Business Ethics: A Case Study of Apple

BUSINESS ETHICS
A case study of Apple

Apple as a firm
Corporate Social Responsibility
Conflicts of Apple
Analysis of Problem (Labor and Human
Rights)
Analysis of Problem (Health and Safety
of Workers)
Recommendations and Suggestions
Contents

Apple as a firm
• Apple Inc was first established in the
year 1977.
• World leader in producing
innovative electronic goods and
technology with total sales at
$108.2 in the year 2011.
• Employs a total of 60,400
employees (full time) and 2900
employees (temporary)
• Most factories and production units
of the firm are located in Asia and
various other parts of the world.
• The products of Apple Inc. are sold
through Apple stores, other retail
stores and other third party stores.
• The firm is solely responsible for
manufacturing, designing and marketing
varieties of products.
• It is one of the largest
technology firms operating
currently globally.
• The firm was founded by Steve
Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald
Wayne in April 1976

Corporate Social
Responsibility
• In the context of
Supplier
Responsibility, the
firm takes measures
to ensure that there
is complete
elimination of child
labor (Schwartz
2017).
• In the context of
Environmental
impacts, the firm
tries to manufacture
goods that have
reduced
environmental
impacts.
• The suppliers of the
firm need to adhere to
the supplier codes
prescribed by Apple Inc.
• Corporate Social
Responsibility is a type of
regulatory process followed
by private businesses to
make the business more
sustainable in the long run.
• Like other firms Apple
Inc. also follows a set
of CSR policies which
are effective and
valuable.
•The basic types of
Corporate Social
Responsibility include
environmental
practices, philanthropic
services, business
ethics and economic
responsibilities.