Health, safety, and wellness Everyone has the right to a safe and healthy workplace. We work from the earliest stages of product design to ensure that the materials, machines, and processes used in the manufacturing of our products prioritize the health and safety of the people working in our supply chain. Building a culture of safety Among many topics, our Code and Standards cover the safe handling of chemicals, emergency preparedness, health and safety permits, living and working conditions, and incident management. Health and safety is also an important part of every assessment we conduct. Any instances of noncompliance with our Code and Standards during an assessment are addressed through customized Corrective Action Plans, online training materials, and capability building with EHS experts in order to improve their future performance. In 2021, we began development of a safety culture guide to help suppliers cultivate a deeper, more sustainable culture of safety in their facilities. Health and wellness Beyond keeping people in our supply chain safe, we’re committed to creating workplaces where people can thrive. This means giving our supplier employees the tools and resources to improve their physical and mental health and well-being. Since 2017, we’ve helped make health education and resources available to more than 2.95 million supplier employees on topics such as reproductive health, disease prevention, and nutrition. In 2021, we conducted a needs assessment to give supplier employees an opportunity to share their feedback, and we are updating our resources with those results in mind. Safeguarding health through safer chemistry Our commitment starts with setting and upholding strict material safety standards that often go beyond regulatory requirements in order to protect human health and the environment. These are outlined in our Code and Standards and our Regulated Substances Specification (RSS), and are derived from international laws or directives, regulatory agencies, eco-label requirements, and environmental standards. We then go further, by intentionally designing our products and manufacturing processes to use safer materials, as well as verifying that the correct health and safety protocols are being used across our supply chain. And we’re making an impact beyond our supply chain by working with others to help make the use of safer materials the industry norm. We received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award for the second year in a row, in recognition of our leadership in safer chemistry. We’re also a founding signatory of the Clean Electronics Production Network’s (CEPN) Toward Zero Exposure program, a public platform for companies across the electronics industry to commit to and report on their efforts to eliminate workers’ exposure to hazardous chemicals in manufacturing. 1000+ supplier facilities disclosed chemical and safety data, representing the majority of Apple’s direct spend 2nd Year receiving U.S. EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award See more about our approach to smarter chemistry on page 20 and on page 54 of the People and Environment in Our Supply Chain Report Appendix Governance Communities Suppliers Customers Our People Environment Introduction Apple’s 2022 ESG Report 43 We work from the earliest stages of product design to ensure that the materials, machines, and processes used in the manufacturing of our products prioritize the health and safety of the people working in our supply chain.