This report is intended as a first port of call for anyone wanting to know about the environmental impacts of the mobile telecoms sector. It is a comprehensive overview rather than a detailed analysis, but will point you in the direction of more in-depth information.

The scope of the paper is the whole mobile phone sector, including networks, offices and retail. The first section of the paper provides an introduction and overview; the second section looks at the four processes most responsible for the sector's environmental impact (extracting raw materials used in phones and networks, manufacturing phone components, running networks, and managing equipment at end-of-life); the third section reviews a number of other important processes; and finally, in the fourth section, we look at what the future might hold.

For more information please contact business@forumforthefuture.org.uk

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