Csr Audit Report Apple

Executive Summary

This audit report involved the investigation of Apple Inc. which is one of the leading companies in electronic consumer industry. The primary aim was to see whether Apple is complying with the CSR policies after some current cases that were disclosed in the past few years. Apple has had negative publicity with in regards to its supplier code of ethics and has been questioned a lot on it. Before the audit could begin we had to look at the problems which were raised by certain television broadcasters. BBC issued a broadcast which reflected the gaps in the CSR activities amongst certain contractors for Apple.

After careful analysis it was determined that the gaps in the CSR activities raised major concerns for the employees working in the unsafe environment. After reviewing certain documents and with the help of some literatures on CSR policies we then conducted our audit which involved careful examination of the practices which were followed in Apple’s culture. The criteria of the audit consisted of examining the board and the company and examining whether they are following the CSR policies that are required to help employees. The results of the audit were surprising but a bit promising to the past. Apple is looking to focus on CSR policies and is making considerable efforts to minimize the risks of putting employees to harm. Recent Environmental Sustainability Report promises to improve the working conditions of the employees and also promises to deliver better in regards to the environment.

Contents

Executive Summary        

Introduction        

Literature Review        

The Test Case        

CSR AUDIT        

Conclusion and Recommendation        

References        

Introduction

This audit report examines the CSR activities of Apple Inc. and helps us to understand the gaps in their CSR policies. An audit on Apple Inc. is essential because of the fact that recently a lot of cases have been presented that have questioned Apple’s CSR policies and we need to find the gaps so that they can be analysed for further investigation. Recent cases for health and safety of workers in major production units cause a serious problem for the company’s image along with the labour rights policies. Therefore the statement of problem that arises is whether Apple is complying with its CSR policies despite the incidences that have been happening in the recent years? This question is carefully analysed in this report along with evidence provided by credible sources. In the first half of the report we will understand what the CSR policies are for Apple and later on we will compare the implementation of the CSR policies to the actual cases presented. At the end we will review the cases and present recommendations to the gaps presented.