Apple Csr Company Overview

Apple
CSR Company Profile

Michiel van Dijk & Irene Schipper
Amsterdam, February 2007

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Apple CSR Company Profile By: Michiel van Dijk & Irene Schipper February 2007 Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen (SOMO) Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations

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1 2 3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Introduction........................................................................................................ 4 Company Overview ........................................................................................... 6 Supply Chain...................................................................................................... 7 CSR Policies....................................................................................................... 8 Human and Labour Rights Policies ..................................................................... 9 Environmental Policies ........................................................................................ 10 Compliance with CSR standards......................................................................... 11 Field Research ................................................................................................... 17 Apple Suppliers ................................................................................................... 18 Working Conditions in Supplier Companies ........................................................ 19 Hard Disk Drive Supply Chain in Thailand .......................................................... 24 Working Conditions in the Thai HDD Supply Chain

Links: Table 1: Sales by Segment, 2005 Segment Computers Desktop & server Portable Music-related products iPod iTunes Music Store & Other Peripherals & other hardware Software, services & other Total Sales (%) 25 20 33 6 8 8 100 Table 2: Sales by Region, 2005 Figure 1: Key Financial Figures, 2003-2005 16,000 14,000 12,000 million US$ 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 -2,000 Revenue Net income Mar 01 5,363.00 -25.00 Mar 02 5,742.00 65.00 sep-03 6,207.00 68 sep-04 8,279.00 276 sep-05 13,931.00 1,335.00 Source: Apple five-year financial history, http://media.corporateir.net/media_files/irol/10/107357/reports/AAPL_5yr_FinHist_FY05.pdf (2 October 2006). Apple Computers Inc, “Form 10-k”, 2005, p. 14, http://media.corporateir.net/media_files/irol/10/107357/reports/10K_FY2005.pdf (4 October 2006) Apple – CSR Company Profile