November 2006

A large part of the life cycle environmental impact of Nokia's products arises from the activities of its suppliers.

As part of environmental supplier network management, Nokia requires its suppliers to evaluate the environmental performance of their own suppliers and set targets for improvement as needed in order to reduce the environmental impact of upstream supply chain activities.

Environmental Policy: The Supplier shall have an up-to-date, documented Environmental Policy including commitment to environmental protection, prevention of pollution, compliance with environmental legislation and continuous improvement. The policy shall be effectively communicated to and understood at all levels within the organisation. The Supplier shall also be able to provide evidence of implementation.

EMS: The supplier shall have a documented environmental management system to ensure effective planning, operation, and control of environmental aspects. This EMS shall satisfy the requirements of ISO 14 001 or other internationally recognized standards. Continuous improvement efforts shall be addressed within the EMS.

Design for Environment: The supplier shall consider environmental aspects in all phases of product development, e.g. with specific DfE tools or defined checklists. Choices made during this phase shall reduce or eliminate negative impacts on the environment. All reasonable attempts should be made to reduce or eliminate hazardous constituents from the product and pursue the use of recyclable materials.

Raw material content: The supplier shall record the raw material content of products supplied to Nokia, and provide end-of-life treatment recommendations for such products. These records shall be available to Nokia upon request.

Legal compliance: The supplier shall be knowledgeable of environmental legislation and applicable regulations and provide evidence of compliance with such regulations.

Programs for improving environmental performance: The supplier shall identify significant environmental impacts associated with its operations and implement continuous improvement programs to address them. These programs shall cover the efficient recycling and/or disposal of waste materials and improving treatment and control of waste emissions affecting air, water, and soil. The supplier shall be able to provide supporting evidence.

Suppliers' environmental performance: The supplier shall evaluate its subcontractors' and suppliers' performance and set necessary environmental improvement targets. If a subcontractor is used for waste disposal the supplier shall determine if that subcontractor is correctly authorized and licensed through on-site inspection or third-party certification.