Apple Environmental Responsibility Report

Review Statement
Corporate Fiber Footprint
Fraunhofer IZM reviewed Apple’s corporate fiber footprint data related to corporate fiber
usage from products, corporate, and retail operations in fiscal year 2016.
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This review checks transparency of data and calculations, appropriateness of supporting
product and packaging related data and assumptions, and overall plausibility of the
calculated corporate annual fiber footprint of Apple products shipped in fiscal year 2016
and of corporate and retail operations in the same period.
As there is no standardised method available for calculating a product or company fiber
footprint Apple defined a methodology for internal use. The scope of the Fiber Footprint
includes Apple’s corporate fiber usage from products, corporate, and retail operations. The
fiber footprint tracks the total amount of wood fiber, both virgin and recycled, that Apple
uses in packaging, and other paper products. Apple obtains and analyses supplier-specific
data for each product line and sums up these figures for the entire company using sell-in
numbers. The output is a total fiber footprint.
The review of the corporate annual fiber footprint has considered the following criteria:
• The system boundaries are clearly defined
• Assumptions and estimations made are appropriate
• Use of supplier data is appropriate and methodologies used are adequately
disclosed
Data reported by Apple is as follows:
Total Fiber Virgin Fiber Recycled Fiber
2016 131,151 50,210 80,941
[metric tons fiber] [metric tons fiber] [metric tons fiber]
All results and figures reviewed for fiscal year 2016 are plausible.
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Corporate Fiber Footprint Review
Client: Apple Inc.
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