Our first carbon neutral product is here.
Powered by 100% clean electricity.
Electricity represents over three-quarters of the Apple Watch carbon footprint — and the biggest part of that is manufacturing. Starting in 2023, the electricity used to make carbon neutral models of Apple Watch and watch bands will be sourced from 100% clean electricity. This builds on our work, which began in 2015, to source renewable energy and build new infrastructure, like solar and wind farms, while helping our suppliers do the same. To reduce emissions even further, we're matching 100% of your expected electricity consumption to charge your carbon neutral Apple Watch by investing in renewable energy projects like the IP Radian Solar project in Brown County, Texas. Footnote 1
Made with over 30% recycled materials by weight.
Since Series 5, Apple Watch has been made with 100% recycled aluminum in the case. Series 9 also uses 100% recycled materials in many of its components: gold in the plating and tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards, rare earth elements in the magnets, tungsten in the Taptic Engine, Footnote 2 and copper foil in the main logic board. And in 2023, we added recycled cobalt Footnote 3 in the battery of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 as part of our goal to use 100% recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries by 2025. We've also redesigned one of our most popular bands, the Sport Loop, with 82% recycled yarn, some of which includes material from discarded fishing nets. With these combined innovations, aluminum Series 9 paired with any new Sport Loop watch band now contains over 30% recycled content. Footnote 4
Shipped 50% or more without airplanes. Footnote 5
Shipping an Apple product by ocean emits 95% less carbon dioxide, on average, than shipping the same device by air. By shipping 50% or more of the total weight of all carbon neutral Apple Watch models and bands using non-air modes — like ocean freight — from the factory to their next destination, we're cutting total transportation emissions nearly in half. We also redesigned the Apple Watch packaging to be more compact — the smaller shape lets us ship up to 25% more Series 9 models per trip. And for the first time, this packaging is 100% fiber based. Footnote 6 It's the first milestone toward our commitment to remove plastic from all packaging by 2025.
- Apple is matching 100% of expected electricity consumption only for the aluminum Apple Watch Series 9 or Apple Watch SE paired with the new Sport Loop, and for Apple Watch Ultra 2 paired with the new Alpine Loop or Trail Loop.
- Excludes trace amount of tungsten found outside the Taptic Engine and accounting for less than 0.1% of the total found in the device.
- All cobalt content references are on a mass-balance basis.
- 30% recycled content applies only to the Apple Watch Series 9 aluminum case paired with the new Sport Loop.
- By shipping 50% or more of all carbon neutral Apple Watch products by total weight using non-air modes of transportation — like ocean freight — from the factory to their next destination, we are cutting total transportation emissions nearly in half.
- Apple’s goal to eliminate plastic from packaging includes retail bags, all finished goods boxes (including plastic content in labels and in-box documentation), packaging sent to our customers as part of Apple Trade In, AppleCare packaging for whole units and service modules (with the exception of plastics needed to protect items from electrostatic discharge), and secondary packaging of Apple products and accessories sold by Apple. Our goal does not include the inks, coatings, or adhesives used in our packaging.