Assignment: Challenges in the Global Business Environment

Write a four to six page paper in which you:

1. List specific changes that Apple has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change.

2. Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that they will understand the standards that Apple requires in order to maintain their relationship with the company.

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

Create a six to eight slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1. Summarize Apple's Supplier Responsibility information.

2. Discuss Apple's stance on each of the following areas:

a. Empowering workers
b. Labor and Human Rights
c. Health and Safety
d. The Environment
e. Accountability

1. Identify the key ways that Apple's Progress Report has changed since last year.

2. Examine the manner in which Apple's Supplier Code of Conduct helps the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.

3. Provide detailed speaker notes of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation.

4. Submit a reference page with at least two quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your PowerPoint presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

• Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.