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When Sprint conducted its first corporate responsibility materiality assessment in 2007, it became clear that product responsibility was an area in which we could make a significant impact. Our most tangible interaction with our customers was and remains the devices we put in their hands. To the extent we can improve the environmental responsibility of these devices and provide customers with tools they can use to help reduce their environmental footprint, Sprint’s net environmental impact will be substantially improved.
As we fleshed out our plans around product responsibility, we decided to take a full life-cycle view – from responsible product design through responsible end-of-life management. We established our priorities and created goals to support our journey and ensure we focused on the areas of greatest impact.
Our product responsibility priorities include:
Our sustainable product goals are to: 1) maximize the number of devices we collect for reuse and recycling, 2) establish environmental criteria for our devices and gradually improve the performance of our portfolio against these criteria, 3) increase the sustainability of our product and accessory packaging, and 4) offer product and service solutions to our customers that enable them to make greener choices in their own lives and businesses.
In this section you’ll learn about Sprint’s: