Sunday, September 20, 2009

Social Respnsibility,Ethics,Marketing Enviornment

Apple Inc. is devoted to ensuring its hightest standards of social responsibility. They are committed to ensuring that their suppliers meet the standards outlined in their "Supplier Code of Conduct." This Code recognizes standards such as International Labour Organization Standards (ILO), Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Socail Accountability International (SAI), and the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). Apple is committed to ensure that all employees are treated with respect and dignity and that all manufacturing products are "enviornmentally responsible." All workers are obligated to work in full compliance with all laws, rules, and regulations in the country in which they operate.

The highest standards of ethical conduct are expected from Apple suppliers. Such ethical conduct include but are not limited to Corruption, Extortion, Embezzlement, Disclosure of Information, Fair Business, Advertising, and Competition, Whitleblowing Protection and Anonymous Complaints.

At Apple, having a safe enviornment for all workers and consumers is very important. Some ways to provide a safe enviornment are to have Hazardous Substance Mgmt. and Restrictions, Wastewater and Solid Waste Emissions, Air Emissions, Enviornmental Permits and Reportings, and Pollution Prevetion and Resource Reduction.