Eco Rating

It is important to think about the environmental cost of making and using your phone in a year.

With 1.8 billion phones sold worldwide is important to think about the environmental cost of making and using them in a year and choose a more sustainable phone. That’s why “Vodafone Eco Rating” scheme can help. The eco rating gets a score from 1 – 5, with 5 being the most ethical and environmental performance based on:

Green design:

• Recycled material
• Energy saving features
• Hazardous substances
• Easy to recycle

Mobile phone lifecycle

• Energy & raw material
• Carbon emissions
• Disposal

Company performance

• Water management
• Preventing pollution
• Labour conditions
• Health and safety