SIST ES 204 079 V1.1.1:2024
(Main)Environmental Engineering (EE) - Method for environmental performance scoring of smartphones
Environmental Engineering (EE) - Method for environmental performance scoring of smartphones
DES/EE-MICT4
Okoljski inženiring (EE) - Metoda za ocenjevanje okoljskih lastnosti pametnih telefonov
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Final draft ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.0 (2024-07)
ETSI STANDARD
Environmental Engineering (EE);
Method for environmental performance scoring of
smartphones
2 Final draft ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.0 (2024-07)
Reference
DES/EE-MICT4
Keywords
energy consumption, environmental impact,
greenhouse gas emission, ICT, LCA, smartphone
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for any particular purpose or against infringement of intellectual property rights.
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3 Final draft ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.0 (2024-07)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 4
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 7
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Terms . 8
3.2 Symbols . 8
3.3 Abbreviations . 8
4 Methodology . 9
5 Conformance with regulations . 10
6 Material efficiency and environmental impact aspects . 10
6.1 Durability . 10
6.2 Reparability, Reusability and Upgradeability. 12
6.3 Material impacts . 16
6.3.1 Recyclability and Recoverability . 16
6.3.2 Use of hazardous and restricted substances . 16
6.3.3 Use of recycled materials . 17
6.3.4 Packaging and Accessories . 18
6.3.5 Environmental impact . 18
7 Documentation . 19
Annex A (informative): Legal requirements in the EU . 20
Annex B (informative): Scoring tables . 25
Annex C (informative): Scoring spreadsheet . 26
Annex D (informative): Bibliography . 27
History . 28
ETSI
4 Final draft ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.0 (2024-07)
Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The declarations
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, are publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be
found in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to
ETSI in respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the
ETSI Web server (https://ipr.etsi.org/).
Pursuant to the ETSI Directives including the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation regarding the essentiality of IPRs,
including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not
referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web server) which are, or may be, or may become,
essential to the present document.
Trademarks
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ETSI claims no ownership of these except for any which are indicated as being the property of ETSI, and conveys no
right to use or reproduce any trademark and/or tradename. Mention of those trademarks in the present document does
not constitute an endorsement by ETSI of products, services or organizations associated with those trademarks.
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Members. 3GPP™ and LTE™ are trademarks of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the 3GPP
Organizational Partners. oneM2M™ logo is a trademark of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the ®
oneM2M Partners. GSM and the GSM logo are trademarks registered and owned by the GSM Association.
Foreword
This final draft ETSI Standard (ES) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Environmental Engineering (EE),
and is now submitted for the ETSI Membership Approval Procedure.
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
Introduction
In 2019, ITU-T Study Group 5 Question 7 (Q7) published Recommendation ITU-T L.1015 [i.1] "Criteria for evaluation
of the environmental impact of mobile phones". Recommendation ITU-T L.1015 contains many relevant indicators
related to the environmental impacts of mobile phones, but no standardised scoring methodology. Additional documents
of relevance produced by Q7 include scoring methods for environmental health and safety performance of true wireless
stereo headphones (Recommendation ITU-T L.1016 [i.3]) and circularity performance scoring for ICT goods
(Recommendation ITU-T L.1023 [i.2] in 2020 and just recently an update in 2023).
ETSI TC EE Working Group M-ICT "Environmental matters associated with Mobile ICT Devices" is dedicated exactly
to the intended scope and purpose of these kinds of scoring methods.
ETSI
5 Final draft ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.0 (2024-07)
European and international markets are in need of a standardized scoring method for the environmental performance of
smartphones which goes beyond just reparability criteria and can provide a more robust foundation for non-LCA based
Green Claims. Features of such a method include:
• Additional indicators to differentiate best performing products that reach beyond regulatory requirements.
• Definition of weightings to combine all indicators into a single score.
Environmental impact calculations for smartphones - e.g. using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - are made in different
ways and therefore absolute numbers (e.g. kg CO2e) calculated in different ways cannot currently be compared. Still,
the ability to use LCA is very important in order to identify and reduce the environmental impact footprint of individual
products.
The present document was developed jointly by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute Technical
Committee Environmental Engineering (ETSI TC EE) and ITU-T Study Group 5. It is published as Recommendation
ITU-T L.1017 [i.15] and ETSI ES 204 079 (the present document), which are technically equivalent, by ITU and ETSI,
respectively.
ETSI
6 Final draft ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.0 (2024-07)
1 Scope
The objective of the present document is to provide a standardized method to assess the environmental performance of
smartphones. A method to arrive at an aggregate score reflecting the overall environmental performance is defined
which takes into account material efficiency and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) aspects. The following attributes of a
smartphone are evaluated:
• Durability.
• Reparability, reusability and upgradeability.
• Recyclability and recoverability.
• Use of hazardous or restricted substances.
• Use of recycled materials.
• Packaging and Accessories.
• Environmental impacts.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference/.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] IEC 60529 :1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Consolidated version: "Degrees of protection
provided by enclosures (IP Code)".
[2] IEC 60068-2-31:2008: "Environmental testing - Part 2-31: Tests - Test Ec: Rough handling
shocks, primarily for equipment-type specimens".
[3] IEC 61960-3:2017: "Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid
electrolytes - Secondary lithium cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 3: Prismatic and
cylindrical lithium secondary cells and batteries mad
...
ETSI STANDARD
Environmental Engineering (EE);
Method for environmental performance scoring of
smartphones
2 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
Reference
DES/EE-MICT4
Keywords
energy consumption, environmental impact,
greenhouse gas emission, ICT, LCA, smartphone
ETSI
650 Route des Lucioles
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE
Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16
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Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° w061004871
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this information is available in the Milestones listing.
If you find errors in the present document, please send your comments to
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If you find a security vulnerability in the present document, please report it through our
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Notice of disclaimer & limitation of liability
The information provided in the present deliverable is directed solely to professionals who have the appropriate degree of
experience to understand and interpret its content in accordance with generally accepted engineering or
other professional standard and applicable regulations.
No recommendation as to products and services or vendors is made or should be implied.
No representation or warranty is made that this deliverable is technically accurate or sufficient or conforms to any law
and/or governmental rule and/or regulation and further, no representation or warranty is made of merchantability or fitness
for any particular purpose or against infringement of intellectual property rights.
In no event shall ETSI be held liable for loss of profits or any other incidental or consequential damages.
Any software contained in this deliverable is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, express or implied, including but not
limited to, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property
rights and ETSI shall not be held liable in any event for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of or related to the use
of or inability to use the software.
Copyright Notification
No part may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
microfilm except as authorized by written permission of ETSI.
The content of the PDF version shall not be modified without the written authorization of ETSI.
The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.
© ETSI 2024.
All rights reserved.
ETSI
3 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 4
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 7
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Terms . 8
3.2 Symbols . 8
3.3 Abbreviations . 8
4 Methodology . 9
5 Conformance with regulations . 10
6 Material efficiency and environmental impact aspects . 10
6.1 Durability . 10
6.2 Reparability, Reusability and Upgradeability. 12
6.3 Material impacts . 16
6.3.1 Recyclability and Recoverability . 16
6.3.2 Use of hazardous and restricted substances . 16
6.3.3 Use of recycled materials . 17
6.3.4 Packaging and Accessories . 18
6.3.5 Environmental impact . 18
7 Documentation . 19
Annex A (informative): Legal requirements in the EU . 20
Annex B (informative): Scoring tables . 25
Annex C (informative): Scoring spreadsheet . 26
Annex D (informative): Bibliography . 27
History . 28
ETSI
4 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The declarations
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, are publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be
found in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to
ETSI in respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the
ETSI Web server (https://ipr.etsi.org/).
Pursuant to the ETSI Directives including the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation regarding the essentiality of IPRs,
including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not
referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web server) which are, or may be, or may become,
essential to the present document.
Trademarks
The present document may include trademarks and/or tradenames which are asserted and/or registered by their owners.
ETSI claims no ownership of these except for any which are indicated as being the property of ETSI, and conveys no
right to use or reproduce any trademark and/or tradename. Mention of those trademarks in the present document does
not constitute an endorsement by ETSI of products, services or organizations associated with those trademarks.
DECT™, PLUGTESTS™, UMTS™ and the ETSI logo are trademarks of ETSI registered for the benefit of its
Members. 3GPP™ and LTE™ are trademarks of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the 3GPP
Organizational Partners. oneM2M™ logo is a trademark of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the ®
oneM2M Partners. GSM and the GSM logo are trademarks registered and owned by the GSM Association.
Foreword
This ETSI Standard (ES) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Environmental Engineering (EE).
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
Introduction
In 2019, ITU-T Study Group 5 Question 7 (Q7) published Recommendation ITU-T L.1015 [i.1] "Criteria for evaluation
of the environmental impact of mobile phones". Recommendation ITU-T L.1015 contains many relevant indicators
related to the environmental impacts of mobile phones, but no standardised scoring methodology. Additional documents
of relevance produced by Q7 include scoring methods for environmental health and safety performance of true wireless
stereo headphones (Recommendation ITU-T L.1016 [i.3]) and circularity performance scoring for ICT goods
(Recommendation ITU-T L.1023 [i.2] in 2020 and just recently an update in 2023).
ETSI TC EE Working Group M-ICT "Environmental matters associated with Mobile ICT Devices" is dedicated exactly
to the intended scope and purpose of these kinds of scoring methods.
European and international markets are in need of a standardized scoring method for the environmental performance of
smartphones which goes beyond just reparability criteria and can provide a more robust foundation for non-LCA based
Green Claims. Features of such a method include:
• Additional indicators to differentiate best performing products that reach beyond regulatory requirements.
ETSI
5 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
• Definition of weightings to combine all indicators into a single score.
Environmental impact calculations for smartphones - e.g. using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - are made in different
ways and therefore absolute numbers (e.g. kg CO2e) calculated in different ways cannot currently be compared. Still,
the ability to use LCA is very important in order to identify and reduce the environmental impact footprint of individual
products.
The present document was developed jointly by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute Technical
Committee Environmental Engineering (ETSI TC EE) and ITU-T Study Group 5. It is published as Recommendation
ITU-T L.1017 [i.15] and ETSI ES 204 079 (the present document), which are technically equivalent, by ITU and ETSI,
respectively.
ETSI
6 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
1 Scope
The objective of the present document is to provide a standardized method to assess the environmental performance of
smartphones. A method to arrive at an aggregate score reflecting the overall environmental performance is defined
which takes into account material efficiency and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) aspects. The following attributes of a
smartphone are evaluated:
• Durability.
• Reparability, reusability and upgradeability.
• Recyclability and recoverability.
• Use of hazardous or restricted substances.
• Use of recycled materials.
• Packaging and Accessories.
• Environmental impacts.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference/.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] IEC 60529 :1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Consolidated version: "Degrees of protection
provided by enclosures (IP Code)".
[2] IEC 60068-2-31:2008: "Environmental testing - Part 2-31: Tests - Test Ec: Rough handling
shocks, primarily for equipment-type specimens".
[3] IEC 61960-3:2017: "Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid
electrolytes - Secondary lithium cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 3: Prismatic and
cylindrical lithium secondary cells and batteries made from them".
[4] EN ISO 6769:2022: "Metallic and other inorganic coatings, including for corrosion protection and
corrosion testing of metals and alloys" (produced by CEN).
[5] EN 45554:2020: "Material efficiency aspects for products in scope of Ecodesign legislation"
(produced by CEN).
[6] EN 45557:2020: "General method for asse
...
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2024
Okoljski inženiring (EE) - Metoda za ocenjevanje okoljskih lastnosti pametnih
telefonov
Environmental Engineering (EE) - Method for environmental performance scoring of
smartphones
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
ICS:
19.040 Preskušanje v zvezi z Environmental testing
okoljem
33.050.10 Telefonska oprema Telephone equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
ETSI STANDARD
Environmental Engineering (EE);
Method for environmental performance scoring of
smartphones
2 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
Reference
DES/EE-MICT4
Keywords
energy consumption, environmental impact,
greenhouse gas emission, ICT, LCA, smartphone
ETSI
650 Route des Lucioles
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE
Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16
Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - APE 7112B
Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la
Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° w061004871
Important notice
The present document can be downloaded from the
ETSI Search & Browse Standards application.
The present document may be made available in electronic versions and/or in print. The content of any electronic and/or
print versions of the present document shall not be modified without the prior written authorization of ETSI. In case of any
existing or perceived difference in contents between such versions and/or in print, the prevailing version of an ETSI
deliverable is the one made publicly available in PDF format on ETSI deliver.
Users should be aware that the present document may be revised or have its status changed,
this information is available in the Milestones listing.
If you find errors in the present document, please send your comments to
the relevant service listed under Committee Support Staff.
If you find a security vulnerability in the present document, please report it through our
Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) program.
Notice of disclaimer & limitation of liability
The information provided in the present deliverable is directed solely to professionals who have the appropriate degree of
experience to understand and interpret its content in accordance with generally accepted engineering or
other professional standard and applicable regulations.
No recommendation as to products and services or vendors is made or should be implied.
No representation or warranty is made that this deliverable is technically accurate or sufficient or conforms to any law
and/or governmental rule and/or regulation and further, no representation or warranty is made of merchantability or fitness
for any particular purpose or against infringement of intellectual property rights.
In no event shall ETSI be held liable for loss of profits or any other incidental or consequential damages.
Any software contained in this deliverable is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, express or implied, including but not
limited to, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property
rights and ETSI shall not be held liable in any event for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of or related to the use
of or inability to use the software.
Copyright Notification
No part may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
microfilm except as authorized by written permission of ETSI.
The content of the PDF version shall not be modified without the written authorization of ETSI.
The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.
© ETSI 2024.
All rights reserved.
ETSI
3 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 4
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 7
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Terms . 8
3.2 Symbols . 8
3.3 Abbreviations . 8
4 Methodology . 9
5 Conformance with regulations . 10
6 Material efficiency and environmental impact aspects . 10
6.1 Durability . 10
6.2 Reparability, Reusability and Upgradeability. 12
6.3 Material impacts . 16
6.3.1 Recyclability and Recoverability . 16
6.3.2 Use of hazardous and restricted substances . 16
6.3.3 Use of recycled materials . 17
6.3.4 Packaging and Accessories . 18
6.3.5 Environmental impact . 18
7 Documentation . 19
Annex A (informative): Legal requirements in the EU . 20
Annex B (informative): Scoring tables . 25
Annex C (informative): Scoring spreadsheet . 26
Annex D (informative): Bibliography . 27
History . 28
ETSI
4 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The declarations
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, are publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be
found in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to
ETSI in respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the
ETSI Web server (https://ipr.etsi.org/).
Pursuant to the ETSI Directives including the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation regarding the essentiality of IPRs,
including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not
referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web server) which are, or may be, or may become,
essential to the present document.
Trademarks
The present document may include trademarks and/or tradenames which are asserted and/or registered by their owners.
ETSI claims no ownership of these except for any which are indicated as being the property of ETSI, and conveys no
right to use or reproduce any trademark and/or tradename. Mention of those trademarks in the present document does
not constitute an endorsement by ETSI of products, services or organizations associated with those trademarks.
DECT™, PLUGTESTS™, UMTS™ and the ETSI logo are trademarks of ETSI registered for the benefit of its
Members. 3GPP™ and LTE™ are trademarks of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the 3GPP
Organizational Partners. oneM2M™ logo is a trademark of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the ®
oneM2M Partners. GSM and the GSM logo are trademarks registered and owned by the GSM Association.
Foreword
This ETSI Standard (ES) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Environmental Engineering (EE).
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
Introduction
In 2019, ITU-T Study Group 5 Question 7 (Q7) published Recommendation ITU-T L.1015 [i.1] "Criteria for evaluation
of the environmental impact of mobile phones". Recommendation ITU-T L.1015 contains many relevant indicators
related to the environmental impacts of mobile phones, but no standardised scoring methodology. Additional documents
of relevance produced by Q7 include scoring methods for environmental health and safety performance of true wireless
stereo headphones (Recommendation ITU-T L.1016 [i.3]) and circularity performance scoring for ICT goods
(Recommendation ITU-T L.1023 [i.2] in 2020 and just recently an update in 2023).
ETSI TC EE Working Group M-ICT "Environmental matters associated with Mobile ICT Devices" is dedicated exactly
to the intended scope and purpose of these kinds of scoring methods.
European and international markets are in need of a standardized scoring method for the environmental performance of
smartphones which goes beyond just reparability criteria and can provide a more robust foundation for non-LCA based
Green Claims. Features of such a method include:
• Additional indicators to differentiate best performing products that reach beyond regulatory requirements.
ETSI
5 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
• Definition of weightings to combine all indicators into a single score.
Environmental impact calculations for smartphones - e.g. using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - are made in different
ways and therefore absolute numbers (e.g. kg CO2e) calculated in different ways cannot currently be compared. Still,
the ability to use LCA is very important in order to identify and reduce the environmental impact footprint of individual
products.
The present document was developed jointly by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute Technical
Committee Environmental Engineering (ETSI TC EE) and ITU-T Study Group 5. It is published as Recommendation
ITU-T L.1017 [i.15] and ETSI ES 204 079 (the present document), which are technically equivalent, by ITU and ETSI,
respectively.
ETSI
6 ETSI ES 204 079 V1.1.1 (2024-09)
1 Scope
The objective of the present document is to provide a standardized method to assess the environmental performance of
smartphones. A method to arrive at an aggregate score reflecting the overall environmental performance is defined
which takes into account material efficiency and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) aspects. The following attributes of a
smartphone are evaluated:
• Durability.
• Reparability, reusability and upgradeability.
• Recyclability and recoverability.
• Use of hazardous or restricted substances.
• Use of recycled materials.
• Packaging and Accessories.
• Environmental impacts.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference/.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the ap
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