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Apple
(website) Score: 13% Read full report- Products include: computers, smartphones, and portable music players
- Conducted investigations of their suppliers of the 3Ts and gold
- Active member in electronics industry group developing processes to trace and audit supply chains of 3Ts and gold
- Apple's senior management has expressed a commitment to a solution on conflict minerals
- Did not weigh in on U.S. conflict minerals legislation
- Apple can improve its score by including conflict minerals in internal audits, publishing a list of smelters and the results of its supplier investigations, helping develop a certification process for conflict minerals and effective U.S. regulations
Scoring System (show)
Gold Star: Conflict-Free
These companies are industry leaders. They fully investigate their supply chains, exercise leadership in industry-wide efforts, and produce certified conflict-free products.
Yellow: Room for Improvement
(Score: 5 to 14%) These companies have taken some steps to investigate their supply chains, and are members of the industry-wide effort, but more action is required of them.
Green: On the Right Track
(Score: more than 15%) These companies have taken proactive action to trace, audit, and certify their supply chains and have exercised leadership in industry-wide efforts.
Red: Falling Behind
(Score: less than 5%) These companies have done next to nothing to shift their practices toward conflict-free. They are not members of the electronics industry association process, and have not engaged with other stakeholders.
