Environment watchdog calls out Apple for possible 'climate-washing'
appleinsider.com
Apple's claims it has created its first carbon-neutral product could be far-fetched, with a Chinese environment research organization calling it "climate-washing" by the iPhone maker.

Apple played into the greenwashing since a long time. For example removing charger for “climate”, “ecology”, while changing the cable port from a usb A (the rectangle one you plug onto the charger) to a usb C when first removing the charger from the box (thanks for bringing this s* to android too).

  • Tibert@jlai.luOPEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    Do you know what USB A is?

    I’m talking of the first time they removed the charger.

    IPhone 12 - 2020.

    Here they are talking about devices having USB C for 2024.

    • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      61·
      1 year ago

      Yes, the article is not about that…

      They removed the charger to save cost and waste. Who really needed another wall wart?

      Moving to usb c is because of EU regulations

      • 520@kbin.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        You’re both talking past each other.

        First, they had thunderbolt to USB A cables and a USB A charger.

        Then they had thunderbolt to USB C cables and a USB C charger.

        Then they were forced by the EU to swap out the thunderbolt connector with USB C on the device itself.

        • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          They’re claiming apple was greenwashing when they removed the charger. It removed cost and waste, it can be both green and good business.

          I thought they were arguing that the move to usb c was also greenwashing, when it was the EU regulations, again to reduce waste. It is green, not greenwashing.