OPPO, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone brand, has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, revealing that it reached its peak carbon emissions in 2022, two years ahead of its original climate target. The report highlights OPPO’s efforts in building a more inclusive and sustainable future, focusing on five areas: virtuous innovation, environmental protection, ecosystem engagement, operations and compliance, and employee care. OPPO has been actively exploring new models to reduce emission intensity, with operational carbon emissions falling in 2023 and 2024. The company achieved a 3.2% year-on-year reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions in 2024, equivalent to the annual sequestration capacity of 514,320 mature trees.
Beyond carbon reduction efforts, OPPO also implements green management practices across the entire lifecycle of its products. In 2024, OPPO implemented lightweight packaging design across its entire smartphone product line, reducing paper consumption by 10 tons per million units, equivalent to preserving approximately 200 trees. The company also uses recycled materials from plant residues such as sugarcane and bamboo to replace traditional paper materials. In Europe, the proportion of recycled material in mobile phone box packaging increased from 45% to 55%. Furthermore, OPPO integrates innovative engineering solutions to improve the durability of its products. The OPPO A3 Pro, for example, uses Damage-proof 360° Armour Body to improve drop protection and enhance everyday durability.
OPPO maintains technology and innovation as a strategic priority, with a global portfolio of over 113,000 patent applications, 91% of which are invention patents. Driven by its brand mission “Technology for Mankind, Kindness for the World”, OPPO is committed to making technology accessible to everyone. OPPO has also introduced AI functions across its entire smartphone product line, bringing over 100 AI features to 50 million users worldwide. Through its commitment to inclusive innovation, OPPO has developed accessibility features including real-time speech-to-text conversion, content magnification, and adaptive color correction, empowering users with hearing or visual impairments to engage with digital technology fully.
Health is another area where OPPO is leveraging its extensive resources and innovation to create more user-centric products and experiences. OPPO smartwatches integrate the proprietary “Health Insights” feature, which uses sensor data and AI algorithms to monitor vital signs like heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, and sleep in real time. Combined with temperature change analysis, sleep quality analysis, and other features, the OPPO smartwatches provide users with personalized health risk evaluation and suggestions. OPPO’s AI-powered blood pressure classification algorithm enables continuous, unobtrusive hypertension risk assessment, particularly for young/middle-aged essential hypertension cases. This constitutes the world’s most extensive real-world study on unobtrusive blood pressure risk prediction.
In 2024, OPPO donated more than 450 million RMB to social and public welfare organizations, implementing various initiatives such as environmental education. Culture helps to build more sustainable communities.
In collaboration with the Discovery Channel, OPPO has launched the Culture2024 Shnitiative, Culture2024, which aims to showcase cultural diversity through imaging technology. With its theme “Portraits of Legacy” in 2024 and “Celebrate the Moment” in 2025, the initiative spotlights inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, stories of festivals, and celebrations across 15 countries. In 2024, OPPO partnered with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to donate 1,000 OPPO tablets, supporting youth education and cultural development in Africa and Asia.
As the Official Smartphone Product Partner of the UEFA Champions League, OPPO has been investing in developing football culture both on and off the pitch. Through programs like local pitch renovations, equipment donations, and professional training courses, OPPO provides the support and resources for young footballers from Brazil, Egypt, and Mexico to pursue their football dreams and reach their potential.
Guided by its vision of becoming a sustainable company that contributes to a better world, OPPO will continue to advance sustainable development through technological innovation, creating a resilient technological ecosystem with global partners. Learn more about OPPO’s sustainability journey in the 2024 OPPO Sustainability Report.
