Adam Kos Apple has published its 16th annual People and Environment in Our Supply Chain report. This is a fairly large PDF, which was previously called the Supplier Responsibility report. What interesting information does it bring?
Broadly speaking, the purpose of the 103-page report is to detail how Apple and its suppliers support workers throughout the company's supply chain. Of course, there is also information about how they are switching to clean energy and investing in innovative technologies. If you want to read it, you can do so <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/200721_ODSTOUPENI_BEZ_UDANI_DUVODU__EN.pdf?v=1595428404" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">here</a>.
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Apple is a company that employs a large number of people. But it is also a company that brings work to an incredible number of other people around the world, whom it does not employ, but who work on its products. Apple states that its supply chain involves 3 million people in 52 countries around the world working in thousands of companies and factories.
Recycling
Apple is gradually making progress towards its goal of using only recycled and renewable materials for its products and packaging. At the same time, Apple's goal is to achieve independence from any extraction of materials, without compromising the quality and durability of the product. The company already uses recycled gold, tungsten, tin, cobalt, aluminum and plastics in all of its products.
Environment
Apple has a certain code for its entire supply chain that every company must follow and comply with. These are, for example, rainwater. Suppliers must therefore have a systematic approach in place to prevent contamination of runoff rainwater. Of course, they must not illegally discharge any sewage into the sewers. They must also regulate the noise levels that their establishments emit, as well as responsibly control air emissions, etc. It is also important zero waste policy.
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Human rights
In 2021, Apple supported more than 60 organizations, including those working to protect human rights and the environment, working in their own communities around the world. The company has even been involved in supporting whistle-blowing mechanisms in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which allow people in and around mining communities to anonymously report concerns related to mineral extraction, trade, disposal and illegal export.
Supplier Employee Development Fund
Apple also announced a new $50 million fund to develop employees in its supply chain. Apple said the fund also includes new and expanded partnerships with universities and nonprofits, including the International Organization for Migration and International Labor Organization. the new training program will initially be available to supplier employees in the United States, China, India and Vietnam, and Apple expects 100 employees to participate this year alone.
