Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABILITY

Welcome to the Corporate Responsibility (CR) and Sustainability website at Ericsson. For us, Sustainability is about generating long-term social, environmental and economic value to all our stakeholders. CR is about minimizing non-financial risks to the business and our stakeholders through effective controls and dialogues. Here you will find information on our vision and approach, activities, and performance.

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight global targets for reducing extreme poverty and hunger by half and improving education, health, gender equality and environmental sustainability by 2015. Ericsson is committed to supporting the MDGs, as well as to social and economic development through access to affordable telecommunications.

Millennium Villages Projects

The Millennium Villages initiative is one example of how our commitment is being realized in order to enable rural African communities to lift themselves out of extreme poverty with the help of mobile
connectivity.

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SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

A five-step-plan for a low carbon urban development
Communication Solutions for Low Carbon Cities  

EVERY HUMAN HAS RIGHTS

The Every Human Has Rights campaign is a global initiative that calls on citizens to uphold the goals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in their daily lives and hold governments accountable for the same.

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Ericsson Response

At times of crisis, communication is vital. The Ericsson Response volunteer initiative deploys employees and technologies to support the UN and other humanitarian organizations.

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Announcements

Small footprint with submarine cables 

Taking the ICT message to Copenhagen

Communication Solutions for Low Carbon Cities

Digital He@lth Initiative Advisory Board Pledges Commitments to UN Secretary-General and WHO Director-General

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute of Columbia University and Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary General has won the International Honorary Knowledge Award for 2009. The prize is awarded by the Swedish National Encyclopedia.

Ericsson CEO advocates technology-driven climate agenda at UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change

Ericsson joins as founding member of the Digital He@lth Initiative's Advisory Board

At the ITU’s Virtual International Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change on September 23 in Seoul, South Korea, Ericsson is chairing a session that looks at how the ICT industry can help cut CO2 emissions in other sectors. You can watch this session via webinar.

Ericsson calls on delegates to raise ICT to top of agenda at UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen

Zain, Ericsson and GSMA Continue Efforts to Save Lives by Launching Safety and Security Initiative Across Lake Victoria

Ericsson's CEO addresses UN Secretary General in conjunction with the World Business Summit on Climate Change

Mobile communications to revolutionize African weather monitoring

Ericsson, Zain, and the Earth Institute fight poverty in Millennium Village in Nigeria with mobile technology

Ericsson and WWF Sweden partner to promote climate-positive solutions to reduce global CO2 emissions

Ericsson named "greenest" in China

Ericsson on the list of the world´s 100 most sustainable corporations (pdf)

Ericsson nominated for two GSMA awards

Ericsson and Zain power Millennium Villages site by wind and sun

Innovative tool to help rural areas

Businesses focus on human rights 

Ericsson's technology key to social, economic and environmental sustainability