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Apple , one of the top brand is taking new step towards environmental safety. Apple will be raising a special 7-year "green bond," where all the money will be used for environmentally friendly projects. Apple sells bonds quite frequently to help fund operating expenses. But this type of green bond is new for the company. It is part of a package of bonds that seek to raise between $10 and $12 billion. Green bonds are intended to make it easier for investors to identify environmentally friendly projects. Apple's debt will follow a set of voluntary guidelines. Apple has detailed what makes an individual project eligible for green bond funds. In particular, Apple will spend the funds on projects that meet one or more of these criteria: Solar and wind projects and associated energy storage Buildings that meet official "green building" standards, including LEED and BREEAM Environmental upgrades for new buildings, including on-site renewable energy Environmental upgrades for existing buildings, such as water-efficient or heating-efficient fixtures Projects that encourage recycling Projects and technologies that facilitate the use of greener materials in their products" Apple has taken steps towards moving to using clean energy in its data centers, including building a large Solar Farm near its Maiden, North Carolina data center, which has been certified to LEED Platinum standards, a sign the building was constructed with its carbon footprint in mind. Apple has also committed billions for clean energy in partnerships with solar providers such as First Solar. Apple says that its data centers are powered by 100% renewable energy. Apple has also called its new California 'spaceship' campus, expected to open next year, the "greenest building on the planet. "We know that climate change is real. Our view is that the time for talk has passed, and the time for action is now. We've shown that with what we've done," CEO Tim Cook said at the Goldman Sachs technology conference
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Corporate bonds and debt securities are widely used to finance business operations. Green Bonds is actually something new. Glad to know that a massive fund involving billions of dollars are being created. Great to see this as a part of Apple's CSR policy.
Posted 26-02-2016 05:45