Targets for a better tomorrow - Nokia publishes its People & Planet Report for 2016
May 22 2017 - 8:16AM
Press Release22 May 2017Espoo, Finland - Nokia has
today published its annual sustainability report, outlining the
company's performance in 2016 and setting aggressive sustainability
targets through to 2030 for top focus areas.Nokia's
sustainability activities are based on four priority areas:
improving people's lives with technology, protecting the
environment, conducting our business with integrity, and respecting
our people. Nokia People & Planet Report 2016, now available at
www.nokia.com/people&planet, outlines the company's
sustainability ambitions, performance, and achievements for the
year. The report also unveils Nokia's new sustainability targets
and renewed priorities for 2017 and beyond.In the report, Nokia CEO
Rajeev Suri stated: "We believe we can make our greatest impact on
the world's sustainability challenges by developing and enhancing
solutions that improve lives. This core belief is at the heart of
everything we do, and as a global leader in delivering technology
solutions, we know we must continue to apply our solutions, our
robust innovation, to make a positive impact on the world and those
living in it."2016 Key achievementsThe integration of
Alcatel-Lucent in 2016 provided an opportunity to apply the best
practices of both companies, and Nokia made great progress in
several key focus areas during the year. The highlights
include:
- We entered the digital health market through our acquisition of
Withings, and collaborated with over 50 institutions around the
world to help advance medical research.
- The mobile networks we modernized brought average energy
savings of 43% for our customers. We have also continued to expand
our Zero Emission base station offering that can reduce site energy
consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 60 percent.
- Nokia was the first telco equipment vendor to have signed the
commitment letter and submitted our targets through the Science
Based Targets initiative.
- Our facility emissions decreased by 14% year on year.
- 243 of our key suppliers, representing 54% of our total
procurement spend, responded to the CDPs request to disclose their
climate performance information.
- We undertook an extensive review of the Nokia Human Rights
Policy and consulted with outside stakeholders, taking our
commitment even further. We joined the Global Network Initiative
Board and committed to its external assessment, collaborating with
key customers, academia and NGOs.
- We spent 109 auditor days conducting in-depth Corporate
Responsibility supplier audits, more than doubling the total of the
previous year.
- 84% of smelters supplying to Nokia have been validated as
conflict free or are undergoing the validation process.
- We conducted 382 health and safety maturity assessments on
suppliers providing high risk activities.
- On International Women's Day, our CEO signed the United Nations
Women Empowerment Principles, and over 1,900 Nokia leaders and
managers were trained on gender balance topics during 2016.
- We supported 42 community projects worldwide and reached around
868 300 direct beneficiaries, with children making up the largest
proportion.
Our continuous efforts were again recognized by external
assessors. Nokia was named the industry leader in the CMT
Communications Equipment sector by the Dow Jones Sustainability
Indices, garnering top rankings in the economic, environmental, and
social dimensions of sustainability. We also moved into the top 20
of the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world as judged by
Corporate Knights, the Canadian-based media and research company.
And, we took top honors in CDP for our work on climate change and
disclosure of climate data.However, there is always more we can do.
Nokia has identified several focus areas for 2017 which include:
further encouraging our subcontractors to follow our rules and
policies; managing process mapping and consolidation of waste
produced in our operations; delivering on the removal of the four
restricted phthalates from our products; and continuing the
harmonization of our sustainability programs following the
acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. As we move into 2017 and beyond, we
renew and intensify our commitment to the United Nation Sustainable
Development Goals, leveraging our strong global presence to improve
lives through technology.About the People & Planet ReportIn our
reporting, we are committed to expanding our transparency and our
coverage. To help ensure compatibility with other organizations,
our report is prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting
Initiative GRI G4 "in accordance - Core" criteria. Our report is
also compliant with the UN Global Compact advanced criteria. Our
selected key sustainability indicators have been assured by the
independent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy.To find out more,
please go to www.nokia.com/people&planet. We are happy to
engage with you on our ongoing sustainability journey. Please share
your ideas and feedback by contacting us at
sustainability.global@nokia.com, or join the Twitter discussion
with @nokia with #sustainability #CSR #responsibility.About NokiaWe
create the technology to connect the world. Powered by the research
and innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we serve communications service
providers, governments, large enterprises and consumers, with the
industry's most complete, end-to-end portfolio of products,
services and licensing.From the enabling infrastructure for 5G and
the Internet of Things, to emerging applications in virtual reality
and digital health, we are shaping the future of technology to
transform the human experience. www.nokia.comMedia
Enquiries:NokiaCommunicationsPhone: +358 (0) 10 448 4900E-mail:
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