Apple Launches Audit of Fifteen Suppliers

Apple has launched an audit of 15 suppliers that have been accused of polluting, according to a WSJ report. The company met with leaders of five Chinese environmental groups yesterday and said that it had already completed the review of 11 out 15 of the suppliers.

"This is a major step forward," said Mr. Ma, director of the Beijing-based Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs. "They asked these companies to take corrective plans and give a timeline, and Apple will verify whether all these issues have been resolved."

"Our ability to sit down together shows they have changed and actively want to move forward on this," said Ms. Li, director of EnviroFriends. "But on specific things we are not satisfied and we haven't reached a consensus."


Carolyn Wu, an Apple spokeswoman, told the WSJ: "Apple is committed to driving the highest standards of social responsibility throughout our supply chain. We require that our suppliers provide safe working conditions, treat workers with dignity and respect, and use environmentally responsible manufacturing processes wherever Apple products are made."

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