Sustainability

Responsibility for our living planet

We are a partner that shares your responsible approach to global business. Through collaboration with our partners and customers, we hope to overcome critical global challenges by improving wide-reaching environmental, social and economic issues.

The issue of climate change has become much more significant and urgent in recent years. The public are more vocal about their expectations for action, regulation has increased and businesses are being more proactive. Many organisations are turning to technology for help. We can provide innovative solutions that will help you meet tightening sustainability targets, and continue to respect our natural environment.

Green Gigabit Network: Vodafone's European network to go 100% green

Our sustainability strategy

Connecting people and organisations to our digital society. Gigabit networks, IoT and mobile financial services enable incredible innovation and technologies to be developed to help make our lives easier, healthier, smarter and more fulfilling.

Read more about our Digital society here

Inclusion for all. Opportunities and the promise of a better digital future should be accessible to all. Through our technology, we will work to bridge the divides that exist and help people to contribute equally and fully to society.

Read more about our Inclusion policy here

Operating responsibly. We are determined to act responsibly and with integrity, wherever we operate: what we do matters but so does how we work. We strive to ensure we always act lawfully, ethically and with integrity wherever we operate.

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Reducing our impact on the planet. We believe that urgent and sustained action is required to address climate change and that business success should not come at a cost to the environment. We have committed to halving our environmental impact by 2025.

Read more about our Planet initiatives here

Helping our customers to become more efficient and in turn reduce their emissions. Our technologies and services provide our customers with the means to achieve a reduction in their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We are committed to helping all our business customers reduce their own carbon emissions by a cumulative total of 350 million tonnes globally by 2030.

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Digital for Green

The EU aims to be carbon neutral by 2050. Find out more about Vodafone initiatives that are promoting Digital for Green

Helping our customers practice responsible business

Building back greener: how SD-WAN is helping Veolia’s operations become more intelligent

How cities are using technology to solve their trash problems

Sanku video

Fighting malnutrition for the next generation with Sanku

Two billion people around the world suffer from micronutrient malnutrition. Sanku, a not-for-profit social enterprise, uses their Sanku dosifier machine to help rural African mills create nutrient-dense fortified flour. Remoteness still presents a huge challenge to Sanku. But using our Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, Sanku can extend their reach and increase operational effectiveness of each mill.

Doing good, sustainable business

Ventures

Vodafone Business Ventures

Vodafone Business Ventures is the social enterprise division of Vodafone. We create sustainable social solutions to empower people and communities by harnessing our Connectivity, Cloud and IoT (Internet of Things) solutions.

Smart, sustainable applications that help customers reduce emissions

Vodafone’s new global, cumulative enablement target of 350 million tonnes of CO2e by 2030 will be largely delivered via Vodafone’s IoT services. IoT applications that are helping our customers reduce emissions include:

Smart utilities

Energy & Utilities Management

Our smart grid and smart meter solutions are enabling energy and utilities companies to improve efficiency, increase resilience and incorporate new energy sources into their networks. It’s also enabling them to work with customers to manage use, smoothing peaks and cutting both bills and emissions.

Smart cities

Smart cities & public services

IoT technology is already changing industry. Vodafone believes it can change the way we live day-to-day too. Learn about our vision of smart cities.

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