Telenor purchases large quantities of goods and services, both for its own consumption and for resale, and there are many different criteria which determine the choice of product and supplier. As part of Telenor's environmental activities, we want to use goods and services which by virtue of their manufacture, finish and use involve the minimum possible exploitation of resources and impact on the environment. In 2000, a corporate procedure for environmentally efficient purchasing in Telenor was completed.
The background for environmentally efficient purchasing in Telenor
Based on Telenor's Strategic Environmental Objective No. 5, which states that we will "ensure that suppliers and contractors conform to environmental standards that are equal to or better than Telenor's", which is an element of Telenor Agenda 21[!], a corporate procedure for environmentally efficient purchasing in Telenor which was prepared in 2000.
Why environmentally efficient purchasing?
- Reduces costs for Telenor, the supplier, the customer and for society
- Contributes to the realisation of Telenor's overall environmental strategy
- Reinforces our own environmental profile and increases awareness of it both internally and externally
- Contributes to a development of suppliers in line with Telenor's environmental profile
- Reduces the risk of accidents with environmental consequences
- Ensures that all acquisitions take place in accordance with current environmental legislation
- An element in the adaptation to significant international trends
Corporate procedure for environmentally efficient purchasing
The purpose of the procedure is to highlight and impart those objectives, attitudes and principles which form the basis for environmentally sound purchasing in Telenor. Moreover, it will be a useful tool for obtaining know-how about the environmental profile of suppliers and products.
All suppliers of goods and services to Telenor are required to provide information about the manufacturer's and supplier's environmental efforts, both with regard to the company's own environmental profile and with regard to the product's environmental impact over the period of its life-cycle. This means that we must make environmental demands both on the products we purchase and on their manufacturers.
As an attachment to the procedure, a questionnaire has been prepared which is to be used in connection with purchasing in Telenor.
The answers will make Telenor's purchasers better qualified to assess the manufacturer's or supplier's environmental profile, as well as the environmental efficiency of the product or service. The result of this is that environmental efficiency will become one of a number of criteria connected with purchasing.
The questionnaire has already been used in connection with purchasing for Telenor Eiendom and for Telenor's Fornebu Project.
