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Apple Creates Restore Fund To Remove Carbon From Atmosphere

Apple Creates Restore Fund To Remove Carbon From Atmosphere Apple has partnered with Conservation International, local government and conservation organizations in Colombia to protect and restore a 27,000-acre mangrove forest. Apple has created the $200-million Restore Fund, which will invest in forestry projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere…

Apple Expands Number Of Locations To Recycle Old Devices

Apple Expands Number Of Locations To Recycle Old Devices Apple devices being prepped for disassemble and recycling — photo providedApple, the technology company behind such ubiquitous items as the iPhone, iPod, MacBook and iMac, has announced a major expansion of its product recycling programs throughout the United States and in the Netherlands. The…

Apple Release Report Monitoring 1000-plus Suppliers From 45 Countries

Apple Release Report Monitoring 1000-plus Suppliers From 45 Countries An Apple supplier conducts an inspection — photo providedApple, the company responsible for ubiquitous products like the iPhone, iPod and Macbook, has released the results of its 13th annual Supplier Responsibility Progress Report, an ongoing self-audit to track how well it's achieving…

Apple Launches Tech Bootcamp for Women Entrepreneurs to Drive Diversity

Apple Launches Tech Bootcamp for Women Entrepreneurs to Drive Diversity Apple's Entrepreneur Camp — photo courtesy of Apple.Apple has unveiled a new program, Entrepreneur Camp, to boost and broaden the number of women app developers and computer programmers in the technology industry. Besides helping more women crack the tech industry's glass ceiling, the…

Apple Partners with Malala Fund to Help Empower Latin American Girls to Go High Tech

Apple Partners with Malala Fund to Help Empower Latin American Girls to Go High Tech A student from Apple Developer Academy in Rio shows her work to Malala Yousafzai — photo courtesy of Apple. Apple has partnered with The Malala Fund to help advance and enhance educational opportunities for girls in Central and South America. A number of current…

iPhone 8 (PRODUCT)RED Proceeds To Help Combat HIV/AIDS In Africa

iPhone 8 (PRODUCT)RED Proceeds To Help Combat HIV/AIDS In Africa Apple has introduced a new iPhone that will be used to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa.The new (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition iPhone 8 was released to retail on April 13. Partial proceeds from the sale of (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 8's will go towards the global charitable fund (RED). Created in 2006 by U2's Bono and Bobby Shriver, (RED)'s goal…

Apple's Apps For Earth Campaign To Help World Wildlife Fund

Apple's Apps For Earth Campaign To Help World Wildlife Fund Apps For Earth — Photo credit: Richard Lisboa, WWFYou now have an even better reason to feed your Angry Birds or Candy Crush addiction. Technology giant Apple has announced it's teaming up with 24 high-profile app developers for the Apps For Earth promotional campaign to raise funds for…

Two Canadians To Trek Across Siberia … Why?

Two Canadians To Trek Across Siberia … Why? (L to R) Kevin Vallely, Ray Zahab, Richard Weber at South Pole, January 2009Impossible2Possible’s Siberian Express For Water will take Ray Zahab of Quebec and Kevin Vallely of British Columbia across the frozen surface of Siberia’s Lake Baikal, starting March 1. The Canadian adventurers hope to raise awareness…