The Telenor Group Ranked Number One

This is the seventh year that Telenor has been ranked highly on the DJSI. The Indexes rank how well companies conduct their business based on 98 in-depth questions on economic, social and environmental aspects of Sustainability. This is the world's most comprehensive annual analysis of sustainability trends and corporate sustainability performance. The research is based on extensive internal and external documentation.

Long term investment in sustainability

Telenor's achievement is the result of a sustained focus on improving the company's corporate responsibility performance across the Group. "We are pleased that the DJSI recognise our long term investment in improving the sustainability of all our operations," said Hilde Tonne, Executive Vice President, Communications and Corporate Responsibility.

Improvement needed on supply chain performance

The DJSI report recognised that Telenor still has some way to go in order to ensure sustainability across the supply chain, with a ranking of 51 per cent (compared to the industry average of 49 per cent). Telenor submitted information on the unacceptable working conditions revealed in Bangladesh as well as the comprehensive ongoing measures taken.

Compares favourably to competitors

The analysis covered a wide-range of non-financial aspects of Telenor's business. Digital Inclusion and Climate Strategy were two areas where Telenor received a top score. "The combined score reflects that while there are areas where we need to improve, the overall sustainability performance of Telenor compares favourably to that of our competitors." said Mai Oldgard, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Telenor Group.

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Ola Jo Tandre , Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Telenor Group
tel.: +47 95174579, e-mail: ola-jo.tandre@telenor.com