ORANGE
Energy
efficient solutions to hit Net Zero by 2040
Across the entire group , Orange served 259 million customers last year , invested $ 5.4bn into its networks , and has already launched 5G services in Romania , Poland , Spain , France , Luxembourg , and Slovakia . Tackling the company ’ s ambitious Environmental , Social and Governance goals across the entire organisation is no mean feat . However , Suquet maintains that “ it ’ s quite simple in principle ,” although he admits it ’ s “ sometimes challenging in terms of day-today implementation .”
He continues : “ Orange has made the commitment to acting as a trusted partner , to give everyone the key to a responsible digital world . As such , we are very much concerned with our responsibility to the world , especially our responsibility to reduce CO2 emissions , as well as our overall environmental impact .” To meet these goals , Orange ’ s approach to energy is a critical piece of the puzzle , as laid out in the group ’ s Engage 2025 strategic plan .
“ The Engage 2025 roadmap will allow us to play our part in saving the climate ”
HERVÉ SUQUET VP , ENERGY GROUP ORANGE
Orange has committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by 30 % compared to 2015 , and to use 50 % renewable energy across its entire organisation by 2025 . The group ’ s current renewable energy mix sits at around 31 %.
Suquet explains that achieving these milestones is “ a key step towards our long term goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions across the whole Orange group by 2040 , 10 years ahead of the objectives set by the rest of the telecom sector .”
54 January 2022