Apple has announced a program to reduce plastic pollution in India and will partner with local companies to increase renewable energy capacity in the country.
Following its 2026 Environmental Progress Report, Apple announced additional efforts in India to contribute to the company’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced a series of projects, including one expanding its previous partnership with Indian renewable energy provider CleanMax.
“At Apple, our commitment to the environment also drives innovation, across the company and around the world,” Sarah Chandler, Apple’s vice president of environment and supply chain innovation, said in a statement. “We are proud to step up our efforts to invest in India’s clean energy economy and protect the country’s valuable natural resources.”
Renewable energy and reduction of plastic pollution
Apple says it is initially investing INR 100 crore, or about $10.5 million, to develop more than 150 megawatts of new renewable capacity. This amount would power 150,000 average Indian homes per year, and Apple says there is “an opportunity for additional development in the coming years.”
At the same time, Apple is also partnering with WWF-India on “recovery-oriented recycling and waste management”. This is an expansion of WWF-India’s current efforts to reduce the impact of plastic on local ecosystems, and Apple’s investment will expand these efforts to more regions.
Green entrepreneurship
The company is also increasing its support for Acumen’s Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator program. This work aims to help small farmers reduce crop losses through better, low-cost storage options.
It also supports the construction of electric refrigerated trucks for food and medicine. Additionally, it creates new jobs by enabling women to become electric vehicle drivers and entrepreneurs.
Apple is also supporting new Acumen projects that are expected to provide catalytic grants to six green companies. Through mentoring and technical assistance, this project aims to help promising businesses grow.
These new efforts also follow Apple’s 2022 work on protecting India’s coastal mangrove population. In 2023, Apple also supported work to improve India’s water systems.
In addition to ongoing environmental work in the country, India has become increasingly important to Apple as it shifts iPhone production away from China. The move is partly due to trade tensions between the United States and China and partly to ensure that Apple is no longer dependent on a single source for its manufacturing.
Apple started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017, but it was only for local sales and to avoid import taxes. More recently, the country has worked to create more incentives for Apple to produce more in India.
As of March 2026, it is estimated that a quarter of all iPhones in the world are now made in India.