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Last month, Verizon, the largest cell phone carrier in the US, released its 2010-2011 corporate sustainability report.  In it, Verizon tackles many issues, including domestic violence, health care, education and the environment—and the results this year are impressive, particularly in the area of energy use reductions.

In the past, Verizon has participated in the Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Partners program, which has helped the company identify more energy efficiency opportunities at its stores, corporate headquarters and within its supply chain. In addition, Verizon has made progress on several other sustainability initiatives to further reduce its energy consumption and mitigate the company’s impact on the environment. For instance: (more…)

Verizon announced today that it has launched a comprehensive sustainability program, including a series of new initiatives and an expansion of existing efforts.

For example, the company is: (more…)

Yesterday, Verizon Communications released its 2008/09 Sustainability Report, titled “Doing the Work.” The new report outlines Verizon’s accomplishments and challenges regarding the company’s five strategic CSR priorities: ethics and governance, service and innovation, empowering employees, protecting the environment, and partnering with communities.

The 56-page report is very user friendly, particularly the section called “Holding Ourselves Accountable,” where the company lays out its five priorities and lists “Our Focus,” “What We Said We’d Do,” “What We Did,” and “What We’ll Do Next.” For instance, on the topic of protecting the environment, Verizon says it is focused on minimizing the impact of its operations by conserving energy, recycling, and finding solutions to environmental challenges. Last year, the company said it would promote research on how broadband can help minimize environmental impact, and so it funded a study that found that information communications technology (ICT) can reduce carbon emissions up to 22% by 2020 and reduce dependence on foreign oil by 36%. In the future, Verizon plans to conduct “smart building” technology trial to gauge internal savings and potential for new product lines.

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