Sony Ericsson drops from 1st position to 7th, as a result of losing points on its e-waste policy and practice. The company states strong support for the Precautionary Principle but needs to show more explicit support for Individual Producer Responsibility. The company only
reports on the quantities of obsolete phones recycled in Europe and does not calculate this figure as a percentage of past sales.
It scores well on the chemicals criteria with a timeline of 1st January 2008 for eliminating brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in two remaining applications and the same timeline for substituting phthalates, beryllium and some uses of antimony compounds. Although phthalates have been eliminated, substitutes for the other substances are still being developed. All new models of mobiles put on the
market since 2006 are free from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic.
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