Apple Suppliers Guilty of Environmental Violations (for 1/29/12)

Apple recently made public the identities of its suppliers amidst criticism that they subjected workers to harsh treatment. When Apple CEO Steve Jobs died in October, Tim Cook took over and has changed the company's secretive culture to be more socially responsible after reports of worker suicides. It has monitored its suppliers nearly two times more closely last year than it did in 2010. One supplier dumped wastewater on a nearby farm. I suspect that such a supplier most likely does this by cutting corners to make the product chaeper and fatten Apple's profit margins. A supplier can cut corners through poor safety practices or failure to invest in the necessary equipment to safeguard the environment. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/13/apple-supplier-list_n_1204730.html?ref=apple