Apple Highlights Second Impact Accelerator Class
Sixteen Black-, Hispanic/Latinx-, and Indigenous-owned green technology and clean energy businesses are joining Apple’s second Impact Accelerator, part of the company’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.
26 AUGUST 2022 - Apple’s second Impact Accelerator class is underway. The Cupertino-company issued a press release this week, introducing the world to the companies in the class and their respective missions. Part of Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, Apple’s press release on round two says the class is:
… a cohort of 16 Black-, Hispanic/Latinx-, and Indigenous-owned businesses working on the cutting edge of environmental services and solutions.
They include a company focused on water stewardship out of Atlanta, GA, an eWaste recycling firm from Morgan Hill, CA, an energy efficiency company from Camden, NJ, a carbon removal company from Juneau, AK, and many, many more.
Participants are in for “a three-month program aimed at accelerating progress toward their goals.” According to the release:
Executives and their teams will receive customized training that provides the knowledge and tools needed to succeed as an Apple supplier, access to Apple mentors and experts to help align business priorities with environmental goals, and scholarship opportunities with leading executive education programs focused on supply chain and growth.
Plus, they’ll be considered for business with Apple once they’re done learning how to do business with Apple.
Addressing the new crew, Apple VP of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, Lisa Jackson, was quoted as saying:
The fight to address climate change demands that we band together to develop innovative solutions while empowering and uplifting the communities we’re working to protect… We are thrilled for this dynamic group of innovators to take their important work to the next level with help from our Impact Accelerator, and we are proud to deepen our commitment to working with partners around the country to ensure that environmental progress and equity go hand in hand.
