As we grow our business and extend our network and infrastructure, we are mindful of the need to optimise energy efficiency across our operations, minimise our impact on the environment and reduce our carbon footprint. Our goal is to create resilient networks in the face of climate change.
Besides ‘greening’ our mobile infrastructure with energy-efficient base stations and network equipment, we also go green with nature. We have been working with Singapore’s National Parks Board to plant trees annually since 2009 to raise environmental awareness among our staff. To date, 2,200 staff volunteers have planted more than 1,000 trees across the island.
We minimise electronic waste by redeploying, reselling or recycling our network and office equipment, and mobile devices. On the retail front, our buy-back scheme allows customers in Singapore and Australia to trade in their used phones. Our stores also have facilities for customers to recycle their unwanted electronic products and accessories.
Our green initiatives continue to receive international recognition. We were placed first among Singapore companies and ranked 141 globally in the 2016 Newsweek Green Rankings, which assesses the performance of the 500 largest, publicly traded global companies according to market capitalisation.
Singtel was listed in CDP 2016, a global environmental disclosure system that recognises companies for their achievements in combating climate change. We received a commendable B climate score for our comprehensive carbon disclosure.
