Vodafone have released their UK Corporate Responsibility Report, which outlines the challenges faced by the telecoms industry and explains the measures taken by the company to address them.
“Our Goal is to be the UK Communications leader,” said Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone UK,.” I am hugely excited about the potential of communications technology to create social and environmental benefits for the UK”.
Some of the subjects covered in the report include content locking for under 18’s, phone theft, and recycling. On the last subject, Vodafone have said that last year they reused 21.3 tonnes of handsets and recycled 3.1 tonnes.
Also interestingly, and tucked away within all the wonderful statements about making the world a better place, is the news that Vodafone are the first mobile operator in the UK to commit to a so called “SMS999” scheme, which will allow customers with a speech or hearing inpairment to contact the emergency services.