ORANGE across our network is going to be directly proportional to network traffic – and we know which way the amount of traffic is trending . We have to take action .”
With this challenge in mind , Orange is leveraging both its external ecosystem of partners , and its vast reserves of internal expertise in order to hit the group ’ s ambitious climate goals . “ This must be done , and the good news is that it can be done thanks to company transversal action – combining the efforts and expertise of finance , network , corporate social responsibility teams and more ,” Suquet explains . By leveraging the full range of available skills and labour from across the Orange group , he is confident that Orange can achieve the stabilisation of its energy usage , even as trends like the growth of 5G and network traffic continue . “ Once this has been achieved , we will also be able to reduce the amount of CO2 generated by our operations thanks to the right portfolio of energy sources ,” he adds . “ In the future , we will continue to reinforce our capacity to master energy efficiency and usage . One key challenge we face is ensuring that each business unit across all the countries where we operate our networks has the ability to correctly forecast their energy needs , so as to drive the group ' s action plan towards becoming more efficient , towards sourcing energy more efficiently , towards reducing cost , and shrinking our CO2 impact .”
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