News - 2008

Celebrating the launch of our Corporate Responsibility Reports 2007

21/07/2008

O2 has just published its latest Corporate Responsibility Reports, which provide detailed information on how we are managing the social and environmental effects of our business.

Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal

16/05/2008

You can donate £1.50 by texting the word donate to 83696. Your donation will cost £1.50 plus your standard network message charge, with £1.50 including VAT (23p) donated in full to the Disasters Emergency Committee.  This promotion will end 31 May 2008 (midnight).

O2 joins ICT industry alliance to launch TeachToday initiative

23/04/2008

Fourteen leading mobile operators, mobile content, social networking companies and internet providers have colloborated to launch www.TeachToday.eu.

The Byron Review on internet safety

31/03/2008

The Byron Review was published during March. The Review looks into the risks to children from potentially harmful or inappropriate material on the internet and in video games.

Corporate Responsibility Report survey winner announced

31/03/2008

Following our recent online survey to gather feedback about our 2006 Corporate Responsibility Report, we are delighted to announce that an O2 Ireland customer, M. Lennon, has won £1000 gift voucher for use on a luxury train journey with Orient Express.

Telefónica named the leader in Corporate Responsibility in Spain

04/02/2008

Telefónica has been named the leader in Corporate responsibility in Spain by the main Spanish trade union body (UGT).

O2 sponsors safer internet day competition

01/02/2008

As part of the build up to Safer Internet Day 2008 (12th February), O2 is sponsoring a competition for young people who have produced multimedia projects asking whether the internet is a positive or negative element in today's world.

O2 supports Childnet's 'Let's fight it together' cyber-bullying film

29/01/2008

In the UK, a reported 22% of children and young people claim to have been the target of cyberbullying, making this one of the most important new areas of behaviour to understand and to equip schools, carers and young people with the ability to respond.

LP+ joins forces with O2 to bring mobile learning to UK schools

09/01/2008

The Learning Possibilities Group today announced the launch of LP+ Mobile, the first education company to focus on the delivery of easy-to-manage full service mobile learning for UK schools.

GRI Readers' Choice Awards - Short-list

08/01/2008

77 sustainability reports have been selected for the GRI Readers' Choice Awards short-list, and Telefónica O2 Europe's sustainability report is one of them.