O2 cuts off new mobile phone chargers in e-waste crackdown

Jessica Shankleman
clock

Mobile phone giant sets 40 new green and socially responsible goals as part of Think Big Blueprint

Mobile operator O2 will today tell its 22 million customers that they will no longer be given a charger as standard when they buy a new handset, in a drive to cut electronic waste and improve energy efficiency....

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Carbon Accounting

Over 600 financial firms now committed to PCAF carbon reporting standard

Over 600 financial firms now committed to PCAF carbon reporting standard

Industry-led Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials reveals it has secured signatories representing more than $100tr in financial assets

Michael Holder
clock 30 May 2025 • 2 min read
Survey: UK C-suite leaders 'overconfident' about meeting value chain emissions reporting requirements

Survey: UK C-suite leaders 'overconfident' about meeting value chain emissions reporting requirements

New study highlights potential disconnect between company's goals and their ability to tackle Scope 3 emissions and comply with more demanding reporting requirements

clock 30 May 2025 • 3 min read
CDP: More than 100 global cities awarded top marks for climate action

CDP: More than 100 global cities awarded top marks for climate action

Non-profit disclosure platform's annual 'A List' for cities, states and regions indicates climate action is increasingly engrained in urban areas

clock 29 May 2025 • 2 min read