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"Five-Year Phone Concept Phone Finally Hits Sustainable Design Points"

"Debating Sustainability "

"Without CEO Buy-In, Companies Struggle at Sustainability"

"Room for Improvement in e-Waste Recycling"

"Indonesia Turns Back E-Waste Shipment from MA Recycler"

"Sustainable manufacturing: E-waste bill passed"

Living in an age of disposability has led many durable goods manufacturers to explore ways of reducing the environmental footprint their products leave during their manufacturing process and throughout their lifecycle. The sheer volume of mobile phones produced annually and the propensity of users to chase mobile technology trends leads to an average replacement cycle of between 12 and 18 months, bringing special attention to the greening efforts of mobile device manufacturers. As consumer awareness and environmental legislation continue to evolve, handset vendors are developing their corporate responsibility initiatives to develop new business practices aimed at improving the compliance and environmental sustainability of their handsets. The European commission and industry-led initiatives have made great progress in developing a set of requirements and goals for developing sustainable business practices across the entire life cycle of handset production, distribution, use and disposal. This study identifies and explores key global handset initiatives and the handsets that are coming to market as a result of vendors' efforts to minimize their environmental impact. It also offers an analysis of US consumer interest, awareness and preferences of green handset vendor initiatives. Available for purchase from ABI Research at this URL.

"Sustainable Electronics"

"NComputing Announces Catalyst Program to Spark the Expansion of Sustainable Shared Computing to All African School Systems "