How to achieve alignment around a clear purpose and strategy, creating a new
structure and a new model to assess new opportunities? With sustainability becoming
the business itself and not a separate agenda, business opportunities are arising from
green new deals that are intended to drive economic growth while simultaneously
addressing climate change issues. Industries like ICT have been at the forefront,
providing enabling technology for a greener world. ICT-enabled power savings and
carbon emission reductions will far exceed the industry’s own, helping greatly
conserve energy and reduce emissions worldwide.
“Carbon neutrality, circular economy, energy efficiency or waste management are at
the heart of this much needed sustainability transition”, said Catherine Chen, Huawei
Corporate Senior Vice President and Director of the Board. In her keynote, she
emphasized the importance of reducing carbon emissions and fostering the use of
renewable energy, and highlighted Huawei Smart PV solution which is being widely
used in more than 60 countries. “All in all, when deployed in large ground-based
power plants, Huawei smart PV solutions can help cut power generation costs by 7%.
When used in enterprise campuses and households, they can increase power yields by
2% and reduce power consumption costs”, she stated.
keynote at the Responsible Business 2021
As a responsible corporate citizen, Huawei is committed to minimizing its
environmental impact in production, operations, and throughout the lifecycles of its
products and services. The main objective is to cut carbon emissions, promote
renewable energy, and contribute to more regenerative economic systems. In 2020,
Huawei worked with 93 of its top 100 suppliers to set a carbon emission reduction
target. The PV power plants on Huawei campuses generated 12.6 million kWh of
electricity. 1.55 billion kWh of clean energy was used, reducing carbon emissions by
more than 620,000 tons. The device recycling program was expanded to cover 48
countries and regions, and recycled more than 4,500 tons of electronic waste. Huawei
was among the top 5% of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) ‘A List’ companies,
out of the 9,000 companies scored by CDP on their climate change disclosures in
2020.
The event featured well renowned leaders and high level government officials
including: HRH The Prince of Wales, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa
Rica, Nadia Calviño, Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital
Transformation, Spain, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner Environment, Oceans
and Fisheries, European Commission, Sanda Ojiambo, Executive Director, UN Global
Compact, Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance, Luxemburg, Tina Bru, Minister of
Petroleum and Energy, Norway, Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary at Ministry for the
Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany, Thomas Dermine,
State Secretary for Economic Recovery and Strategic Investments, Ministry of the
Economy and Employment Belgium, and Hilde Hardeman, Head – Service for
Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), European Commission, etc.
“Responsible Business 2021 clearly articulated the pressing demand for businesses to
re-think parts, if not all, of their business. The event also provided a great platform for
new definitive actions, new ways of collaborating and open innovation among all
stakeholders. Companies like Huawei can play a vital role in ensuring the just
transition and can serve as a role model for companies to transform their businesses.”,
said Liam Dowd, Managing Director, Reuters Events Sustainable Business.
Find out more:
https://reutersevents.com/events/rbs/
https://www.huawei.com/en/sustainability
