The information and communications technology (ICT) industry is a key stakeholder in transforming our society’s way of operating, to become more environmentally sustainable and to mitigate climate change. For us to effectively enable other stakeholders to reduce their environmental footprint, we must first take care of our own carbon emissions.
Climate change mitigation and reducing carbon emissions are two of our main targets and have been part of Elisa’s strategy implementation since 2009.
We have set Science Based Targets initiative 2030 targets, as well as a target of zero emissions (including supply chain emissions) by 2040, in line with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard.
We report our carbon footprint annually in the CDP questionnaire. Elisa's climate report for investors and global markets has been annually rated among the best of Nordic telecom companies. Our latest rating is A.
Creating a carbon neutral society
At Elisa we work to reduce our own carbon footprint, and that of our supply chain and customers. We continuously improve resource efficiency in our own operations, encourage our supply chain to do the same, and offer digital solutions that enable our customers to create value in a more sustainable way.
Read more about Elisa's environmental governance, described according to TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure).
Focusing on climate and energy
Elisa's Environmental Policy and management system guide our work to decrease our key environmental impacts. We are committed to improve the environmental impacts of our business and to promote environmentally sustainable operations. We monitor Elisa's carbon footprint and energy efficiency performance. We regularly review material climate risks and perform energy audits on different levels.
Read more about Elisa's environmental strategy, described according to TCFD.
Enabling solutions for better sustainability
Increasing resource efficiency in operations
Aligning with the 1.5 celcius target of the Paris Agreement
In 2018, Elisa became the first Finnish operator to set science-based climate targets. Elisa has already achieved the target of reducing the absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions of its own operations by 50% from 2016 levels by 2025.
We have now set new science-based targets where we commit to achieving our near-term climate targets by 2030 without offsetting and, in the longer term, we set a zero emissions target for 2040, which means that in practice we will ensure that there are no carbon emissions in the supply chain either.
Read more about Elisa's environmental metrics and targets, described according to TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure).