Nokia Aims to Power Operations Using Only Renewable Energy by 2025
12 Novembro 2021 - 5:37AM
Dow Jones News
By Dominic Chopping
Nokia Corp. said Friday that it aims to power its operations
using electricity generated solely from renewable sources by
2025.
The Finnish telecom group said the new target covers its
offices, research-and-development labs, and factories and will see
the amount of energy purchased from renewable sources increase from
the 39% in 2020.
Nokia added that while renewable energy isn't currently
available in all 120 countries where it operates, the company will
work with the broader ecosystem to drive greater uptake of
sustainable electricity.
The company said digitalization is critical for making
industries more sustainable--resulting in less waste, more resource
efficiency and greater productivity, yet 70% of the world's economy
still lacks access to key digital technologies.
"There is no green without digital," Chief Executive Pekka
Lundmark said.
"Only 30% of the world's economy is currently digitalized, and
we must now work to connect the remaining 70% to ensure the world
can reach net zero. 5G and related technologies play a critical
role in making other industries more sustainable," Mr. Lundmark
said.
At the same time, the information and communications technology
industry needs to minimize its footprint and accelerate the use of
green electricity, he said.
Nokia has already committed to reducing its emissions by 50%
across its value chain, including own operations, products in use,
logistics, and final assembly supplier factories by 2030. Its
commitments have been approved by the Science Based Targets
initiative to be in line with the Paris Agreement's aim of limiting
global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com
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