Aim to reduce amount of
environmentally dangerous
substances in the production
of Nokia Products
They now use more sustainable
materials: using
bio-plastics/recycled plastic.
Energy Efficiency
Try to use as
little energy as
possible in
production.
Nokia products
use as little energy
as possible.
Nokia have set energy targets with manufacturers and supplies.
Take Back and Recycle
Nokia have implemented
successful 'end-of-life' practises
With all useful materials being put back into circulation
Nokia recycle lots of materials from electronic waste, old mobile phones, production
scrap and old IT equipment.
"Recycle Your Mobile Campaign"
Problem: 50% of mobile users replace their phone
each year - with 44% of mobiles being left in
drawers and never used again.
Solution
Encourage old phones to be handed in at designated areas.
65-80% of materials in Nokia's mobiles can be recycled.
Materials can be recycled and used to make a
range of other goods including park benches and
jewellery.
Campaign has been promoted through internet advertising.
Marks and Spencer's - Plan A
Climate Change
All aspects of business have a carbon footprint
- M&S aim to reduce emissions and be carbon
neutral by 2012.
So far: eco-stores esablisted
and use 23% less energy and
90% less carbon dioxide.
Teardop 'eco-lorries' emit 20%
less carbon dioxide. Online
campaigns encourage more
ssustainable living.
Waste
Aim to significantly reduce the amount of packaging and carrier bags
Reduced packaging - most now fully recyclable or compostable. A
charge for carrier bags (profits go to charity) to encourage
consumers to use bags for life. 122 million hangers recycled last
year. M&S and Oxfam clothes exchange - encourage unwanted
clothes to be take to Oxfam for small refund.
Sustainable Raw Materials
Set out to improve standard in
animal welfare and clothing
from organic cotton.
Doubled the number of organic products on sale. First major retailer to sell
organic linen. 2007 won sustainable fish award. Sell garments from recycled
bottles.
Fair Partner
As a retailer M&S influence ¼ million workers world
wide and they aim to set out standards for ethical
trading and improve living standards for suppliers.
Fair-trade sugar in jams. Sell many garments made from fair-trade cotton. Support
communities of suppliers - e.g. 15 000 children in Uganda given better education
Health
Set out to reduce saturated fat/sugar/salt in food and
improve labelling.
1 300 food products have the sunflower eat well logo. Health eating
assistants in stores. Front of pack labelling - making it clearer what is being
eaten.
Traffic Management
London Congestion Charge
If drivers use a particular area of central London, they will be charged
£10 on the day and £12 the following day. The scheme opened in 2003.
Before charges 335 000 cars used the city centre
per day, this has dropped by 21% in 2006.
Pollutants affecting air
quality have fallen by
12%.
Policy has been controversial and some motoring organisations say it has made other matters worse.
Cambridge
Causes of traffic problems in Cambridge
Increased care ownership over the last 50 years.
Commuter traffic increasingly a problem.
More people on the
roads due to decline
in rail services over
last 40 years.