Apple's Code Of Ethics

Apples’ Code of Conduct Changes Apple’s maintenance of its image in the global marketplace comes with a price on how ethnically Apple conducts business practices while promoting environmentally safe products for the consumer. Apples’ Code of Conduct, voluntarily executed, exemplifies to the global market, investors, regulators, that Apple’s standards and codes of environmental conduct are universal. To maintain Apples’ universal symbolism, systematic inspections into Apples’ supply chain, conducted regularly, are to expose violations of its work ethics not surpassing apples’ comprehensive standards established for its suppliers. For over a decade, Apple’s commitment to supplier’s audits, both internal and external,

Among the recommendations, Foxconn has engaged consultants to provide health and safety training for employees, improved its internship program, and increased access to unemployment insurance for its migrant workers, as well as for all workers in Shenzhen” (Apples’ Progress Report, 2013, p. 8).

Occupational and Process Safety “In 2012, we conducted these assessments at 40 facilities. If we discover a problem, we share it with the facility and discuss actions the supplier must take, then return to the facility to ensure that corrective measures have been taken. We also offer training to suppliers to identify hazards and make positive changes in their manufacturing facilities” (Apples’ Progress Report, 2013, p. 23). Since 2011, Apples’ SR (2013) reported, “more than 350 Apple employees who spend time in suppliers’ facilities on process safety topics such as flammable vapors, combustible dust, toxins, and reactive materials were trained” and another 261 supplier personnel on personal protection equipment” (ASR, 2013, p.

6). As mentioned in the ASR (2015), “In 2014, we conducted compliance audits at 633 facilities — a 40 percent increase over 2013. One-third of the audits in 2014 were first time audits. All facilities were evaluated against a more detailed set of performance indicators than in previous years. We prioritize audits based on geographic and commodity risks, concerns raised by internal teams or external stakeholders, prior audit scores, and remediation performance” (Apple Progress Report, 2015, p.