The new Apple thinks different?

"She has been instrumental in guiding Apple toward its oft-stated target to be completely carbon neutral by 2030."

"advocating for the best interests of our users on a myriad of topics, as well as advancing our values, from education and accessibility to privacy and security."

"Apple says Jackson's Environment and Social Initiatives team will report to Apple's Chief Operating Officer (COO), Sabih Khan, while work on government affairs will transition to Apple's former general counsel, Kate Adams, for a while until it becomes part of Adams' new domain."

"It is important not to read too much into this, but these leadership changes do make it easier to think there might be no one at Apple's top table to advocate over some of the environment, social, and government affairs the company has regularly shown leadership in across the last decade."

Jackson, a former US Environmental Protection Agency head in the Obama administration, is leaving Apple after helping steer the company toward a goal of full carbon neutrality by 2030. Tim Cook praised her for advocating for users' interests and advancing values including education, accessibility, privacy, and security. Apple has not named a clear successor; Jackson's Environment and Social Initiatives team will report to COO Sabih Khan, while government affairs will temporarily move under former general counsel Kate Adams until it becomes part of her new domain. These shifts raise concern that no single senior executive will champion environment, social, and government priorities at Apple's highest level.

Read at Computerworld