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NOKIA´S HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH

Introduction
Nokia believes that our core business – connecting people with mobile technology –

contributes to the promotion of human rights by enabling and enhancing communication and facilitating economic development. Improved communications provide better

opportunities for freedom of expression, and therefore promote civil and political rights as well as economic and social rights. At the same time, we have specific human rights within our supply chain. responsibilities, towards our employees, customers, the communities where we work, and

associated with its activities, operations and relationships. One part of due diligence countries. The Human Rights approach is based on the benchmarking study, as well as our own assessment of international best practices. process has been a benchmarking study in 2010 of the human rights situation in 18

to respect human rights and assess any potential human rights issues that may be

Nokia has conducted, and is constantly conducting, due diligence to fulfil its responsibility

the research and development phase when designing features for a new product, aspects like accessibility and privacy have to been taken into account. In manufacturing, including our supply chain, the main human rights matters are related to labour conditions and health & safety.

Human Rights matters to be considered vary at different stages of the Nokia value chain. In

There are several human rights issues related also to the actual use of the product, starting from the ability of mobile technology to gradually make communications and access to to act as an equaliser by democratising access to information and media. information available and affordable for everyone. Mobile devices have an important role

Many corporate responsibility demands that Nokia faces are highly