A year after Apple issued the largest green bond by any U.S. corporation, the tech giant is providing a closer peek at the projects the $1.5 billion issue has helped fund so far. Its first Green Bond Impact Report (PDF), which highlights the projects funded in the 2016 fiscal year, shows that Apple allocated about $441.6 million in funds to fund 16 projects. One initiative to benefit was Apple’s new headquarters in Cupertino, California, now
Apple’s new campus partially built with green bonds
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