Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

We apply our competence, solutions and innovation to global challenges in order to empower people, business and society to help shape a more sustainable world. In the Networked Society, Ericsson is the leading advocate of Technology for Good. By using broadband, cloud and mobility to address poverty, education, health, human rights, climate change and other challenges, we work to ensure that our technology is a force for good and lasting change.

An integrated approach

Sustainability and corporate responsibility (CR) are central to Ericsson’s core business and our commitment to the triple bottom line of responsible financial, environmental, and socio-economic development. Our approach to sustainability and CR seeks to heighten our positive impact and minimize negative impacts. Conducting business responsibly through high standards for business ethics is a top priority. We believe this approach delivers new business opportunities, more efficiency, less risk, greater brand value, market leadership and attractiveness as an employer.

Managing our key issues

Determining the issues that are most material to Ericsson, our sector and our stakeholders is done through a process of review, consultation, and assessment that takes its starting point in our sustainability strategy work . We prioritize the issues in terms of their importance to our business, to our stakeholders, to society and to the environment.

Stakeholder Engagement

Engagement with stakeholders, such as customers, employees, investors, suppliers, industry partners, government, consumer and business user of telecommunications services, non-governmental organizational, standardization bodies, research institutes, and media informs our strategy and actions. We work with diverse stakeholders to help transform Technology for Good into reality, with concrete initiatives and innovative approaches and solutions that serve as a catalyst for change.

Our Focus Areas