Apple has announced that it will release its 2022 People and Environment in Our Supply Chain Report’ and that it will launch a $50 Million Supplier Employee Development Fund.
The 16th annual progress report provides an account of how Apple and its suppliers are supporting people across the company’s supply chain, transitioning to clean energy, and investing in cutting-edge technologies. The PDF report can be downloaded from Here.
The $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund announced will expand access and skills development. The fund also includes new partnerships with universities and non-profits, leading rights advocates, and universities.
“We put people first in everything that we do, and we’re proud to announce a new commitment to accelerate our progress and provide even more opportunities for people across our supply chain,” said Sarah Chandler, Apple’s senior director of Environment and Supply Chain Innovation. “Together with rights advocates and education leaders, we are continuing to drive new innovation to support people and the planet.”
These are new and expanded partnerships:
● A new partnership with the ILO to advance fundamental labor rights in electronics supply chains.
● A new initiative to scale a best-in-class digital worker rights training program across Apple’s supply chain.
● Expanding work with the IOM to scale the Responsible Recruitment Toolkit — developed by Apple in partnership with the IOM — across Apple’s supply chain, which will soon be open-sourced for companies across industries.
● Developing communications platforms and driving awareness of existing independent worker hotlines for supplier employees to share feedback or concerns about their workplace.
You can find more details in the press release linked above.
