All Sustainability (ESG - environmental, social, and governance) articles – Page 14
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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica calls on suppliers in clean energy drive
Group keen to intensify focus on green commitments through vendor engagement. ESaaS-based partnership with Vertiv highlighted. Major suppliers enrolled in operator’s emission benchmark scheme, as cutting Scope 3 emissions moves up agenda.
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Partnerships & AlliancesSEAT and Telefónica ramp-up Spanish e-vehicle charge
Operator’s involvement in carmaker’s “flagship”, vertically-integrated EV plan confirmed. Group to enable Industry 4.0 applications in Barcelona-based smart factory. SEAT parent calls for more EU action to enable EV market expansion.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Group: VPC targets supply chain sustainability
Telecom Italia adds weight to open RAN support scheme; VPC joins other operators in arrowing in on supplier carbon emissions.
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Suppliers & SCMBT calls on supplier base to zero in on emissions
Operator moves into new territory to firm up green credentials, and aims to galvanise suppliers to cut indirect (Scope 3) emissions. Incentive behind new call illustrated by latest CDP report. Major BT suppliers underline their sustainability commitments.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT activates go-to-market accelerator
Scheme provides immediate growth opportunities to participating scale-ups. Operator supports UK-wide sustainability push via provision of smart energy services. Possible application of green-tech in healthcare sector being explored.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Group: BT Sourced gets hiring
New procurement team hiring; revamp of Plymouth office by 2022; BT hoping to go greener through PPAs.
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PeopleTelefónica moves: Oslé named Spain CEO; Almazor heads up Cloud
Newly-formed Unsere Grüne Glasfaser FTTH joint venture names a handful of team members ahead of anticipated approval. Movistar CEO rotates to lead Telefónica Tech’s Cloud unit, while Sergio Oslé takes the Spain spot. New strategic planning lead at Group-level.
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PremiumTelefónica raises €1bn through sustainable bond issue
Sustainability financing includes social impact and environmental targets. Proceeds to fund fibre networks and connectivity in unserved areas.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: Supervisory Board chairman search continues
Ex-BMW CEO Krüger said to have turned down chairmanship. Audit swap said to hit politics. Group gets wind of energy startup MOWEA.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDeutsche Telekom gets wind of energy startup MOWEA
DT taps MOWEA to help meet renewable energy ambitions and challenges of getting power to 5G sites. MOWEA previously tied with Vodafone Germany.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Group: Bristol named a new BT home
New Bristol office for 2,000 by 2022; Centrical-SAP training platform for 150,000; 99.9% of electricity now renewable internationally.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: carbon footprint targeted
TDE working to cut its carbon footprint; premium Wi-Fi service launches; Zoom enters reseller partnership.
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Products & ServicesTPG woos eco-conscious consumers with felix sub-brand
Carbon-neutral sub-brand signals fresh start for newly merged TPG Telecom. TPG steps up customer acquisition push with green and unlimited data offers and gets busy on convergence. Australian sub-brand follows Vodafone playbook.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Europe: sustainability gets a platform
Czech Republic, Spain 5G trial; Vodafone Germany takes sustainability on board.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Technology: Watson calls for sustainability fix
BT’s Watson makes a call-to-action over wireless industry’s energy usage, saying power-hungry mobile networks need a sustainability “fix”.
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Partnerships & AlliancesO2 supports green initiative in Thames Valley
O2 UK helps fund smart city deployment for greener networks drive. ADEPT’s Live Labs project small-scale, but with broader ambition.
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Network & InfrastructureBT, Stirling to launch Scottish Living Laboratory
BT named technology partner for University-led climate monitoring project. EE’s 5G network put to work.
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Strategy & ChangeVivo to generate its own renewable energy
Opportunities for cost-savings are driving Vivo to get more hands-on with adoption of localised renewable energy sources. Twenty-year contract commitments from the operator said to be enabling innovative energy provider projects.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone puts over €1bn of projects in green basket
Group’s interest in chasing Green Bonds shows opportunities for suppliers and partners that can link their products and services to energy and emissions goals. Vodafone’s healthy pipeline of projects boosted by inclusion of older network upgrades, including single RAN deployment. Ongoing efficiency focus likely to ensure the Green Bond ...
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PremiumElsewhere in Germany: O2 targets infra smart meters
Smart meters to cut O2 energy bills, Sky deal for pay-TV expanded.