Digitalization and natural resources

Toni  Eerola; Pasi Eilu; Jyri Hanski; Susanna Horn; Jachym  Judl; Marjaana Karhu; Päivi Kivikytö-Reponen; Panu Lintinen; Bo Långbacka

Digitalization and natural resources

Toni Eerola (Editor), Pasi Eilu (Editor), Jyri Hanski, Susanna Horn, Jachym Judl, Marjaana Karhu, Päivi Kivikytö-Reponen, Panu Lintinen, Bo Långbacka

BA5501 Industrial circular economy

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Abstract

The report focuses on the mineral natural resources needed for digitalization. The use of digital applications and digital devices continues to grow and increasing amounts of information are being converted into a digital format. Prior research on digitalization in the context of sustainability has focused mainly on energy consumption and emissions. However, with the increasing demand for ICT hardware in numerous applications in modern society, the raw materials requirement of digital devices has become a crucial sustainability issue. Therefore, this report delves deeper into the topic of the raw materials consumption of digitalization.

We focus on the following challenges and topics:
• Sources, production, availability and sustainability of digitalization raw materials
• ICT sector’s raw materials consumption, with a specific focus on selected key
end-user devices: smartphones and smart TVs
• Key aspects of the ICT value chain
• Key ICT consumer and end-user aspects
• Possible solutions to support the sustainability of digital devices throughout their life cycle
• Key policy aspects and recommendations

Original language	English
Publisher	Geological Survey of Finland
Number of pages	95
Publication status	Published - 2021
MoE publication type	D4 Published development or research report or study

Publication series

Series	Open File Research Report
Number	50/2021

Keywords

digitalisation
raw materials
metals
minerals
mining
sustainability
sustainable development
corporate social responsibility
environmental impacts
ICT
mobile phones
smart TVs
recycling
circular economy
refurbishing

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Digitalization and natural resources

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Keywords

UN SDGs

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