VODAFONE
THE PURPOSE OF VODAFONE
Vodafone has three core purposes for its operations :
• Enabling a digital society – Connecting people , places and things through fixed and mobile networks
• Planet – Ensuring commercial success does not come at a cost to the environment
• Inclusion for all – Enabling the digital society to be accessible to all
“ I always say , ‘ we are the digital backbone of our society ’. During this pandemic period we became aware of the required infrastructure for working and learning from home . We provide the mobile network , but also the fixed-line network to our society . I believe that Vodafone delivered a great service by enabling everyone to work and learn from home ,” says Ipiv .
“ When it comes to the planet , we do not want to do business that is detrimental to our environment . We believe that digitalisation can help businesses to become more efficient in using resources . From a supply chain perspective , we believe in a circular economy . Take for example a smartphone . We bring the products to market , collect them back , repair them , refurbish them and then reuse them again . In the fixed-line area , we refurbish and reuse up to 80 % of our products , which we are very proud of .
“ Inclusion for all focuses on access to connectivity , digital skills , and creating relevant products and services such as access to education , health care or financial services . Many people around the world do not have access to banking facilities . Vodafone Group developed the first mobile money transfer service , M-Pesa . This provides financial services to millions of people who have a mobile phone but limited access to a bank account .” For example in Africa , 40 million people can transfer money using our M-PESA platform .
36 January 2022