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Green business has been around for generations, but it’s just now hitting the tipping point. A call from the Worldwide Fund for Nature urges telecoms businesses to take the lead in this trend. Operators BT and Vodafone talk about their own strategies within corporate responsibility and sustainability.
Telecom Report - The Green Show (8:38 min, Subtitled)
Survey of green business (8:38 min, video)
Alternative fuels can be harvested to supply power to remote areas. In India, a biodiesel project is running with great success. Hear from the full gamut of players in the project and see how it works.
Biodiesel solutions (3:34 min, video)
The sun is abundant in Morocco. That’s why Maroc Telecom was one of the first operators in the world to use the sun to power its base stations, enabling remote villages to get connected. The operator talks about the value of the project and villagers reflect on the progress brought by connectivity.
Change your mobile subscription and plant a tree. UK operator Green Mobile donates six percent of all ongoing bills to customers’ choice of green charity.
Mobile subscriptions going ‘green’
From saving the forests of Argentina to protecting endangered wildlife – the mobile phone has become a powerful tool for environmental organizations to get their messages across.
You can now help the environment just by receiving ads on your mobile phone. Jaix, a Swedish mobile marketing company, is providing its subscribers with the opportunity to buy carbon dioxide emission rights with the promotional offers it sends out.