ORANGE
Combating climate change together For an organisation with the scale of Orange , the battle against climate change can ’ t happen alone or in a vacuum . “ As a responsible actor within the telecommunications sector and beyond , we are committed to reducing our Scope 1 , Scope 2 , and Scope 3 emissions . As of today , most of the focus has been on Scope 1 and Scope 2 , but the next step is to really focus on Scope 3 , because carbon generation largely occurs in this area ,” says Suquet , adding that “ We expect our whole ecosystem to work together with us to achieve our SBTi targets .” Working closely with its entire partner ecosystem will , Suquet continues , be key to Orange ’ s goals of cutting Scope 3 emissions . Driving down CO2 emissions across its entire supply chain is so essential , explains Suquet , that it ’ s fundamentally changing the ways in which Orange approaches its partner relationships . “ In the past , we would sign contracts with our partners based only on cost and technical results . More and more , we are also engaging with partners based on metrics like energy efficiency ,” he says . “ As of today , in any major outsourcing decision , we consider energy and environmental impact , and we expect it to become even more of a key driver in our decision-making process going forward .”
A better future “ Energy cost increases and energy usage increases are neither innovative nor sustainable ,” reflects Suquet . “ If we don ' t take the necessary steps , energy usage
62 January 2022