Liberty Global Publishes 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report
July 27 2015 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
Liberty Global plc (“Liberty Global”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB,
LBTYK, LILA and LILAK) today announced the publication of its 2014
Corporate Responsibility (“CR”) Report, which provides an overview
of its economic, social and environmental impacts and performance.
As the largest international cable company, Liberty Global remains
committed to making a positive social contribution through its core
cable TV and broadband business and by meeting its responsibilities
to stakeholders.
Highlights of the 2014 CR Report include:
- Empowering young people to acquire and
grow their digital skills through programs such as CoderDojo and
YouRock. Liberty Global became a partner of both programs, which
are part of its ‘promoting a digital society’ strategy and
demonstrates its commitment to the European Commission's Grand
Coalition for Digital Jobs
- Engaging with thousands of
entrepreneurs across several markets in online competitions and
initiatives to support innovation in digital society. Projects
included Pitch to Rich in the U.K., Telenet’s Ideaslab in Belgium,
Connected Health in the Netherlands and Think Big in Poland
- Continuing to make advances in
conserving energy and reducing greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions
relative to our key measure - the amount of data traffic consumed
by our customers. As compared to 2013, the company improved its
energy efficiency by 34% and its carbon efficiency by 31%
- Refurbishing 4.4 million set-top boxes
and modems, avoiding approximately 7,200 metric tons of waste that
would otherwise have ended up in landfill sites. This also resulted
in a financial saving of $320 million
- Continuing Liberty Global’s partnership
with global supply chain assessment specialist EcoVadis to
implement a robust approach for assessing social and environmental
performance of Liberty Global’s suppliers
The report has been prepared in accordance with the Global
Reporting Initiative G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, the
leading international framework for sustainability reporting.
Liberty Global also undertook external assurance of GHG emissions
using the assurance standards ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3410.
Liberty Global’s corporate responsibility performance has been
recognized by leading sustainability indices, including the
FTSE4Good Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North
America Indices. In 2015, Liberty Global was named the RobecoSAM
Industry Mover, achieving the largest proportional performance
improvement among industry peers. Additionally, the company
substantially improved its position in the 2015 Newsweek Green
Rankings, placing #157 (up from #295 in 2014), and became a
constituent of the MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes.
Rick Westerman, Chairman of Liberty Global’s Corporate
Responsibility Committee, comments: “The digital world presents
countless opportunities for millions of people to make their lives
better. That’s why promoting a digital society is at the heart of
our corporate responsibility strategy and why we are proud to
support projects that encourage innovation and help people acquire
new skills for a digital world. We are delighted that our
achievements continue to be recognized by the likes of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index and we look forward to making even more
progress in the coming years.”
Liberty Global’s 2014 Corporate Responsibility report is now
available at: www.libertyglobal.com/cr
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global is the largest international cable company with
operations in 14 countries. We connect people to the digital world
and enable them to discover and experience its endless
possibilities. Our market-leading products are provided through
next-generation networks and innovative technology platforms that
connected 27 million customers subscribing to 56 million
television, broadband internet and telephony services at March 31,
2015. In addition, we served five million mobile subscribers and
offered WiFi access across over five million access points.
The consumer brands of Liberty Global Group, which is primarily
comprised of our European operations, include Virgin Media, Ziggo,
Unitymedia, Telenet and UPC. Our operations also include Liberty
Global Business Services and Liberty Global Ventures. The Liberty
Latin America and Caribbean Group (“LiLAC Group”), which includes
our operations in that region, operates under the VTR and Liberty
consumer brands. For more information, please visit
www.libertyglobal.com.
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