Renewable Energy & Sustainability Heroes by GineersNow Engineering GineersNow Engineering Magazine Issue No. 017, Ren | Page 39

Ericsson’s 24th annual Sustainability and Corporate
Responsibility report published on March 1st 2017
details progress toward connecting business and
sustainability.
Using Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a
framework for the company’s impact on society, the
report summarizes Ericsson’s achievements in three
areas: responsible business; energy, environment and
climate change; and internet for all.
Börje Ekholm, President and CEO, Ericsson, says:
“Providing internet access to the world’s population
is a great business opportunity and a powerful way to
deliver on the SDGs. By connecting our portfolio, our
customers and sustainability, we want to build a strong
and profitable company now and for the future.”
Energy, environment and climate change
Ericsson’s commitments to deliver superior energy
performance include a strong focus on 5G, a goal
to dramatically reduce the use of diesel, and a
commitment to ensure the Ericsson Radio System
platform remains the most power-efficient on the
market.
Pure Solar, a project completed with Telenor in
Myanmar, involved the deployment of the world’s first
500 watt solar-powered site. Within just one year of
operation, the solar-powered site proved to be more
economical than the diesel alternative.
The company was recognized by the
United Nations Framework on Climate
Convention for its work in the Connected
Mangroves project on climate resilience in
Malaysia.
Over the past five years, we have reduced
CO2e emissions per employee by 45%
by targeting business travel, product
transportation and energy usage in our
facilities.
Internet for all
Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, Senior Vice
President and Chief Sustainability Officer,
says: “When it comes to bringing an
additional 4 billion people online, we know
that mobile broadband will be instrumental.
The fastest and most effective way to do
this is by enabling cost-efficient upgrades
from 2G to 3G and to 4G, and we are
focused on delivering solutions to our
customers that address the affordability
and accessibility barriers.”
In 2016, Ericsson launched a new suite of
mobile broadband solutions for which total
cost of ownership has been reduced by up
to 40%. This makes investments in mobile
broadband viable in markets where average
revenue per user is low, helping to grow
the reach of 3G and 4G and making the
internet available to more people.