Nokia continues green drive
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 13:34:05
Nokia is regularly recognised to be one of the world's greenest technology companies and it recently announced that it has been able to cut its total carbon emissions by 17 per cent, over the past six years.
It has been initiating an ongoing program to reduce the per person carbon footprint of people working at its facilities across the world and this has actually improved by two percent in the past 12 months.
One way in which the company has been able to cut its emissions is by using renewable power sources, which now account for about 40 per cent of its total annual consumption.
Last year, Nokia reduced its waste output by a quarter and also made sure that much more of its waste was recycled, rather than sent straight to landfill, according to chief executive, Stephen Elop.
A variety of measures have been taken at Nokia offices and factories, including the conversion of its Indian facility to biofuel.
If you buy a Nokia phone then you are also investing in a handset which has been built with eco-friendliness and energy efficiency in mind. Within 10 years, it has cut the carbon footprint of its mobiles by 50 per cent, which is something that those who are conscious of their impact on the planet will consider to be a benefit.
Nokia has also been a key proponent of mobile phone recycling and other forms of collection which encourage people to properly dispose of their electronic waste, so that it can be refurbished or reused in some way.
It operates recycling schemes across 100 countries and it is aiming to increase the number of people who choose to recycle their old mobile phones once they have finished with them, rather than leaving them to gather dust or chucking them in the bin.
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