Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been accused by the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), a Chinese environmental research organization, of 'climate-washing' in relation to its claim that the new Apple Watch is 'carbon neutral'. Apple defended its claim, stating that the carbon neutrality of the Apple Watch series was independently validated by SCS Global Services. However, IPE's report argued that Apple's supplier transparency was lacking and criticized its heavy reliance on buying renewable energy certificates.