45,000+ employee donors in FY21 Nearly $725M raised for nonprofit organizations through Employee Giving since 2011 Almost 2M employee volunteer hours since 2011. FY21: 256,000+ hours Giving time Apple makes a financial contribution for each hour volunteered with a qualified organization. Some of the ways employees give their time include lending skills in person or online, mentoring youth, and participating in outdoor cleanups or other local events with nonprofit organizations. Apple employees can also participate in the Global Volunteer Program, an in-role leadership experience that empowers employees to organize and lead volunteer activities for their colleagues in their communities. Giving a donation When our employees donate money, Apple matches their donations, on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to $10,000 per year per employee. That way, every contribution goes further, every act inspires another, and every effort is amplified. Apple matches donations year- round, but in times of greater need, we have often increased the match to 2:1 and the match cap up to $20,000 per employee. Job creation Apple supports millions of jobs in countries around the world, across North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Australia, and Africa. In the U.S., Apple is one of the biggest job creators, and we continue to expand our commitment to fostering innovation and opportunity in the U.S. economy. We support 2.8 million jobs across all 50 states through direct employment, spending with U.S. suppliers and manufacturers, and the iOS app economy. In April 2021, Apple announced an acceleration of its U.S. investments, with plans to make new contributions of more than $430 billion and add 20,000 new jobs across the country over the next five years. This includes a new North Carolina campus, which will create at least 3000 new jobs in machine learning, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and other cutting-edge fields. Employees Apple has over 165,000 employees worldwide that span an increasingly wide range of roles, including hardware and software engineering, science, construction, manufacturing, retail, customer support, marketing, and design. Suppliers and manufacturers Apple has a supply chain that spans the globe, with manufacturing and assembly taking place around the world, including in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Central and South America, and Australia. From component manufacturers to logistics providers, Apple directly or indirectly supports hundreds of thousands of jobs, working with suppliers and businesses in all 50 states in the U.S. and every European country. These suppliers provide equipment, parts, and materials for all of our core products. Jobs in the iOS app economy Since the App Store launched in 2008, the iOS app economy has become one of the world’s fastest-growing sectors. The App Store ecosystem supports millions of jobs across the world, empowering entrepreneurs from Argentina and Alaska to Zimbabwe and beyond. In the U.S., it supports more than 2.2 million jobs, and in Europe, it supports another 2.2 million jobs. In January 2021, we launched the App Store Small Business Program, which benefits the vast majority of developers who sell digital goods and services on the App Store. The program cuts the App Store commission in half — to 15 percent — for small businesses that earned up to $1 million in proceeds during the previous year. The reduced commission means small entrepreneurs and app makers have more resources to create new jobs, expand their businesses, explore cutting-edge technologies, and pioneer new innovations that reach users around the world. Volunteers from retail in the San Francisco Bay Area participated in a food sort and packaging event at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. During the two hour shift, the team bagged a total of 700 bags of food, equaling 14,760 lbs. Appendix Governance Communities Suppliers Customers Our People Environment Introduction Apple’s 2022 ESG Report 68
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