Global Governance Case study - Apple and Bananas Flashcards
Where are Apple’s company headquarters
Apple park, Cupertino, Northern California
What company did Apple take over in 1982
MacIntosh
When did Apple take over MacIntosh
1982
When was Apple created
1976
How many countries does apple work in
22
How many stores does apple have
510
How many employees does Apple have
137,000
What business produces Apple’s products
Foxconn, A Taiwanese company
Where is Apple’s European headquarter
Cork, Ireland
Where is the Foxconn factory
Shenzhen, China
What about China made Apple want to sell their products their (3 points)
-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)
What has apple done in their ‘Green my Apple’ campaign
-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
How much revenue does Bananas make globally
$15 billion per year
Where does Bananas rank in global exports of agricultural commodities
5th
Where do the large proportion of banana exports come from
Latin America and the Caribbean
Where do bananas rank in agrochemical input into the environment
2nd
What is the ACP group
Africa, Caribbean and Pacific - Where many small and medium-sized producers of bananas are located
What are the two main global producers of Bananas
-ACP group
-The ‘Dollar Producers’ of Latin America (Mainly monoculture plantations controlled by US TNCs)
What percentage of the profit of the bananas do the workers receive
5-9%
What percentage of the profit of the bananas do the retailers receive
36-43%
What are the big 5 companies of the Banana trade
-Chiquita - US Based
-Dole - US Based
-Del Monte - US Based
-Fyffes - Based in Ireland
-Noboa - Based in Ecuador
What percentage of the Banana market did the Big 5 countries control in 2002
70%
What percentage of the Banana market did the Big 5 countries control in 2017
45%
When was the Geneva banana agreement reached
2009
What is the Lomé convention
A trade agreement made between EU countries and 71 former colonies in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
What is the Geneva Banana Agreement
An agreement whereby EU countries will gradually reduce tariffs on bananas coming from Latin America
What is the ‘Race to the bottom’
Where organisations search for lower labour costs and weaker legislation
What disease is destroying the Cavendish variety of bananas
TR4
What percent of the global trade of bananas are Cavendish Bananas
99%
