Nokia Environmental Report 2002

Environmental Report 2002
B U S I N E S S G R O U P R E V I E W S
NOKIA is committed to carrying out its business in
a responsible way. We focus our efforts on all aspects
of Corporate Social Responsibility including environmental
activities stemming from life-cycle thinking.
This means reducing the environmental impact of
our products over their entire life cycle. Everyone in
the company is involved in this as everyone has an
influence on environmental performance.
Nokia Mobile Phones
Our goal is to be the industry
benchmark in environmental
performance, integrating
environmental thinking into our
strategy and operations, and
making the environment
everybody’s business.
Life-cycle thinking covers all the
environmentally significant impacts of a product from
cradle to grave, and provides the framework for actions
and targets.
We will continuously improve the material content
and energy efficiency, as well as the recyclability of our
products. For example, Design for Environment practices
in our product development will enable the delivery of
products exceeding upcoming EU-requirements before
they come into force.
We will also continue our efforts in developing sound
end-of-life treatment practices and our world-class
supply network.
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A certified Environmental Management System is being
applied at every Nokia production site. Our challenge is
to reduce the amount of waste and energy consumption
in our operations and to involve every Nokia employee.
We see the future of mobile phones and the environment
as follows:
1. The mobile phone is fast becoming the centerpiece
of personal communication, allowing us access to
an ever-widening range of services. Today, we are
expanding from voice services to services driven by
data and multimedia.
2. Mobile phones have fast improved in terms of their
environmental performance and this development
will continue. This is due, for example, to a decrease
in raw materials and improved materials and energy
efficiency. More mobile phones will therefore mean
less burden for the environment.
3. Correct end-of-life treatment for mobile phones,
together with society, is one of our main environ-
mental issues. A mobile phone is valuable even at
the end of its life. At Nokia, we have already gained
very good experience, for example, in Asia working
together with forward-thinking service providers
and local governmental organizations.
To summarize, we see our role as providing multi-
functional, safe and environmentally sound personal
communication devices, which are recycled in a proper
way. In this way, we can offer consumers in every market
the possibility to use new, top-quality mobile communication
applications and services with confidence.
Matti Alahuhta
President
Nokia Mobile Phones