[PW Hotspot] 55 "fruit chain" companies including BOE A promise to use 100% renewable energy to produce apples
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55 "fruit chain" companies including BOE A pledge to use 100% renewable energy to produce apples
A few days ago, Apple launched an initiative on its official website, calling for the decarbonization of global supply chains by 2030. The initiative shows that almost all of Apple's Chinese suppliers are already expanding the use of clean energy such as wind and solar energy, including BOE A, Lens Technology, Lingyi Zhizao, Sunwangda, Luxshare, Yutong Technology, etc.55 All of Apple's major production partners in China have pledged to use 100% renewable energy to produce products for Apple. Globally, more than 200 Apple suppliers have joined the commitment.
Google's parent company Alphabet's third-quarter revenue was $69.09 billion, and net profit fell 27% year-on-year
Google's parent company, Alphabet, released its third-quarter earnings report. In the third quarter, Alphabet's revenue was US$69.09 billion, an increase of 6% year-on-year, and an estimated US$70.61 billion; the net profit in the third quarter was US$13.91 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 27%, and an estimated US$16.9 billion.
In the third quarter of 2022, YouTube ad revenue was $7.07 billion, down 1.9% year over year and below the $7.4 billion forecast. Search ad sales rose 4% year over year to $39.5 billion, compared with expectations of $41 billion. Cloud computing revenue came in at $6.87 billion, compared with expectations of $6.69 billion.
Alphabet now has 186,779 employees, up more than 12,000 from the figure it reported in July. Google's acquisition of Mandiant resulted in a significant increase in headcount. The company said it would slow hiring, a move in line with peers like Meta and Amazon to prepare for economic uncertainty.
In the third quarter, Google’s services revenue was $61.38 billion, compared with an estimated $63.98 billion; Google’s advertising revenue in the third quarter was $54.48 billion, compared with an estimated $56.98 billion; Google’s other revenue in the third quarter was $6.90 billion, compared with an estimated $6.84 billion.
Microsoft's revenue in the first fiscal quarter of 2023 is $50.1 billion, and its net profit is down 14% year-on-year
Microsoft Corporation releases its first-quarter report for fiscal 2023. In the first quarter, revenue was US$50.1 billion, an increase of 11% year-on-year, and an estimated US$49.56 billion; operating profit was US$21.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6%; net profit was US$17.6 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 14%.
Microsoft's first-quarter cloud revenue of $25.7 billion, up 24% year-on-year; Windows