The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce that it will present its 2018 Environmental Achievement Award to Lisa Jackson, Vice President of Apple’s Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, in recognition of her visionary leadership and outstanding environmental stewardship over a most distinguished career.
According to ELI’s President Scott Fulton, “Lisa has exemplified leadership, innovation, and commitment to sound science and rule of law at each step of her remarkable career. She has been a tireless champion for both sustainability and environmental justice, and has left an enduring mark on both the private sector and the public sector. Her work in greening Apple’s supply chain and in reducing the company’s carbon and natural resource footprint has been exceptional, reflecting the power and reach of business leadership in advancing environmental performance and stewardship.”
Apple’s environmental efforts are amazing.
Remember when Greenpeace singled Apple out to try to drum up a fund-raisable scandal about the company’s environmental practices, while giving passing grades to then-bigger competitors who’d done less but promised more? Good times.
Well deserved.
Aren’t they still trying to FIND reasons to discredit Apples huge strides in environmental initiatives? Maybe I’m mixing them up with other groups who try to chastise Apple for “non-upgradeable/repairable devices” by the average users. Because, Apple. Ya know?
Put that responsibility in the hands of users, and Apples closed loop supply chain goal just won’t happen. Batteries will get tossed in the trash, etc. Whereas if Apple controls this stage of product life, they can recycle/refurbish in their fancy recycling robots that extract raw materials BACK from dead components.
When Apples colleagues get close to achieving even HALF of what Apple has done in the last 4 years, then maybe they would sound less ridiculous. You know, the same colleagues who design and engineer products to be just like Apples?
Until then, Apple stands in a league of their own. Failing to recognize that just because you think user repairs/upgrades is better for the environment is not only wrong, but a disservice to the world.
Well said and I agree.
Lisa Jackson is a great Tim Cook hire. She’s turned Apple’s research in environmental impact into a product and that product is world class.
I don’t believe Greenpeace has a lot to say about Right to Repair, but I could be wrong, because that old campaign of theirs I mentioned removed them from my radar. What little I’ve heard about Greenpeace since then suggests they now occasionally praise Apple for its environmental achievements.