In October 2019, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), China’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, recognised Apple as its first Master’s level designation on its Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) for our commitment to environmental responsibility throughout our supply chain in China. Apple is the first company to be awarded this designation, which came after earning a no.1 ranking on the index for the previous five consecutive years.
As the first company to receive the Master’s level designation, Apple will continue to meet the high standards set by IPE, while also sharing best practices learned from our innovative water, energy and zero waste programmes, to continue to accelerate progress in our own supply chain and across the wider industry.
---- Supplier Responsibility 2020 Progress Report