Case studies and news: Business Practice
DiGi aims for CO2 emissions reductions of close to 50 per cent (27 August 2008) Telenor's Malaysian mobile operation DiGi has presented a CR Programme to address climate change entitled Deep Green. DiGi aims for CO2 emissions reductions of close to 50 per cent within 3 to 4 years |
(June, 2008) Telenor continues to be a member company of the FTSE4Good Index, the responsible investment index calculated by global index provider FTSE Group. |
ICT could reduce global emissions (20 June 2008) An international report shows that information and communications technology (ICT) could contribute to reduce global emissions of CO2 by as much as 15 per cent by 2020. |
Pannon launches ambitious CO2 cuts (24 April, 2008) As one of the pioneering businesses in Hungary, Pannon takes significant steps to reduce its environmental impact. Based on an expected baseline increase in the period up to 2011, Pannon will cut its CO2 emissions by 24%.
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(1 April, 2008) The Telenor Open Mind programme was recently adopted by DiGi in Malaysia under the name of Open Hearts |
Telenor PCs to schools in developing countries (21 February 2008) A new agreement with the Norwegian humanitarian organisation FAIR ensures that Telenor replaced PCs will be put to good use in schools in developing countries. |
Solar-powered repeater site launched (28 January, 2008) Telenor Pakistan has launched another environmentally-friendly initiative by using solar energy to power one of its repeater sites. |
Telenor joins partnership to combat climate change (3 January, 2008) Telenor and 12 other major international companies based in Norway join forces to cut greenhouse gas emissions. |
(14 December, 2007) Grameenphone has recently installed two hybrid solar-powered base station sites in Bangladesh. |
Telenor takes energy responsibility seriously (17 October, 2007) Telenor is now implementing a new system to monitor its own energy consumption. This system, together with building related energy efficiency measures, will save a total of 15 million kWh in Norway. |
(12 October, 2007) Grameenphone’s medical advice and consultation service, HealthLine has increased its capacity and become easier to use. |
Pannon supports social workers in their jobs (14 September, 2007) With access to free mobile internet and laptops, social workers can help disadvantaged people on the spot. This is one way in which Pannon contributes to Hungarian society. |
(10 September, 2007) Telenor is ranked number one on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) in mobile telecommunications |
Telenor Open Mind profiled in new book (22 August, 2007) A book presenting the stories of functionally disabled people from their working lives also contains a portrait of Telenor Open Mind, under the suggestive title of “No arms, No cake”. |
(5 June, 2007) Telenor’s SMS campaign aims to finance extensive tree-planting through the Green Belt Movement, and simultaneously a recycling campaign will be launched whereby used mobile handsets will pay for tree-planting. |
(22 May, 2007) Telenor Serbia, has launcehd a large campaign of recycling old mobile phones as the first company in the republic. |
(1 June, 2007) Leading Hungarian companies commit to emission reduction on CSR day |
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Pannon's Emese Majorosi wants to distinguish corporate responsibility from charity while making a misunderstood concept an everyday occurrence. |
Record number of used handsets If put on top of one another, the used handsets collected so far in Pannon's exchange programme would create a tower higher than Mount-Everest. |
More life to the Battery of Life campaign "How do you get rid of your old mobile batteries?" asked DTAC two years ago. The good answer was: You can drop them in a box placed in any of the 400 DTAC shops nationwide. The campaign "Battery for life" turned out to be a success. |
Telenor Open Mind – a training programme for people with physical disabilities Telenor Open Mind helps people with physical disabilities move into the regular labour market. |
In 2002, Telenor adopted a senior policy to look after its senior employees in Norway. This policy will focus on finding good solutions for the safeguarding of the interests of such employees and at the same time accommodating the needs of the employer. |