iPhone 6S

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iPhone 6S
Apple

56%

Product Details

Price:
524.00 CHF

Camera resolution:
12.20 MP

Weight:
144.00 g

Internal Memory:
32.00 GB

Display resolution:
325.00 dpi

Display diagonal:
12.00 cm

Release year:
2015

Climate and Energy

56%

Climate and Energy

56%

When browsing through Apple's sustainability report, one immediately gets the feeling that the fight against climate change is very important to them: The amount of analyses in this field is quite impressive. Also, 93 percent of Apple's corporate energy consumption comes from renewable energy sources. On the other hand, the carbon footprint of the company has only been moderately declining during the last years which is mainly due to the growth of the company. The formulation of a concrete CO2 reduction goal would certainly help in that regard.

Climate

55%

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Climate

55%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How ambitious are the company's plans concerning the use of renewable energy sources in their power mix?	Apple seems very committed to promote renewable energy. In addition to their own corporate facilities which already run on 93 percent renewable energy, they are also putting in a lot of effort to get their suppliers to do the same. They also conduct energy audits at their suppliers.	100%
Links: https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2016.pdf
Has the company performed a life cycle analyses for this product and if so, how much CO2 does the product produce during its entire life cycle?	Yes 54 kg CO2-equivalents	48%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/iphone/iPhone6s_PER_sept2015.pdf
Has the company performed a life cycle analysis for this product type during the last three years?	Yes	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/iphone/iPhone6s_PER_sept2015.pdf
By what percentage has the company (including suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years?	No data available	0%
No Links to Sources
Does the company also analyse the CO2-footprint of its suppliers?	Yes	100%
Links: https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2016.pdf [page: 6]
By what percentage has the company (excluding suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years?	25 %	75%
Links: https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2015.pdf [page: 34] https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2016.pdf [page: 31]
Has the company set itself (excluding suppliers) a concrete CO2-reduction goal and if so, by how much do they want to reduce their emissions over the next five years?	No	0%
No Links to Sources

Climate & Energy Initiatives

0%

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Climate & Energy Initiatives

0%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of climate change?	WWF Climate Savers GeSI	0%
Links: http://climatesavers.org/about-us/ http://gesi.org/ICT_sustainability_members_and_partners

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How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of climate change?

WWF Climate Savers

GeSI

0%

Energy

87%

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Energy

87%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How energy efficient is the product?	4.7 h/Ah (webbrowsing time/battery capacity)	89%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How much energy has the company consumed per capita during the last year?	11.3 GWh/1000 employees	87%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf [page: 37]

Ecology

37%

Ecology

37%

When it comes to the phase-out of toxic substances, Apple performes better than most other electronics companies. On the other hand, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the area of sustainable product design.

Toxic Substances

70%

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Toxic Substances

70%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Has the company set itself the clear goal to reduce the environmental impact of the substances they use?	Yes	100%
Links: https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2016.pdf [page: 24]
Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities?	Yes	100%
Links: http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/apple_regulated_substances_specification_sept2014.pdf
To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene?	full production chain final assembly	33%
Links: http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/apple_regulated_substances_specification_sept2014.pdf [page: 18]
To what degree has the company banned the use of n-hexane?	full production chain final assembly	33%
Links: http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/apple_regulated_substances_specification_sept2014.pdf [page: 19]
How advanced are the companies efforts in eliminating toxic substances from their products?	Arsenic Mercury Phthalates Beryllium Antimony brominated flame retardants PVC	73%
Links: https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2016.pdf [page: 25]

Waste Management

56%

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Waste Management

56%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Is the packaging of the product made of recycled material?	Yes	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/iphone/iPhone6s_PER_sept2015.pdf
Is the charger excluded from the product package?	No	0%
Links: https://www.imore.com/meet-iphone-6s-our-unboxing-and-walkthrough
How much e-waste has the company taken back per capita during the last year?	371.1 t/1000 employees	54%
Links: https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2016.pdf [page: 16]

Longevity

17%

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Longevity

17%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How long ago was the products predecessor launched?	12 months	0%
No Links to Sources
How well is the company's online customer support equipped?	User forum Self-diagnosis tool FAQ Webchat E-Mail	56%
Links: https://communities.apple.com/de/welcome https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service https://getsupport.apple.com/
Can the company's customer support be contacted over multiple channels?	electronically (E-Mail, Webchat) telephonically (Hotline)	100%
Links: https://getsupport.apple.com/
Does the standard warranty offered by the company exceed the minimum duration demanded by local legislation?	No	0%
Links: https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/statutoryrights.html
Does the company feature spare parts for this product in their online shop?	No	0%
Links: https://www.apple.com/legal/sales-support/
Does the company provide an online repair manual?	No	0%
Links: https://www.apple.com/legal/sales-support/
To what degree can the product be considered modular?	The iPhone 6S cannot be considered a very modular device as its disassembly requires sophisticated tools from the very beginning.	0%
Links: https://de.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+6s+Teardown/48170

Radiation

5%

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Radiation

5%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
How high is the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the device?	0.87 W/kg	5%
Links: https://handystrahlung.ch/sar.php?Marke=Apple

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How high is the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the device?

0.87 W/kg

5%

Conflict Minerals

32%

Conflict Minerals

32%

Similarly to all big electronics companies, Apple focuses its efforts in the field of conflict minerals mainly on the participation in large initiatives. Nevertheless, it is also worth mentioning that Apple has one of the highest conflict-free percentages (94.5%) of all electronics companies.

Conflict Minerals Initiatives

17%

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Conflict Minerals Initiatives

17%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Does the company have an own program supporting communities in areas where conflict minerals are a problem?	No	0%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf
How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of conflict minerals?	Fairtrade Gold TDI PPA RMI	43%
Links: http://thedragonflyinitiative.com/our-clients/ http://www.resolv.org/site-ppa/participation/ http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/about/members-and-collaborations/

Classical Conflict Minerals

67%

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Classical Conflict Minerals

67%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Does the company annually publish an updated list of smelters that are identified in the own supply chain?	Yes	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Smelter-and-Refiner-List.pdf
Has the company sent own, internal employees to at least one of their smelters during the last two years to assess the situation concerning conflict mineral sourcing?	No data available	0%
No Links to Sources
What percentage of the companies smelters (Gold, Tantalum, Tin and Tungsten) are certified as "conflict-free"?	94.5 %	78%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Smelter-and-Refiner-List.pdf

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Other Problematic Minerals

0%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
Does the company mention the issues of other problematic minerals (apart from gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten) on their website or in any published documents?	Rare Earth Elements Nickel Copper Cobalt Aluminium	0%
No Links to Sources

Workers Rights

36%

Workers Rights

36%

Analogous to all other large electronics companies, also Apple's supplier code of conduct is largely based on the corresponding document of the RBA and therefore does not contain satisfying standards. Concerning the supplier audit process as well as worker empowerment, Apple is on a good way (compared to other companies) but there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Code of Conduct

35%

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Code of Conduct

35%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Does the company’s SCoC include the worker right to a formally registered employment relationship?	No	0%
Links: https://www.apple.com/anzsea/supplier-responsibility/pdfs/supplier_code_of_conduct.pdf
Does the company's SCoC include the worker right to develop parallel means, when the right to join labour unions and bargain collectively is restricted under local legislation?	No	0%
Links: https://www.apple.com/anzsea/supplier-responsibility/pdfs/supplier_code_of_conduct.pdf
Does the company's SCoC include the worker right to one day off in every seven day period?	Yes	100%
Links: https://www.apple.com/anzsea/supplier-responsibility/pdfs/supplier_code_of_conduct.pdf
Does the company's SCoC grant a premium rate of at least 125% of the regular rate of pay for served overtime?	No	0%
Links: https://www.apple.com/anzsea/supplier-responsibility/pdfs/supplier_code_of_conduct.pdf
Does the company’s SCoC guarantee the workers a living wage?	No	0%
Links: https://www.apple.com/anzsea/supplier-responsibility/pdfs/supplier_code_of_conduct.pdf
Does the company’s SCoC restrict the maximum working week to 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum?	Yes	100%
Links: https://www.apple.com/anzsea/supplier-responsibility/pdfs/supplier_code_of_conduct.pdf
Does the company have a Supplier Code of Conduct (SCoC) which covers basic human rights?	safe and hygienic workplace no discrimination of any kind no child labour no forced labour	100%
Links: https://www.apple.com/anzsea/supplier-responsibility/pdfs/supplier_code_of_conduct.pdf

Toxic Substances

53%

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Toxic Substances

53%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Does the company offer its suppliers trainings where the factory workers learn about the correct handling of potentially toxic substances to both humans and the environment?	Apple has established the "supplier employee education and development"(SEED) program in 2008 where employees can learn various different skills "from basic computer skills to cosmetology". Whereas SEED doesn't primarily touch upon worker safety trainings, the "environment, health & safety"(EHS) course does. However, the EHS course does not target all workers but only management.	50%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2016_Progress_Report.pdf [page: 15]
Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities?	Yes	100%
Links: http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/apple_regulated_substances_specification_sept2014.pdf
To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene?	full production chain final assembly	33%
Links: http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/apple_regulated_substances_specification_sept2014.pdf [page: 18]
To what degree has the company banned the use of n-hexane?	full production chain final assembly	33%
Links: http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/apple_regulated_substances_specification_sept2014.pdf [page: 19]

Supplier Audits

26%

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Supplier Audits

26%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Has the company let at least one of their suppliers be audited by an independent third-party organisation during the last year?	No	0%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2016_Progress_Report.pdf [page: 7]
Does the company perform surprise audits at their suppliers' facilities and if so how many suppliers are audited in that way annually per capita?	Yes 0.2 audits/1000 employees	46%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2016_Progress_Report.pdf [page: 6]
How many suppliers does the company audit annually per capita?	5.8 audits/1000 employees	25%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 37] https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2016_Progress_Report.pdf [page: 7]

Transparency

91%

Transparency

91%

Of all companies in our rating Apply by far has the best rating in the transparency category (updated Feb. 2018). You can find nearly every detail about your product somewhere on Apple's website.

Transparency

91%

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Transparency

91%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities?	Yes	100%
Links: http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/apple_regulated_substances_specification_sept2014.pdf
Does the company annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Supplier audits Conflict minerals Worker empowerment	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2016_Progress_Report.pdf [page: 27] https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2016_Progress_Report.pdf [page: 13] https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2016_Progress_Report.pdf [page: 15]
Does the company have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	Yes	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Supplier-List.pdf
Does the company annually publish an updated list of smelters that are identified in the own supply chain?	Yes	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Smelter-and-Refiner-List.pdf
Does the company publish ecological footprints of their products?	Water Materials CO2	67%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/iphone/iPhone6s_PER_sept2015.pdf
Does the company publish its annual ecological footprint?	Water Materials CO2	67%
Links: https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2016.pdf [page: 29]

Product Performance

82%

Product Performance

82%

The iPhone 6S is a solid allround-smartphone. Noteworthy are in particular its display and camera which were phenomenal for 2015 standards and can still compete with today's flagship smartphones (updated Feb. 2018). There are however some technical features missing such as NFC connectivity.

Hardware

79%

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Hardware

79%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How good does CHIP rate the special features of the product?	73.6 %	74%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How good does CHIP rate the display of the product?	96.4 %	96%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How good does CHIP rate the camera of the product?	65.8 %	66%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How good does CHIP rate the battery of the product?	81.5 %	82%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/

Software

95%

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Software

95%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
How good does CHIP rate the performance of the product?	94.7 %	95%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/

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How good does CHIP rate the performance of the product?

94.7 %

95%

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iPhone 6S Apple

56%