In response to wide public criticism, Apple announced on Friday that it had made a “mistake,” and has returned all eligible products back to the EPEAT green certified list.
The move was explained in a letter to customers published on the environmental section of Apple’s website. Penned by Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, the letter states that Apple’s commitment to the environment “has never changed.”
“Our relationship with EPEAT has become stronger as a result of this experience, and we look forward to working with EPEAT as their rating system and the underlying IEEE 1680.1 standard evolve,” Mansfield wrote. “Our team at Apple is dedicated to designing products that everyone can be proud to own and use.”
Mansfield went on to write that Apple makes the most environmentally responsible products in the industry, and they are the only company to comprehensively report greenhouse gas emissions for every product they make.
The full letter from Mansfield to customers can be read on Apple’s website.
