Positive ICT impact on environmental issues: study results
Smarter technology use could reduce global emissions by 15 percent and save the global industry EUR 500 billion in annual energy costs by 2020, according to a new industry study by the independent non-profit The Climate Group and the Global e‐Sustainability Initiative (GeSI).
The full ICT report can be downloaded at http://www.smart2020.org
Corporate Responsibility Report 2007 now available
Environmental sustainability is a key component of Nokia Siemens Networks' corporate responsibility approach and is an essential part of our everyday business and operations. Read more about our environmental sustainability program as well as other corporate responsibility issues in the Nokia Siemens Networks corporate responsibility report.
Making renewable energy the goal
Nokia Siemens Networks named in Top 5 green enterprises in China
At a ceremony on March 12, China’s leading online media enterprise, Sohu.com, honored Nokia Siemens Networks with a place in the Top 5 green enterprises in the country. Just last November, Nokia Siemens Networks China launched the Environmentally Sustainable Business Program, and this award underscores our commitment and concrete leadership in driving good green business sense in the communications industry.
It's just good green business sense
Advanced communications technology can play a significant role in creating a sustainable future - by increasing social and economic opportunities while also reducing adverse environmental impacts.
Our goal is to maximize the benefits communications can bring to people and businesses, while minimizing the environmental footprint of solutions, products and operations.
Green talk is the first step, action must follow
According to researchers, the carbon footprint of a one-hour mobile phone call is 1,000 times smaller than the environmental load of the travel required for a face-to-face meeting.
What else can the communications industry do to raise its environmental performance?
Bharti is a pioneer by nature
For Bharti, one of India’s leading private sector providers of telecommunications services, renewable energy is the answer to three key challenges.
T-mobile lives up to its strong environmental commitment
T-Mobile International, one of the three strategic business units of Deutsche Telekom, is firmly committed to environmental sustainability. Their Sustainability Principles, which are based on the vision formulated at the Earth Day Summit in 1992, provide guidelines for taking economic, social and ecological responsibilities into equal account in all their business.
One planet business
Since its emergence onto the corporate landscape, Corporate Social Responsibility has gained significant recognition under the watchful eye of a wide range of stakeholders.