Apple
Apple ranks near the top of the phones category because it combines unusually strong product-level environmental reporting, serious recycled-material execution, supplier clean-energy leverage, and long-run hardware economics.
Score
91
Industry
Phones
Country
United States
Report year
2025
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Score breakdown
Resource efficiency
92Apple pushes recycled content into high-value components, batteries, circuit boards, and packaging more credibly than most peers.
Impact on environment
91Climate execution is strong through supplier clean energy and materials innovation, though absolute hardware scale still matters.
Social responsibility
86Supplier training and worker-engagement systems are unusually large, but the supply chain remains too broad to treat risk as solved.
Economic benefits
95Premium margins, long support windows, and resale value make Apple's sustainability investments financially durable.
Certifications and signals
Evidence and sources
Environmental Progress Report 2025
Apple
Apple's official annual environmental progress report, covering materials, product design, clean energy, supplier programs, and Apple 2030 direction.
View sourceSupply Chain Innovation 2026
Apple
Summarizes supplier workforce training, worker feedback, and supply-chain environmental performance.
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