We’ve got used to Nokia leading the way when it comes to feature phones, but perhaps surprisingly considering it’s the world’s biggest smartphone manufacturer, Nokia is also the cleanest electronic company according to Greenpeace. To find out more, join us after the break…
As the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world – outselling Android, iPhone OS and Blackberry put together – it’s perhaps a little surprising to find that Nokia has topped the Greenpeace List of Clean Electronic Companies for a second time running.
After all, a large company uses lots of energy, which is bad for the environment – right? Not in this case, as Nokia has clearly shown. Nokia has ensured that its mobile phone line up – from the Nokia N8 to the entry-level Nokia X2 – is completely free of toxic products such as PVC plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFR), helping it to take the much vaunted Greenpeace accolade.
This environmentally friendly build process – with recycling and reusing products at the heart of the construction – has helped Nokia to retain its Greenpeace List of Clean Electronic Companies first place title.
Other manufacturers faired less well, with PVC and BFR products still used. Because they’re difficult to break down, and can also build up in the human body, these products are bad for the environment.
So then, you really can buy the latest and greatest products – such as the Nokia N8 – with a guilt-free conscience.