Sustainability Report 2009

2010 Targets

Sustainability
Subject Objective Target Timeline

Sustainability

Promote sustainable living for our customers through devices and services. Engage our people to lead sustainable life-styles at work and home.

Become a sector leader in sustainability.
Measure perception of stakeholders by ensuring Reptrak Citizenship score is above 70.

Dec 2011
Management
Subject Objective Target Timeline

Business Principles

Ensure O2's employees behave ethically at all times in their dealing with each other, suppliers, customers and the general public.

Achieve 95% completion rate for Business Principles training.

Dec 2010

Suppliers

Integrate sustainability into the strategic sourcing process of O2.

Create a procurement programme to deliver sustainability benefits in collaboration with our suppliers.

Dec 2010

Integrate our sustainable procurement strategy into procurement systems and processes.

Dec 2010

Implement a supplier assessment programme that delivers measurable sustainability improvements.

Dec 2010
Customer
Subject Objective Target Timeline

Devices

Work with industry to ensure a Universal Charging Solution is commonplace by 2012.

Ensure up to 75% of devices support the standard micro USB connector to charge.

Dec 2012

Digital Confidence

Build trust and confidence in digital services for the benefit of everyone in society.

Develop a Telefonica O2 UK Digital Confidence Strategy to fit into the Telefonica Group Digital Confidence Promise and Strategy.

Dec 2010
Workplace
Subject Objective Target Timeline

Workplace

Engage and involve employees, making improvements together for the overall success of our people and company.

Top 10 ranking in the Great Place to Work survey.

Feb 2011

Achieve an overall Reflect score of 74.

Dec 2010
Health
Subject Objective Target Timeline

Health & Safety

Effectively manage health & safety

Retain certification to OHSAS18001

Dec 2010
Diversity & Inclusion
Subject Objective Target Timeline

Diversity & Inclusion

Help more people enjoy the benefits of mobile and internet technologies and ensure that policies on selecting, hiring, training and internally promoting employees are based on clear criteria relating to skills, competencies and merit.

Pilot a diversity network promoting opportunities for personal networking, mentoring, and professional development for women.

Dec 2010
Environment & Climate Change
Subject Objective Target Timeline

Environment and Climate Change

Implement activities to meet corporate target of reducing our network energy consumption by 30% per equivalent access by 2015. Reduce energy consumption used at our corporate offices and retail stores by 5% per FTE. Dec 2010
Reduce energy consumption used in our switch, cell site and broadband by 6% per equivalent access. Dec 2010

Environment management

Minimise our negative impact on the environment

In conjunction with Telefónica's standard on environmental management, Telefónica O2 UK will develop a defined strategy on environmental management, in compliance with Group policy and will have put in place appropriate structures to deliver this strategy.

Dec 2010
Community
Subject Objective Target Timeline

Social action

To facilitate real social change and help build stronger societies, improving the reputation, brand, engagement & performance of O2 and Telefónica.

Launch Think Big Programme internally and externally by 2010.

Dec 2010

Engage 1,500 of our people in volunteering activities.

Dec 2011