Apple exemplifies the corporate climate playbook: trumpet operational greening while strategically avoiding policy advocacy that could drive systemic change. This calculated approach—investing less than 1% in renewables while spending millions on environmental marketing—reveals how sustainability commitments function as sophisticated PR campaigns designed to maintain operating freedom rather than accelerate climate solutions. The financial markets are catching on, with investors increasingly pricing carbon risk into long-term decisions despite political volatility.
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