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Brand Owner: Nokia Group
Head Office: Espoo, Finland
Sector: Electronics & ICT Hardware
Categories: (Mobile) Phones, Navigation Systems
Free Tags: Cell, Mobile phone, Telephone, GSM, Smartphone, GPS, Satellite, SatNav, Navigation system

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Last Updated: 28 February 2012
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Nokia Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

3 out of 5


1. Does the brand (company) clearly support global mandatory cuts of carbon emissions of at least 50% by 2050 or 30% by industrialized countries by 2020?	Nokia mentions its aspirational target is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused during the whole device life cycle by over 60% by the year 2020 compared to the level in 2000 (page 14).	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and of the supply / production chain?	Nokia has published the carbon footprint for its own operations (see Sustainability Report, page 134) and that of its supply chain.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% within the next 5 years?	Nokia has set a target to reduce 60% of its greenhouse gas emissions caused during the whole device life cycle by the year 2020 compared to level in 2000. This equals 15% reduction within the next 5 years.	SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated its 'own operations' carbon footprint by at least 10% in the last 5 years?	Nokia has published its carbon footprint and has reduced its footprint by 17% from 2006 (257 900) to 2010 (213.900) (see Sustainability Report, page 134).	SOURCE
5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)?	All office hardware (laptops, desktop computers, workstations and monitors) purchased by Nokia must have Energy Star or Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold or Silver rating (see page 74). Nokia reported earlier that all new adapters meet the Energy Star requirements, but this information has been removed from the website.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

6 out of 7


1. Has the brand (company) eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? If not, does the brand give a timeline for achieving this by 2012?	Nokia has published the following: “Since 2006, we have voluntarily phased out pvc from all Nokiabranded mobile devices and enhancements. We are currently phasing out the use of brominated and chlorinated compounds and antimony trioxide in our new models” (p. 25)	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products?	See remark environmental policy question 1.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates) in all of its new products? If not, does it give a timeline for achieving this by 2012?	All 3 groups of chemicals are on the list of chemicals to be banned.	SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates)in all of its new products?	All 3 groups are banned from all new products.	SOURCE
5. Does the brand (company) support the principle of Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR), meaning that brands are responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their own products, including take back and recycling?	Nokia supports the individual producer responsibility .	SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) provide free and easy take back and recycling services for its discarded products in many of the countries where its products are sold?	Yes. There are a lot of 'Nokia-points' where recycling takes place.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) source at least 5% of its plastics from recycled plastic streams and does it give a clear timeline to increase this percentage to at least 25% by 2025?	Nokia states that it is using recycled materials,such as bio-plastics. However, no numbers are published with respect to all products (p.15).	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

2 out of 7


1. Does the brand (company) have a policy that excludes smelters of conflict minerals by only sourcing minerals from conflict free areas or by only sourcing minerals from conflict areas when human rights are respected and where contributing to conflict is avoided?	Nokia has a policy against illegal trade of natural resources in which Nokia states to prohibit human rights abuses associated with the extraction, transport or trade of minerals and to prohibit any direct or indirect support to non-state armed groups or security forces and requires the same from suppliers (click Policy).	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) have a Code of Conduct (CoC) for both its own factories and those of its suppliers, which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labor, no child labor, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	All standards are mentioned in “Nokia's Human Rights Approach” (see page 5).	SOURCE
3. Does the brand’s (company’s) CoC include at least 3 of the following workers rights: 1. a formally registered employment relationship 2. a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. a sufficient living wage 4. form and join labor unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, to develop parallel means?	1. Not mentioned; 2. No, supplier must comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding work hours, but maximum workweek and hours of overtime is not specified; 3. No, mentioning of legal and industry minimum wage, not living wage; 4. Freedom of association is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law (p.5)	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	Nokia does not communicate a list of factories on its website.	SOURCE
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a multi stakeholder initiative (MSI), wherein independent NGO’s or labor unions are represented, that collectively aims to improve labor conditions and that carries out independent audits? Or does the brand (company) significantly purchase its supplies from factories certified by such MSI’s?	Nokia is a member of the GeSI, but civil society organizations do not have a decisive voice in this initiative (click on “Human rights and supply chain”).	SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy?	Nokia states that 31 supplier system assessments were conducted (see page 92) and the independent PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy. confirms these data (see page 102 and 103). However, no information is found on the amount of total suppliers or a percentage of suppliers audited or on the audits (see table on page 140).	SOURCE
7. Has the brand’s labor conditions policy resulted in a ‘compliance level’ of at least 30% of the purchase volume, or a ‘monitored level' of at least 80%?	See remark for labor conditions question 6.	SOURCE