On Thursday, Apple announced that the company will be adopting its second Impact Accelerator Class. The class features a cohort of 16 Black-, Hispanic/Latinx- and Indigenous-owned businesses that are working toward cutting edge environmental services and solutions.
The program, which is part of Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, provides training and mentorship in order to help select businesses toward the next stage of growth.
The second Impact Accelerator Class includes companies such as Global, IJB Electrical Contractor, KLP Construction Supply, Navajo Power, Niche Tools & Abrasives, Pro Circuit Solar Inc., RENUoil of America, Sagiliti, Sealaska, Simmitri, Slater Infrastructure Group, Solena Ag and Utility Energy Services.
Apple offered the following in its press release:
The fight to address climate change demands that we band together to develop innovative solutions while empowering and uplifting the communities we’re working to protect. We are thrilled for this dynamic group of innovators to take their important work to the next level with help from our Impact Accelerator, and we are proud to deepen our commitment to working with partners around the country to ensure that environmental progress and equity go hand in hand.
These companies will also have access to Apple mentors and experts that will “help align business priorities with environmental goals, and scholarship opportunities with leading executive education programs focused on supply chain and growth”.
Following the completion of the program, the companies will have further consideration for business opportunities with Apple.
The Impact Accelerator effort, which launched in 2021, featured a commitment from Apple to ensure investments to protect the environment while also helping expand access to opportunity to communities of color.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via The Mac Observer and Apple