Environmental protection and climate change are the most pressing problems today and all of us: the business sector, the competent institutions, the civil society organizations are obliged to jointly participate in solving these problems. As an innovation leader, our task is to use technology as one of the greatest competitive advantages in the fight for healthy environment.

Environmental protection is part of our strategic commitment, and we act in many ways:

Reduction of harmful gas emissions

As a big company, we are responsible to directly influence the reduction of the harmful gas emissions. At the Deutsche Telekom Group level, our goal is to achieve 100% utilization of electricity from renewable sources starting from 2021. We will also reduce other emissions from gas, oil and other energy sources. By 2030, we plan to reduce our CO2 emissions by 90 percent compared to 2017. The goal of the Group is, by 2030, to reduce CO2 emissions per user by 25 percent compared to 2017.

We are investing in efficient network technologies and optimization of our data centers. We are also improving energy management in our facilities and we have set clear limits for CO2 emissions for our company's fleet.
In this regard, we are also engaging the employees, who through an internal application will be able to see how their habits affect the reduction of the CO2 emissions.

Environmental initiatives

In addition to the responsibility for our own operation, we are taking joint initiatives with relevant institutions and innovators to fight against pollution. We are working to increase the number of sensors that measure the level of air pollution, in cooperation with the competent institutions and scientific institutions, and we support conceptual designs for air purification , such as the solution patented by the Faculty of Computer Science & Engineering and the Faculty of Agriculture.

Energy saving via Cloud

Digitalization is changing our society. We support this change that simplifies and enriches people's lives. However, increasing digitalization requires a lot of energy and that is why we are committed to more efficient use of energy and reducing energy consumption on our networks.

We are dedicated to helping our customers save the resources and reduce their energy consumption through solutions such as our growing offer of sustainable products and services. These solutions help millions of Deutsche Telekom customer reduce tons of CO2 each year. By using the software and IT infrastructure directly in TelekomCloud, our highly efficient data centers consume up to 80% less energy compared to what happens when users use their own infrastructure.

Innovations for better environment - smart city solutions

Cities face enormous economic and environmental challenges, and technology will be the key factor for overcoming these problems. Digital solutions improve the quality of life and make urban life more sustainable by reducing energy consumption, light and noise pollution, and by reducing CO2 emissions. This is urgently needed, because cities are responsible for more than 70 percent of the global CO2 emissions.

Smart cities are not a distant vision in the future. Smart lighting, smart waste management, smart parking, smart charging of electric vehicles ... If these solutions are introduced, they will help optimize city resources, reduce costs, the citizens will have better services, greater security, the environment will be protected and all this will improve the quality of life.

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