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BT's Environmental Record
[edit]BT has reduced carbon emissions by 60% between 1996 and 2006. More than 80% of BT staff work some or all of the time from home using broadband technology. This strategy has saved 54,000 tones of carbon per year.
BT's Pledges
- Cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2016.
- Conduct a complete review of its energy supply, including exploring the further potential of wind
- Conduct a complete audit of the energy consumption of its data centres
- Influence its supply chain to produce lower carbon-emitting products
- Influence customers by proposing lower carbon solutions
- Engage with its 104,000 strong workforce to reduce their personal carbon footprints and encourage them to influence their local communities
- Incorporate energy consumption and environmental factors into its procurement processes