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iPhone 7
Apple

56%

Product Details

Price:
749.00 CHF

Camera resolution:
12.00 MP

Weight:
138.00 g

Internal Memory:
128.00 GB

Display resolution:
325.00 dpi

Display diagonal:
11.90 cm

Release year:
2016

Climate and Energy

49%

Climate and Energy

49%

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, 96 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

56%

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Climate

56%

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 96 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://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf
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
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 56 kg CO2-equivalents	40%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/iphone/iPhone_7_PER_sept2016.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/iPhone_7_PER_sept2016.pdf
By what percentage has the company (including suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years?	No data available	0%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf [page: 6]
Does the company also analyse the CO2-footprint of its suppliers?	Yes	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf [page: 38]
By what percentage has the company (excluding suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years?	28 %	90%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2015.pdf [page: 33] https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf [page: 33]

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

62%

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Energy

62%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How energy efficient is the product?	4.6 h/Ah (webbrowsing time/battery capacity)	86%
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?	15 GWh/1000 employees	50%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf [page: 37]

Ecology

31%

Ecology

31%

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. The same also applies to the reduction of electromagnetic radiation where the iPhone 7 has one of the largest SAR-values of all products in our database (updated 2017).

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://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf [page: 28]
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://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf [page: 31]

Waste Management

27%

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Waste Management

27%

Criterion	Answer	Score
Is the packaging of the product made of recycled material?	Yes	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/iphone/iPhone_7_PER_sept2016.pdf
Is the charger excluded from the product package?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
How much e-waste has the company taken back per capita during the last year?	No data available	0%
No Links to Sources

Longevity

17%

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Longevity

17%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How long ago was the products predecessor launched?	12 months	0%
Links: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone
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?	In order to disassemble the iPhone 7 you require tools at every step.	0%
Links: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+7+Teardown/67382

Radiation

0%

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Radiation

0%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
How high is the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the device?	1.37 W/kg	0%
Links: https://handystrahlung.ch/sar.php?Marke=Apple

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

1.37 W/kg

0%

Conflict Minerals

44%

Conflict Minerals

44%

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 (95.6%) of all electronics companies and also belonged to the first companies to address the problems in the cobalt mining industry.

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: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf http://thedragonflyinitiative.com/our-clients/ http://www.resolv.org/site-ppa/participation/ http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/about/members-and-collaborations/

Classical Conflict Minerals

89%

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Classical Conflict Minerals

89%

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?	Yes	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 23]
What percentage of the companies smelters (Gold, Tantalum, Tin and Tungsten) are certified as "conflict-free"?	95.6 %	82%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Smelter-and-Refiner-List.pdf

11%

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Other Problematic Minerals

11%

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	11%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 21]

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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

11%

Workers Rights

39%

Workers Rights

39%

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" course does. However, it is only an online course.	50%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 16]
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

33%

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Supplier Audits

33%

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?	Yes	100%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 4]
Does the company perform surprise audits at their suppliers' facilities and if so how many suppliers are audited in that way annually per capita?	No	0%
No Links to Sources
How many suppliers does the company audit annually per capita?	6.1 audits/1000 employees	27%
Links: https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 37] https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 9]

Transparency

91%

Transparency

91%

Of all companies in our rating Apple by far has the best rating in the transparency category (updated 2017). 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-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 21] https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 30] https://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Progress-Report-2017.pdf [page: 16]
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/iPhone_7_PER_sept2016.pdf
Does the company publish its annual ecological footprint?	Water Materials CO2	67%
Links: https://images.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf [page: 37]

Product Performance

86%

Product Performance

86%

The iPhone 7 performs admirably throughout CHIP's product test: The camera manages to capture moments with high quality, the display is bright and of high quality and the battery ensures non-stop webbrowsing of up to 9 hours. The few drawbacks are a lack of special features such as NFC, the long charging time or the highly controversial loss of the headphone jack (which on the other hand greatly increases the product's water resistance).

Hardware

84%

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Hardware

84%

Criterion	Answer	Score
How good does CHIP rate the special features of the product?	81.7 %	82%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How good does CHIP rate the display of the product?	96.9 %	97%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How good does CHIP rate the camera of the product?	72 %	72%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/
How good does CHIP rate the battery of the product?	83.9 %	84%
Links: http://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/detail/id/900/

Software

97%

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Software

97%

Criterion	Answer	Score	Source
How good does CHIP rate the performance of the product?	96.6 %	97%
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?

96.6 %

97%

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iPhone 7 Apple

56%