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HMD Global

Mobile phone

Founded in 2015 when they bought Microsoft's mobile phone assets, including the exclusive license to the Nokia brand for phones & tablets. The company is largely run by former Nokia executives. Manufacturing is outsourced to Foxconn.

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Company Assessment

(Last updated Sep 2024)

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Praise

Repairability of devices

Engineers from ifixit.com disassembled and analysed a range of consumer electronics products, awarding each a repairability score between one and ten. Ten is the easiest to repair. A device with a perfect score will be relatively inexpensive to repair because it is easy to disassemble and has a service manual available. Each device is scored based on how difficult and time-consuming it is to disassemble and reassemble the product to fix or replace critical components. Points are docked where proprietary tools are needed, and points are awarded for comprehensive service manuals and wide availability of parts. Phones released by this company in 2024 scored 9 points out of 10.

Source: iFixit (2024)

Criticism

Supply chain practices in China

The Green Supply Chain Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) evaluates consumer-facing companies that have a sizeable supply chain in China. The evaluation uses government supervision data and public information to assess the environmental management of their supply chains in China. This company received a score of 27.4/100 (retrieved 24 Nov 2023).

Source: IPE (2023)

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Climate action commitments

As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.

Source: We Mean Business (2023)

MobileMuster member

This company is a member of MobileMuster, Australia's only not-for-profit, Government accredited mobile recycling program, established and funded by the mobile phone industry since late 1998. The program adopts a product stewardship model based on circular economy principles where they promise to keep old mobiles and accessories out of landfill and recycle them in a safe, secure and ethical way, placing reusable commodities back into the supply stream.

Source: Mobile Muster (2023)