For any enterprise, understand business of environmental impact is the premise to solve these effects.For transnational mobile operators such as vodafone giants, quantitative group operating in the process of the whole scope 1, scope 2 emissions is not easy.To ensure that the group can be better to fulfill its obligations and maintain its leading position in the industry environment, vodafone has made cooperation with the carbon trust, a consulting firm, set by the carbon trust for vodafone group emissions accounting methodology, emissions data and complete the annual carbon footprint measurement report.
In order to truly understand the environmental impact, the range of 3, indirect emissions calculation in the process of the enterprise value chain is also very critical and more complex.Carbon trust has helped vodafone group to complete the range 3 categories of analysis, and on this basis to help vodafone group to identify the most potential of the field.
At the same time, the vodafone group also provides technology and services solutions for global customers to provide the possibility to reduce emissions.Vodafone, for example, through the Internet of things technology will enable the Spanish city of guadalajara 13500 LED street lamp is connected to the central management system, so that the energy consumption was reduced by 68%.
In addition to the carbon footprint is calculated, the carbon trust also help vodafone group to calculate its through the Internet of things technology impact of carbon emission reduction in many areas, including smart meter, intelligent logistics and intelligent city applications, and so on.It turns out that between 2018-2019 fiscal year, vodafone group's products and services help customers to save about 5.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of vodafone emissions per ton of produced in the process of operation may be other areas to reduce 2.9 tons of carbon emissions.
Our relationship with the carbon trust has been very successful.Vodafone group understand the significance and necessity of the carbon footprint calculation, enterprises are willing to put the responsibility is an important work to a carbon trust.Carbon trust as the world's leading independent carbon footprint accounting agency received widespread recognition and respect in the industry, they have high quality professional service as an endorsement, vodafone can get more in the same industry and partner support and recognition.
Vodafone sustainable development director Andrew Murray said