Our environmental impact
We have identified the main ways our business affects the environment, and have put an environmental policy in place, supported by the Board, to mitigate them. The key issues are:
- energy consumption and the associated greenhouse-gas emissions that come from running our networks, our buildings and transport;
- disposal of redundant handsets;
- waste management of our offices, shops and networks;
- engaging with our supply chains;
- reducing ozone-depleting substances used in our offices and by our networks;
- controlling the risk of local pollution from storage of fuel oil.
We manage these effects with care, aiming to continually improve our performance using measurable targets that help us check we are making progress. Our targets specifically address greener ways of working and we undertake projects that align with the aims of the Kyoto Protocol to minimise energy use and reduce the effects of global warming.
All of our businesses are now ISO 14001 registered.
Our Group environmental targets are externally reviewed by BSI as part of our ISO 14001 continuing assessment programme. In 2004/05, each of our businesses achieved registration to the international environmental management standard ISO 14001.
O2's Group Environmental Forum reports every six months to the Board through the Group environmental champion, Peter Richardson, Managing Director of Airwave.
We encourage our suppliers to achieve high standards through the implementation of our ethical and environmental procurement policies.
