Apple, Wal-Mart Stick With Climate Pledges Despite Trump’s Pivot

  • Companies to keep promise to Obama on reducing carbon use
  • Some businesses voice disappointment Trump axed climate plan

Apple, Wal-Mart Stick With Climate Pledges to Obama

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Many of America’s biggest corporations including Apple Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are sticking by their pledges to fight climate change even as President Donald Trump guts his predecessor’s environmental policies.

Companies say their promises, coordinated by the Obama administration, reflect their push to cut energy costs, head off activist pressure and address a risk to their bottom line in the decades to come.