January 14th, 2012 
admin The full 2012 Apple Supplier Responsibility report might be downloaded here in PDF format together with the Apple Suppliers 2011 list which is usually downloaded in PDF format here.
For the first time ever, Apple has disclosed a list of its key suppliers that produce well-known iOS gadgets like the iPad, the iPhone and iPod Touch. The major reveal, part of its 2012 “Supplier Responsibility” progress report released on Friday, is Apple’s response to criticism more than labor and environmental practices, in particular in China.
“Apple is committed to driving the highest standards for social responsibility all through our supply base,” the provider states. “We need that our suppliers give secure operating conditions, treat workers with dignity and respect, and use environmentally responsible manufacturing processes wherever Apple items are made. Our suppliers ought to live up to Apple?¡¥s Supplier Code of Conduct as a condition of performing small business with us.”
The document reveals that Apple conducted 229 audits all through its supply chain in 2011, up 80-percent from the 127 audits Apple conducted in 2010. Surprisingly, the document states that Apple in fact located labor, wellness and environmental violations. There had been even instances of underage labor.
“We found a total of 6 active and 13 historical situations of underage labor at five facilities,” the document states. “In each case, the facility had insufficient controls to verify age or detect false documentation. We found no instances of intentional hiring of underage labor.”
Apple adds that it necessary the suppliers to support the young workers’return to school and to strengthen their management systems “such as labor recruitment practices and age verification procedures to avoid recurrences.”
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