Tim Cook at the iPhone 11 Pro event(Image credit: Apple)
What you need to know
Tim Cook wrote a memo to employees addressing the death of George Floyd.
Cook talked about the realities of discrimination that still exist today.
He also talked about the company's efforts to support justice and how employees can get involved.
In response to the death of George Floyd, Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote a memo to employees addressing it and the discrimination that exists in the country.
Reported by Bloomberg, Cook says that, when it comes to racism in the country, "that painful past is still present today."
Cook says that Apple will be making donations to a number of organizations, including the Equal Justice Initiative. He also says that, for the month of June, the company will make a two-for-one match for all employee donations. Cook also welcomed staff to use company resources like the Employee Assistance Program and mental health resources that exist for free for its employees.
The CEO closed the memo by saying that we need to aim for a higher standard than "normal" and that "we must commit to being that change, and to creating a better, more just world for everyone."
You can read the full memo to employees below:
Master your iPhone in minutes
iMore offers spot-on advice and guidance from our team of experts, with decades of Apple device experience to lean on. Learn more with iMore!
Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.