Change Efforts - NYTimes.com

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"Technology companies are at the forefront of this week’s announcements, in part because their own employees have been demanding action on climate issues.

Apple, which has won plaudits from environmental groups for supporting renewable power in the United States, said that it would start focusing on emissions at its suppliers, which are mainly located abroad and account for some 70 percent of the greenhouse gases that come from production and use of the company’s products.

“We’re really turning our attention now to the supply chain in a major way,” Apple’s chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, said on Monday at the United Nations."
Companies Are Taking the Baton in Climate Change Efforts - NYTimes.com

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