Energy, environment and climate action

We manage the environmental impact of our own activities with a particular focus on carbon footprint. Learn about our continuous work to reduce emissions from our own activities—and how we achieved a CO2e drop of nearly 50% over the past six years.

Reducing energy consumption and CO2e is a priority for the telecommunications industry. It is possible for operators to manage ever increasing data traffic, improve app coverage and lower energy consumption when energy performance is addressed for entire network. 

Since Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a carbon-lean sector that accounts for less than 2% of global CO₂ emissions, we advocate for ICT-based solutions, such as the Internet of Things, as a viable means for cities and society to reduce carbon footprints.

Minimizing waste is key to a circular economy and high reuse and recycling rates start with smart product design. Upcoming material efficiency standards include requirements on design for recyclability, reuse and recovery.

We help customers to “break the energy curve” as we move toward 5G by driving energy performance improvements in standards. We also develop energy-optimized products, solutions and services both for 5G and for the current installed base.

ICT solutions such Internet of Things (IoT) can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 15% by 2030. The main areas where ICT can support are transportation, travel, buildings, electricity grids, services, manufacturing, agriculture and land use.