Apple…announced that the Fair Labor Association has begun to conduct special audits of its final assembly supplier…It's an unprecedented level of transparency for the electronics industry. Few companies can be eager to change places with Apple right now, as it faces intense media scrutiny…However, [it] is counterproductive to attack companies that are open about issues they identify in their supply chain…while working conditions in many places around the world are grim, change will not happen without encouraging greater transparency and a willingness to engage. My company, Impactt, works with Apple, and many companies across many industries, to help improve working conditions in their supply chains…Over the last 15 years, we have watched as brands have tried to cajole, persuade, regulate and instruct suppliers and factories to comply with local law and international standards on decent work. None of this has made a noticeable dent in the systemic abuse of workers' rights in global supply chains.