Create, Grow, Sustain:
Celebrating Success
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
2014 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Life-changing things happen when you join the passion of the technology industry with the
power of mobile and broadband networks. Connected technologies give us tools to solve the
world’s biggest problems in new ways and grow the market at the same time. Verizon has focused
for more than a decade on improving our overall energy efficiency and creating new technology
solutions for our customers.
Reducing our carbon footprint
Our top priority is to reduce the carbon footprint of our own operations. In 2009 we set a goal
of cutting our carbon intensity in half by 2020, and we have made excellent progress. For
example, we pursue ENERGY STAR® and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
certification for our buildings and encourage our suppliers to set measurable targets for reducing
carbon emissions. Already, 40 percent of our supplier spending is with firms that have carbonreduction goals, putting us well down the road to our goal of 55 percent.
We also use alternative energy technologies to help power our facilities across the country. In
2013, we announced a $100 million investment in solar and fuel cell energy projects to make
our operations more sustainable. We expect these green technologies will eliminate more than
10,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, offsetting the equivalent of more than 1 million gallons
of gasoline.
Verizon also works aggressively to recycle electronics, including the wireless devices we sell. We
hold frequent public recycling rallies, which have collected 1.5 million pounds of e-waste since
2010, and run a device-recycling program that allows customers to trade their devices in for a
Verizon Wireless gift card. Our goal is to achieve a 33 percent recycling rate by 2015.
Solutions for energy management
The rapid transition to the “Internet of things” is providing new avenues for energy management.
We see this transformation in solutions such as Verizon’s Networkfleet, which uses sensors to
manage large vehicle fleets more efficiently. We deployed Networkfleet in 18,000 of our own
vehicles to reduce labor and fuel costs in our operations as well as those of our customers. We
are also working through the Verizon Foundation to provide technology solutions that empower
disadvantaged consumers to better manage their energy consumption.
http://responsibility.verizon.com/
sustainability
In 2013, we announced a
$100 million investment in
solar and fuel cell energy
projects to make our
operations more sustainable.
We expect these green
technologies will eliminate
more than 10,000 metric
tons of carbon dioxide,
offsetting the equivalent
of more than 1 million
gallons of gasoline.
Verizon, our employees and our services are at the heart of efficient and impactful energy
solutions that will help create a greener future for businesses, consumers and society.
Lowell C. McAdam
Chairman and CEO
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