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European Telcos and the Environment - Bandwagon or Business Imperative?

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: May 2007
Product Code: R104-35675
Description
This document is about European Telcos and the Environment - Bandwagon or Business Imperative?
Table of Contents
Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Executive Summary

Figure: Telco Environmental SWOT

Situation Overview

Telco Environmental Impacts

Figure: Balancing Telco Environmental Impacts

Negative Impacts

Resource and Power Consumption

Emissions

Material Waste

Physical Disturbance

Visual Pollution

Positive Impacts

Dematerialization

Travel Replacement

Drivers for Telco Environmental Policies

Political Climate Change

Current Regulation

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive

Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive

Future Regulation

Batteries Directive

Environmental Liability Directive (2004/35/CE - April 21, 2004)

Directive 2005/32/EC on the Ecodesign Requirements for Energy-Using Products (EuPs)

Increasing Costs and Security Risks

Business Opportunity

External Demand

Environmental Management Solutions for Telcos

1. Improve Internal Resource and Energy Efficiency

Table: Methods of Reducing Internal Energy and Resource Consumption

Teleworking Policies

Datacenter Optimization

Vehicle Fleet Efficiency

Travel Reduction

Renewable Energy/Onsite Generation

2. Improving Waste Management

3. Developing Beneficial Products and Services

4. Offsetting Emissions and Going Carbon-Neutral

Proving Commitment - Policy Implementation, Management, and Promotion

ISO 14001 and ISO 14064 Certification

Dedicated Management

Employee Education and Incentivization

Procurement Policies

GRI-Compliant Reporting

Corporate Communications

Industry Initiatives and Global Programs

ETNO Sustainability and Environmental Charters

GeSI

United Nations Global Compact

Environmental Profiles of European Incumbents

Summary

BT

Table: BT - Environmental Performance, FY05-FY06

Policy and Performance Highlights

Deutsche Telekom

Table: Deutsche Telekom - Environmental Performance, 2005

Policy and Performance Highlights

France Telecom

Table: France Telecom - Environmental Performance, 2005

Policy and Performance Highlights

KPN

Table: KPN - Environmental Performance, 2005

Policy and Performance Highlights

Telecom Italia

Table: Telecom Italia - Environmental Performance, 2005

Policy and Performance Highlights

Telefónica

Table: Telefónica - Environmental Performance, 2005

Policy and Performance Highlights

Telenor

Table: Telenor - Key Environmental Statistics

Policy and Performance Highlights

Future Outlook

Essential Guidance

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