Thanks, Apple, for Admitting Your Mistake and Coming Back to EPEAT

treehugger.com 13 Jul '12, 9pm

Thanks, Apple, for Admitting Your Mistake and Coming Back to EPEAT

Apple said it was leaving EPEAT and pulled all its products from the environmental certification group's registry. That was just a few days ago . Now, Apple has admitted its error in judgment and has announced it will in fact stick with EPEAT standards. “We’ve recently heard from many loyal Apple customers who were disappointed to learn that we had removed our products from the EPEAT rating system. I recognize that this was a mistake. Starting today, all eligible Apple products are back on EPEAT,” Bob Mansfield, SVP of Hardware Engineering at Apple, wrote in a letter on Apple's site . Basically the letter claims that Apple is so far ahead of the game when it comes to making environmentally responsible devices that standards set by EPEAT lag behind, and should be even stronger. Well, Apple, you're right about that. But it doesn't mean that pulling your products from the reg...

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@catanavia » 20 Jul '12, 7pm
Gracias Apple por volver a colaborar con el medio ambiente. [link] ES importante que las empresas grandes sean pioneras....
@Raiz_Cristal » 18 Jul '12, 1am
Apple admite su error y regresa a la Evaluación Ambiental de Productos Electrónicos (EPEAT) ¡Gracias! - [link]
@FOECardiff » 16 Jul '12, 10pm
Thanks, Apple, for admitting your mistake & coming back to EPEAT [link] #sustainability
@SEEDSConsulting » 16 Jul '12, 3pm
Thanks, Apple, for Admitting Your Mistake and Coming Back to EPEAT [link] via @TreeHugger Importance of Enviro Certification
@greenosaur » 16 Jul '12, 1pm
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@sanazafshar » 15 Jul '12, 9pm
Phew.. #Apple is back to #EPEAT green standards. [link] #Letsgetbacktogether
@beehivetech » 15 Jul '12, 8pm
Thanks, Apple, for Admitting Your Mistake and Coming Back to EPEAT [link] @beehivetech
@leestewart1 » 15 Jul '12, 5am
RT @1millionwomen: Yay, we can keep our iThingies RT @leestewart1 Good to see Apple coming to their senses! Apple Coming Back to EPEAT ... [link]
@VisionaryValues » 14 Jul '12, 5pm
Welcome back - we missed you! Now push the envelope with sustainable manufacturing! Be the leader you can be!... [link]
@gallifreyan » 14 Jul '12, 3pm
Among all the truly evil litigious crap Apple's been doing, they actually admitted a mistake and went back to EPEAT. [link]
@andytayhk » 14 Jul '12, 2pm
Thank you Apple for listening to your customers :) [link]
@GreenSurferNews » 14 Jul '12, 1pm
RT @christackett: That was fast! @Apple, thankfully, returns to #EPEAT [link] @JaymiHeimbuch on why it matters & where #tech goes from here.
@eliasnmrk » 14 Jul '12, 12pm
RT @Bennuworld: Thanks, Apple, for Admitting Your Mistake and Coming Back to @EPEAT via @treehugger [link]
@fendixiii » 14 Jul '12, 10am
Thanks #Apple. For admitting your mistake and coming back to your senses to stick with EPEAT. [link]
@GelarehDarabi » 14 Jul '12, 9am
That didn't take long! RT @JaymiHeimbuch: Thanks, #Apple, for Admitting Your Mistake and Coming Back to #EPEAT [link]
@John_G_MacA » 14 Jul '12, 7am
@Apple admits mistake and will rejoin the #green #recycling product cert regime | [link] | #welldoneapple
@KathrinJansen » 14 Jul '12, 5am
Phew! Thanks, Apple, for Admitting Your Mistake and Coming Back to EPEAT: [link] via @TreeHugger
@kjwcode » 14 Jul '12, 1am
RT @stephenfung: I guess back pedalling is EPEAT certified? #apple [link] (via @michaelkwan)
@TheSean14 » 14 Jul '12, 1am
GREAT! I have new respect for Apple! “@JaymiHeimbuch: Thnks, #Apple, for Admitting Your Mistake & returning to #EPEAT [link]”
@malamaikaaina » 14 Jul '12, 12am
Green Apples for everyone! [link] via @TreeHugger
@joan_evans_nyc » 14 Jul '12, 12am
RT @Merlyn43: Thanks Apple for admitting your mistake and coming back to EPEAT [link] #green
@stephenfung » 14 Jul '12, 12am
I guess back pedalling is EPEAT certified? #apple [link] (via @michaelkwan)
@1millionwomen » 13 Jul '12, 11pm
Yay, we can keep our iThingies RT @leestewart1 Good to see Apple coming to their senses! Apple Coming Back to EPEAT ... [link]
@getbiglittlekid » 13 Jul '12, 11pm
RT @leestewart1: Good to see Apple coming to their senses! Apple Coming Back to EPEAT : TreeHugger [link]
@leestewart1 » 13 Jul '12, 11pm
Good to see Apple coming to their senses! Apple Coming Back to EPEAT : TreeHugger [link]
@WiselinePRT » 13 Jul '12, 11pm
Apple stays with green recycling standards program [link] #eco #epeat
@horacioch » 13 Jul '12, 11pm
Finalmente hicieron lo correcto@inesmanzano @TreeHugger: That was fast! @Apple, thankfully, returns to #EPEAT [link]
@Harley_Wood_1 » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
#INFO Thanks, Apple, for Admitting Your Mistake and Coming Back to EPEAT After hearing from enraged environmen #Enviro [link]
@wasime » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
Well, that was fast! Thanks, Apple Inc. Inc. for coming back to the good side! [link]
@libawr » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
while i'd like to assume my @Tumblr post convinced @Apple to make a u-turn on #EPEAT, the real story is on @TreeHugger: [link]
@ierdwyfke » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
Thank you! Let the #apple be #green! RT @TreeHugger @Apple, thankfully, returns to #EPEAT [link] @JaymiHeimbuch #tech
@MegLikesBikes » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
Yeah! Letting your fav brands know what you think works! I hope my tweets and letter added to this: [link] Thank you @apple!
@BSustainableNow » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
“@TreeHugger: That was fast! @Apple, thankfully, returns to #EPEAT [link] " -Thank Goodness for this news!
@christackett » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
That was fast! @Apple, thankfully, returns to #EPEAT [link] @JaymiHeimbuch on why it matters & where #tech goes from here.
@CarolHink » 13 Jul '12, 9pm
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@nepahomespot » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
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@TreeHugger » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
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@Healthguy5796 » 13 Jul '12, 10pm
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