Apple Inc. — Ethics Grade C+

Apple Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of C+ (55/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Technology. Market cap: Mega Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 30
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 50
• environment: 65
• humanRights: 45

Documented incidents (3)

• Foxconn factory conditions (high, 2020) — Ongoing reports of excessive overtime, low wages, and poor working conditions at Foxconn and other Chinese suppliers manufacturing Apple products.
• App Store monopoly practices (medium, 2023) — DOJ antitrust lawsuit alleging Apple illegally maintains monopoly power through restrictive App Store policies and 30% commission.
• Planned obsolescence concerns (medium, 2020) — Paid $113M settlement for deliberately slowing older iPhones without user knowledge, promoting unnecessary upgrades.

Documented good deeds

• Carbon neutral Apple Watch — Released first carbon-neutral product. Committed to carbon neutrality across entire supply chain by 2030.
• Industry-leading privacy features — App Tracking Transparency, on-device processing, and end-to-end encryption set industry standards for user privacy.

Ethical alternatives

• Fairphone — Modular, repairable phones using fair-trade minerals. Living wage factory.