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Apple Snubs U.K. Sustainability Inquiry
- Company planning to hold major product event on Tuesday
- Apple didn’t answer U.K. questions on electronic waste
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British lawmakers criticized Apple Inc.’s failure to answer questions on electronic waste, ahead of an event to unveil a new generation of products.
The U.K. Environmental Audit Committee said Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook failed to respond before a Sept. 4 deadline. The company was previously invited to put forward representatives to a hearing in July, but it canceled at short notice, the committee said in a statement on Tuesday.