Nokia
...in 2007, with continuing rapid change in our business, markets, technologies and applications. We consolidated our position as the global leader in mobile communications and further developed our ambition to bring social, environmental and economic benefits to people throughout the world.
During the year, we created a new organizational structure for Nokia (introduced on 1 January 2008) which reflects the growing importance of services such as music and navigation. This follows the creation of Nokia Siemens Networks earlier in the year, aimed at strengthening infrastructure business.
Our vision is a world where everyone can be connected, and with mobile subscriptions expected to hit four billion in 2009, we are closer to that than anyone could have imagined just a few years ago. But our strategy is not just about growth, and the convergence of mobile and internet technologies. It is also about doing business in ways which benefit people, communities and the environment.
This is not new for Nokia. We have always aimed to do business responsibly and working specifically on reducing our environmental impact for more than a decade. This is reflected in our membership of the FTSE4Good and Dow Jones Sustainability Indices.
But there are always new opportunities and challenges and this report describes how we have responded to them in 2007.
Increasing access to communications is key to achieving our vision. It is clear that mobile technology can make a positive contribution to societies, through connecting people to new opportunities. We are investing in research in developing countries to understand those opportunities better.
At Nokia, we see environmental responsibility as an opportunity rather than a constraint – we believe we can help people to make more sustainable choices, as well as reducing the environmental "footprint" of our products and operations....
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