Updated Sep 24, 2026
Apple
Apple commits to global privacy and human-rights protections, environmental emissions reduction, and human review for significantly affecting automated decisions. It also applies global supply-chain requirements and operates the App Store platform.
Closest models
7-way tie
77-80% on 9 of 12 dimensions
- GPT-6 Astra80%
- Grok 4.679%
- GPT-5.6 Terra78%
- Kimi K378%
- Mistral Large 378%
- Gemini 3.8 Flash77%
- Claude Opus 577%
These models are too close to separate: each is within three points of the leader, or would lead if one dimension were left out. For scale, a model answering 50 on every one of these dimensions would score 69%.
Values map
Apple and GPT-6 Astra
Solid company lines join verified positions. Dashed sections cross unknown axes without assigning a value.
Distribution
Purpose
Worker voice
Equality
Speech
Privacy
Regulation
Global outlook
Social change
Environment
Tech pace
AI autonomy
A higher position means closer to the second endpoint. It does not mean better. The Concord Index measures agreement, not quality or safety.
The score covers 9 of 12 dimensions. The others have no verified public position and are not measured.
Most in sync
Privacy
Worth a closer look
Regulation
50% match. Inspect the questions and evidence below.
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Evidence summary.
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Distribution
Market allocation ↔ Redistribution
Not verified
No company position
No supplied excerpt establishes a qualifying compensation, ownership, pay-equity, or executive-pay practice.
Purpose
Shareholder returns ↔ Stakeholder welfare
75%
Company position toward stakeholder welfare
Apple states that its human-rights policy governs treatment of multiple stakeholder groups.
“Our human rights policy governs how we treat everyone—from our customers and teams, to our business partners and communities, and to people at every level of our supply chain.”
Apple-Human-Rights-Policy.pdf
Worker voice
Management discretion ↔ Employee influence
Not verified
No company position
No supplied excerpt establishes a qualifying Apple-workforce grievance channel, collective-bargaining protection, feedback process, or management-authority rule.
Equality
Uniform treatment ↔ Targeted measures
Not verified
No company position
The verified quotation does not contain the wording its evidence anchor requires.
“At Apple, we don’t discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristics, including disability, when recruiting, hiring, or promoting.”
Accessibility in Apple’s Workplace - Careers at Apple
Speech
Broad expression ↔ Protective moderation
75%
Company position toward protective moderation
Apple prohibits harassment and related harmful conduct in its workforce and supply chain.
“At Apple and throughout our supply chain, we do not tolerate any form of involuntary labor, harassment, discrimination, violence, retaliation of any kind, or actions motivated by any form of prejudice or bigotry.”
Apple-Human-Rights-Policy.pdf
Privacy
Individual privacy ↔ Collective oversight
25%
Company position toward collective oversight
Apple states that it collects only needed data and retains personal data only as long as necessary for its purposes.
“We work hard to collect only the data we need to make your experience better.”
Legal - Apple Account & Privacy- Apple
“Apple retains personal data only for so long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including as described in this Privacy Policy.”
Legal - Apple Privacy Policy - Apple
Regulation
Voluntary standards ↔ Public regulation
0%
Company position toward public regulation
Apple states that its privacy practices comply with named cross-border privacy systems.
“Apple’s privacy practices, as described in this Privacy Policy, comply with the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System and the Global Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP) System.”
Legal - Apple Privacy Policy - Apple
Global outlook
Local priority ↔ International openness
75%
Company position toward international openness
Apple states a global privacy-rights floor and documents supply-chain facilities in more than 60 countries.
“At Apple, we believe strongly in fundamental privacy rights — and that those fundamental rights should not differ depending on where you live in the world.”
Legal - Apple Privacy Policy - Apple
“Our supply chain includes thousands of supplier facilities in over 60 countries.”
Supply Chain Innovation - Apple
Social change
Continuity ↔ Experimentation
75%
Company position toward experimentation
Apple explicitly describes innovation as a way it operates in designing privacy-protective products and services.
“Privacy is a fundamental human right. It’s also one of our core values. Which is why we design our products and services to protect it. That’s the kind of innovation we believe in.”
Privacy - Apple
Environment
Near-term growth ↔ Ecological restraint
100%
Company position toward ecological restraint
Apple commits to net-zero emissions and imposes sourcing standards on supplier materials.
“We’re committed to bringing net emissions to zero across our entire carbon footprint by 2030.”
Privacy - Apple
“All materials sourced by our suppliers, whether recycled or not, must come from sources that meet our strict standards.”
Supply Chain Innovation - Apple
Tech pace
Rapid advancement ↔ Precaution
75%
Company position toward precaution
Apple states that it designs products and services to protect privacy.
“Privacy is a fundamental human right. It’s also one of our core values. Which is why we design our products and services to protect it.”
Privacy - Apple
AI autonomy
Delegated autonomy ↔ Human authority
75%
Company position toward human authority
Apple says significantly affecting algorithmic decisions include an opportunity for human review.
“Apple does not use algorithms or profiling to make any decision that would significantly affect its users without the opportunity for human review.”
Legal - Personal Data Use for Personalized User Experiences - Apple
Leadership context and reported tensions
Personal opinions are kept separate from the company profile. Reported conduct does not silently replace stated commitments.
Tim Cook: Whether we’re protecting the right to privacy, designing technology that is accessible to all, or using more recycled material in our products than ever, we are always working to make a difference for the people we serve and the planet we share. Corporate statement Source: retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Protocol values-2026-09-v8. Panel representative-2026-09-v11. Report version 552cbfc2-0c87-4ae9-b2c8-f30b94ab68c4.