Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Google estimates that a typical company migrating to the cloud would achieve a 68–87% reduction in energy on computing, and also a similar reduction in carbon emissions
• Cloud services are based on shared infrastructure and computing resources which are utilized across multiple cloud customers, thereby maximizing the utility of resources

Social Achievements

• Increased GDP, job creation, and environmental benefits, as well as better societal outcomes (e.g. education, health, access to remote work) from the consumption of online services
• Meta’s investments in data centers in 2010–16 contributed to the creation of 60 100 jobs
• Google’s investment in data centers in Europe has created 6600 jobs per annum on average from 2007 to 2017

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Calls for network usage fees have emerged in a few regions, and have largely focused on infrastructure deployment, while avoiding other topics such as competition
• Mandated traffic-related fees could have a detrimental impact on stakeholders across the internet ecosystem
• Calls for the regulation of traffic-related fees paid by CAPs to ISPs are not well substantiated, and these fees are unlikely to deliver the envisioned benefits

Mitigation Strategies

• Policy makers should consider regulatory objectives holistically and scrutinize arguments in favor of network usage fees
• Policy makers should consider the potential impact of network usage fees holistically when evaluating regulatory proposals that would mandate the introduction of such fees

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• 229 million devices collected by AT&T, refurbished or recycled
• Orange collected mobile phones equivalent to 15.1% of its sales volumes in Europe in 2020

Social Achievements

• Various employee benefit schemes, including training programs and volunteering schemes
• Initiatives to reduce digital exclusion for the elderly (e.g., Telefónica Deutschland’s Digitial mobil im Alter program)
• Initiatives to increase child protection online (e.g., KDDI’s mobile phone safety classes, BT’s Skills for Tomorrow Portal, Verizon’s Parenting in a Digital World portal)

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Inconsistencies in ESG reporting methods making comparisons difficult
• Lack of consistent measurement of social goals compared to environmental ones
• Lack of contextualization of e-waste collection data
• Energy efficiency strategies only verifiable as climate-friendly with 100% renewable energy supply

Mitigation Strategies

• Adoption of standardized reporting frameworks (e.g., GRI, SASB)
• Improved data collection and consistent measurement over time
• Increased transparency and disclosure of carbon offsetting practices

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Digital payment platforms, IoT for buildings, digital identity authentication, health tracking, and disaster response mobile platforms

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed