Ericsson's environmental profile refers to the combined impact of our operations, including transportation and employee travel, product manufacturing, delivery, usage and disposal.
Life-cycle approach determines relevance
Ericsson employs Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) to analyze the total potential environmental impact associated with a product or service. LCA reveals the significance and relevance of our impacts, and provides guidance on necessary improvements.
Our LCA work gives us a clear focus: our main environmental impact is attributable to the energy consumed by our products in operation. Carbon-dioxide emissions are the chosen indicator because CO2 is directly related to fossil energy use. Ericsson is a leader in assessing life-cycle impacts, and has perhaps the most advanced and complete data system in the telecom industry.
