Huawei received the CDP’s very distinguished award for transparency and achievements in the fight against climate change
Huawei (here for more info on the company) has obtained the highest recognition from CDP, an international non-profit organization that works in the field of environmental protection. The result was achieved thanks to the initiatives implemented by the company to deal with climate change and transparency in communications. In detail, Huawei has been included in CDP’s ‘A List’, the only company from mainland China to be a part of it. CDP also awarded Huawei with the ‘Excellent Environmental Leadership Award’.
Details on the CDP award received by Huawei
Huawei promotes the concept of ‘Tech for a Better Planet’, based on the idea of leveraging technology to promote sustainable development and combat climate change. From Huawei’s point of view, ICT technologies are key tools to reduce carbon emissions and promote the use of renewable energy. They also serve to contribute to the circular economy and protect the environment.
The company’s commitment to reducing emissions
During all its business activities, Huawei is committed to improving energy storage and reducing carbon emissions. In addition to using more and more renewable sources. In parallel, the ‘Digital Power’ business group is working on areas such as clean energy generation, transport electrification and sustainable ICT infrastructure to facilitate the global energy transition. In 2022, Huawei supported its customers in generating more than 695.1 billion kWh of clean energy. In addition to the reduction of energy consumption by 19.5 billion kWh, which is equivalent to the elimination of almost 340 million tons of CO2 emissions. The company also undertakes to use more ecological materials and packaging! To reduce carbon emissions in business processes and to offer more durable products to reduce the amount of waste generated. To make this possible, Huawei cooperates with environmental protection organizations and scientific research institutes. This is to exploit technology in completely new ways, with the aim of protecting the environment and the oceans.
Statements regarding the CDP award won by Huawei
Tao JingwenDirector of the Board and Director of the Corporate Sustainable Development Committee, ha dichiarato:
Sustainable development is a key part of Huawei’s broader global strategy. To face the challenge of climate change, we believe that technology is a key element for sustainable development, capable of creating a more inclusive and environmentally friendly world. As a company, we look forward to working together with more and more customers, suppliers and partners around the world in the future to promote cross-sectoral sustainable development and make a low-carbon society possible.
Dexter Galvin, Global Director of Corporations and Supply Chains di CDPhe has declared:
Environmental transparency is the first fundamental step towards a zero-emissions future with a positive impact on the environment. In light of the year that has just ended which was characterized by growing concerns about the effects of global climate change, the need to implement a sustainable transformation strategy is now more urgent and important than ever.
Then adding:
As CDP continues to raise the bar on metrics for recognizing and rewarding the best projects in the field of environmental protection, we hope to see more and more ambitious initiatives promoted both by companies on our ‘A List’ and by those wishing to to become part of it.
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