1、1 Quantifying the Carbon Savings of Circularity:Mobile Phones and Network Equipment Guidance for Telecommunications Operators Copyright 2025 GSMA February 2025 2 The GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover,develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive busine

2、ss environments and societal change.Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people,industry,and society thrive.Representing mobile operators and organisations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries,the GSMA delivers for its members across three broad pillars:Conne

3、ctivity for Good,Industry Services and Solutions,and Outreach.This activity includes advancing policy,tackling todays biggest societal challenges,underpinning the technology and interoperability that make mobile work,and providing the worlds largest platform to convene the mobile ecosystem at the MW

4、C and M360 series of events.We invite you to find out more at .epi Consulting is a leading UK-based sustainability consultancy focused on improving environmental and social outcomes within global supply chains.The epi team has been delivering emissions reduction,life cycle assessment(LCA),eco design

5、,circular economy,responsible sourcing and supplier engagement projects global corporate clients for more than 15 years.We invite you to find out more at epiconsulting.co.uk Acknowledgements The GSMA and epi Consulting would like to thank the members of the GSMA Circular Economy for Mobile Devices P

6、roject Group as well as experts from the following organisations for their contributions and insights,without which it would not have been possible to develop this guidance:Adtran AT&T BT Group Cisco Ericsson MTN Nokia Orange Proximus Sagemcom Telefnica Telstra Vodafone Authors:Alan Riley(epi Consul