Employees became more aware of our role in CR with an e-learning course. Over 79 percent said in a survey that the course had a positive influence on how they felt about working for Ericsson.
A risk-based approach was piloted for monitoring Supplier Code of Conduct compliance, aimed at a 60 percent reduction of those receiving the lowestmarks. The highest risk group dropped by 79 percent.
Biofuels substituted diesel as a power source for mobile base stations in a leading edge pilot in Nigeria. A second pilot is underway in India.
Ericsson consumer studies in Africa examined how the use of mobile phones positively impacts social and economic development, from strengthening social networks to income generation.
A telecom system in Croatia shows that e-health can provide more cost-efficient healthcare.
Ericsson achieved a 35 percent efficiency improvement in our 3G radio base station portfolio, exceeding the objective of 25 percent.
The DJSI tracks the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide.
The FTSE4Good measures performance of companies that meet high corporate responsibility standards.
The Global 100 ranking of the most sustainable companies was selected from a list of 1800 global firms.
Ericsson ranked first in the Folksam Climate Index 2006. The index evaluates how 41 of the most prominent Swedish companies work with climate change.
Amnesty Business Group listed Ericsson among the top ten Swedish companies for its engagement in human rights.
