SUSTAINABILITY
Making a single two minute call everyday will create 47 kg of carbon emissions each year , according to Reboxed . While attention is often centred on the biggest emitters – agriculture , transport , construction – every gram of CO2 adds up and the telecommunications sector is not shying away from the pollution caused by instant communication . As a result , many mobile businesses are setting net zero targets .
Timotheus Höttges , CEO of Deutsche Telekom AG , has set the company on a trajectory to be fully climate neutral by 2025 .
“ We want to achieve net zero emissions from the production of cell phones ,” he said . “ Anyone who fails to achieve green production will eventually be removed from the line-up . We import devices . But we export our environmental protection standards .”
When the whole planet ’ s organisations , machines and devices are in sync with each other and the people they serve , perhaps then , we can realise the full potential of digital to create a more sustainable , productive and accessible future , suggests Subho Mukherjee , the Vice President & Global Head of Sustainability for Nokia . In his role , Subho and his team explore bridging the digital divide , industrial decarbonisation , maintaining the supply chain , expanding human rights and the responsible use of technology .
“ At Nokia , we create technology that helps the world act together . We see the potential of digital to transform business ,
166 November 2024