Tag: Mobile Devices

The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) report says repairing and refurbishing mobile devices can reduce e-waste and reduce emissions with 80-90 per cent lower carbon emissions than manufacturing new devices.  The report said mobile operators already pursuing circularity strategies include Telefonica, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and KDDI, whilst Samsung, Apple and Fairphone were among the device manufacturers greening their supply chains and the eco-design of their devices.  The report released ahead of the Mobile World Conference to be held in Spain, Barcelona from March 3 to March 6, 2025, noted that governments worldwide were increasingly introducing policies to encourage circularity.   The new European Union regulations on eco-desig...