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Nokia's top of the Eco Rating chart

Our Eco Rating scheme, the only sustainable rating system for mobile phones, has crowned two new sustainable champs - the Nokia C6-01 and Nokia E7-00.

O2 is supporting Earth Hour

O2's Head of Environment, Dr Gareth Rice, explains Earth Hour, what O2 is doing to support it and how you can get involved too.

The Universal Phone Charger. A Missed Opportunity?

We all probably have a drawer at home full of old phone chargers or have needed to charge our mobiles while away from home and not been able to find a compatible charger. One single charger for life that works across any mobile will be good for consumers and good for the environment.

O2 bags Carbon Trust Standard once again

O2 has achieved the Carbon Trust Standard once again which means we've successfully measured and managed its carbon usage and improved carbon efficiency across its business by 18 per cent. That’s big achievement as O2 becomes the first UK mobile operator to not just achieve the Carbon Trust Standard but to retain it. 

 

Does it matter if your mobile phone is green or not?

Today we launch the first ever eco rating system for mobile phones in the UK. The question many people will probably ask is does anyone really care about this? Compared with price, function and looks, how do green factors stack up when deciding what phone to buy?

O2 helps charities get full benefit of text donations

Simon Davis, O2’s Head of Corporate Responsibility, talks about what O2 is doing to increase the amount of money charities receive.

We're supporting Earth Hour

Gareth Rice, O2’s Head of Environment, talks about how O2 is gearing up for Earth Hour this weekend.

Green O2

Hi, my name is Gareth Rice and I look after O2’s Environment strategy. You may have seen the news recently that O2 has become one of the largest companies to sign up to the 10:10 climate change initiative. This week we also launched our first more sustainable handset, the Sony Ericsson Naite. I wanted to give you some more insights into the work we’re doing in this area.

UK consumers save a million ‘Together’

UK consumers have achieved a saving of a million tonnes of CO2 whilst cutting household bills by £200 million, reports the Together campaign.