The Washington Post is reporting that Apple has resigned its membership from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The stated reason for Apple’s departure is the Chamber’s existing stance on climate legislation. Better yet, Apple Vice President of Worldwide Government Affairs, Catherine A. Novelli, sent Apple’s letter of resignation to Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. […]
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Apple Leaves U.S. Chamber of Commerce Over Climate Stance

Oct 6th 2009 by

The Washington Post is reporting that Apple has resigned its membership from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The stated reason for Apple’s departure is the Chamber’s existing stance on climate legislation. Better yet, Apple Vice President of Worldwide Government Affairs, Catherine A. Novelli, sent Apple’s letter of resignation to Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue.

Apple is committeed to protecting the environment and the communities in which we operate around the world. We strongly object to the Chamber’s recent comments opposing the EPA’s effort to limit greenhouse gases.

Apple supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and it is frustrating to find the Chamber at odds with us in this effort. We would prefer that the Chamber take a more progressive stance on this critical issue and play a construtive role in addressing the climate crisis. However, because the Chamber’s position differs so sharply with Apple’s, we have decided to resign our membership effective immediately.

You can find the Chamber of Commerce’s stance on climate legeslation here and in a press release here.

Not shockingly, Apple is not the first company to resign from the Chamber, others such as California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Co. have similarly resigned. This announcement comes only days after Apple publicly released it’s environmental initiative documentation.

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