Apple has announced a set of environmental initiatives in India spanning renewable energy development, plastic waste management, and support for green entrepreneurship, as the company continues to work towards its target of becoming fully carbon neutral by 2030.
At the heart of the announcement is a partnership with CleanMax, a renewable energy developer operating across India. Apple's initial investment of ₹100 crore will fund the development of over 150 megawatts of new renewable energy capacity — sufficient to power around 150,000 average Indian households annually. The company says there is scope to expand this capacity further in the years ahead. The two firms had previously collaborated on rooftop solar projects to supply Apple's Indian offices and retail stores with 100 per cent renewable electricity.
On plastic pollution, Apple is supporting WWF-India in expanding waste management infrastructure that prioritises both environmental outcomes and social safeguards. Building on an existing collaboration with Saahas Zero Waste in Goa — which operates facilities that collect, sort, and recover recyclable materials with full traceability — the initiative is now being extended to new regions, including Coimbatore. The expansion involves local authorities, communities, and waste workers, with the goal of establishing a circular system for responsible material recovery at scale.
The third aspect of Apple's initiative focuses on early-stage green enterprises. Through a new partnership with impact investor Acumen, the company is providing catalytic grants to six businesses working across waste management, circular economy models, and regenerative agriculture.
“At Apple, our commitment to the environment is also a driving force for innovation — across the company and around the world,” said Sarah Chandler, Apple’s vice-president of environment and supply chain innovation.
Alongside grant funding, the programme offers mentorship, technical assistance, and access to professional networks. Apple has previously backed Acumen's Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator, and some of those enterprises have since scaled up: Saptkrishi is helping smallholder farmers reduce crop losses through low-cost storage, Yotuh Energy is developing electric refrigerated vehicles for food and medicine logistics, and Mowo Fleet is creating livelihood pathways for women as EV drivers and business owners.
The announcements come shortly after Apple published its annual Environmental Progress Report, which showed the company had cut its global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60 per cent relative to 2015 levels, even as its revenue grew by 78 per cent over the same period. The India initiatives form part of a plan to decarbonise Apple's supply chain and embed environmental considerations into its operations across key markets.
