Enviornment: Apple measures the impact of their products on the environment using a method called „life cycle analysis“. This analysis measures the gas emission that is caused from the manufacturing process, the used and recycled products, the manufactured emissions that are generated through other facilities. almost 98% of carbon is related …show more content…
(1), this can be diveded into: Apple employees who are working in (Corporate, Apple Store, Home Advicor and Student program, etc), suppliers, manufactures, training program and devolopers for applications, with this huge number of created jobs apple is making a big commitment to the local economy and society in the U.S. https://www.apple.com/job-creation/
Apple have a special business model and the characteristic of their products, the main material issues for Apple could be abstracted in two parts: environmental impact and supply chain management. These two parts are the focus of Apple’s efforts and the core for the understanding in terms of CSR.
The environmental impact of their products is measured, managed and reported. Carbon footprint is the main tool used to identify where are major sources of emission in product’s life cycle and what actions should be taken, in order to improve efficiency, they reduced cost and minimized negative impact. In this case the carbon footprint becomes a management tool for companies.
Also, apple products are designed to minimize its environmental impact, for example few energy consumption, small and thin packages, recycling, etc.
Apple is working to integrate CSR into their strategy, and of course there are some challenges and things to