Apple Beginning Independent Environmental Audits of Chinese Suppliers' Facilities

[paul4339]

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There is no need to be transparent. Acting in the exact opposite manner is what brought Apple success since Jobs' return. There is nothing unethical in this position....

I disagree more than agree with the above. Although being secretive is characteristic of Apple's behavior that is not the key element to their success.

IMO, challenging the status-quo where they deem they can make a difference (whether thru their product engineering, stores design, or manufacturing process, etc) is what led to Apple's success.

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[alephnull12]

In other words, there is no need for environmental laws at all, according to you.

They have environmental laws in China.

I just don't have a mental disorder that makes me think every imaginary threat is a real one.

 

[Taz Mangus]

They have environmental laws in China.

I just don't have a mental disorder that makes me think every imaginary threat is a real one.

Yea, why worry about a oil spill here or a oil spill there. You're right it would be considered a mental disorder to worry about such things. It has to be imaginary as such things don't happen

China can't even control the export of toys that are laced with toxic levels of lead. This is what you consider a model govenment to follow. Thanks but no thanks.

 

[alephnull12]

Yea, why worry about a oil spill here or a oil spill there. You're right it would be considered a mental disorder to worry about such things. It has to be imaginary as such things don't happen

We just had what was probably the biggest oil spill in the entire history of the gulf a couple years ago, and guess what? Back to normal. It's not making any long term difference in much of anything. But having oil to drive our productivity is doing wonders over the long term.

China can't even control the export of toys that are laced with toxic levels of lead. This is what you consider a model govenment to follow. Thanks but no thanks.

That's got nothing to do with environmental pollution.

Shareholders should fire this guy from their board of directors: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/24/at-apple-shareholder-event-al-gore-global-warming-debated/