Global Governance Case study - Apple and Bananas

Question 1

Where are Apple’s company headquarters

Answer 1

Apple park, Cupertino, Northern California

Question 2

What company did Apple take over in 1982

Answer 2

MacIntosh

Question 3

When did Apple take over MacIntosh

Answer 3

1982

Question 4

When was Apple created

Answer 4

1976

Question 5

How many countries does apple work in

Answer 5

22

Question 6

How many stores does apple have

Answer 6

510

Question 7

How many employees does Apple have

Answer 7

137,000

Question 8

What business produces Apple’s products

Answer 8

Foxconn, A Taiwanese company

Question 9

Where is Apple’s European headquarter

Answer 9

Cork, Ireland

Question 10

Where is the Foxconn factory

Answer 10

Shenzhen, China

Question 11

What about China made Apple want to sell their products their (3 points)

Answer 11

-Able to outsource production to Taiwanese firms such as Foxconn
-China has a large, young and skilled non-unionised workforce who will work long hours
-Shenzhen is an Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

Question 12

What has apple done in their ‘Green my Apple’ campaign

Answer 12

-Uses 100% renewable energy in it’s facilities in the US
-Has removed all PVC plastics and toxic chemicals from their products
-Promotes recycling of their products

Question 13

How much revenue does Bananas make globally

Answer 13

$15 billion per year

Question 14

Where does Bananas rank in global exports of agricultural commodities

Answer 14

5th

Question 15

Where do the large proportion of banana exports come from

Answer 15

Latin America and the Caribbean

Question 16

Where do bananas rank in agrochemical input into the environment

Answer 16

2nd

Question 17

What is the ACP group

Answer 17

Africa, Caribbean and Pacific - Where many small and medium-sized producers of bananas are located

Question 18

What are the two main global producers of Bananas

Answer 18

-ACP group
-The ‘Dollar Producers’ of Latin America (Mainly monoculture plantations controlled by US TNCs)

Question 19

What percentage of the profit of the bananas do the workers receive

Answer 19

5-9%

Question 20

What percentage of the profit of the bananas do the retailers receive

Answer 20

36-43%

Question 21

What are the big 5 companies of the Banana trade

Answer 21

-Chiquita - US Based
-Dole - US Based
-Del Monte - US Based
-Fyffes - Based in Ireland
-Noboa - Based in Ecuador

Question 22

What percentage of the Banana market did the Big 5 countries control in 2002

Answer 22

70%

Question 23

What percentage of the Banana market did the Big 5 countries control in 2017

Answer 23

45%

Question 24

When was the Geneva banana agreement reached

Answer 24

2009

Question 25

What is the Lomé convention

Answer 25

A trade agreement made between EU countries and 71 former colonies in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific

Question 26

What is the Geneva Banana Agreement

Answer 26

An agreement whereby EU countries will gradually reduce tariffs on bananas coming from Latin America

Question 27

What is the ‘Race to the bottom’

Answer 27

Where organisations search for lower labour costs and weaker legislation

Question 28

What disease is destroying the Cavendish variety of bananas

Answer 28

TR4

Question 29

What percent of the global trade of bananas are Cavendish Bananas

Answer 29

99%