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Apple Releases New Supplier Responsibility Report

Last month, a group of Chinese environmental organizations criticised Apple for the excessive secrecy surrounding its supply chain, and for its uncooperative response to requests for information. The company’s newly released 2011 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report (PDF), however, pledges greater cooperation with Chinese NGOs in the future:Collaborate with industry groups and NGOs in China