From The Ground Up: Nokia
Saturday, August 15th, 2009In this day and age there are many electronics which are very popular, such as Professional Digital SLR Cameras, Unlocked GSM Cell Phones, and Televisions. There are a lot of companies putting out Unlocked GSM Cell Phones. One such company is Nokia. Nokia Corporation is a Finnish company known throughout the world for many introductions and advancements, with headquarters in Keilaniemi, Espoo, right outside the country’s capital of Helsinki. The company is a multinational provider of cellular telephone manufacturing. The company employs thousands people throughout 120 countries all around the world, with sales in over 150 countries and annual revenues of well over seventy billion dollars.
The company operates research and development facilities worldwide with a staff that represents approximately 31 percent of its entire workforce. The limited liability company is listed and publicly traded on the Helsinki, Frankfurt, and New York stock exchanges. They plays a very large role in the economy of Finland, being by far one of the largest Finnish companies and making up about a third of the entire market capitalization of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. As can be imagined, the company is an important employer in Finland, responsible for three and a half percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product in 2004. The company is very important in Finland culture as it provides the country with so many jobs and forms of employment. From humble beginnings as, among other things, a rubber and cables manufacturer, the company was within reasonable reach to become a producer of mobile handsets through its many investments in related fields, giving it the necessary technology and equipment.
Electronic products, however, affect the environment both during production and after their useful life when they are discarded. The company has a reputation among environmental organizations, even some of the most vocal and militant ones like Greenpeace. With a good track record in trying to limit the amount of toxic chemicals in its products, especially when compared to other organizations in the electronics industry. They also support recycling and reducing its carbon footprint. The company actively researches the use of recycled plastics in their products (currently, recycled plastics are used only for the packaging); recently, a concept-phone was introduced made entirely out of recyclable materials. Named Remade, the outer shell is made of recycled materials such as aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and used car tires, while the screen is constructed of recycled glass and the interior is comprised entirely of refurbished cell phone parts.
The company provides eco-declarations for all its products, and the company has a stated goal of making all products PVC-free by 2010. It also receives notoriety from environmentalists for providing customers with information on recycling company products.