Eco-Sustainability Strategy

Alcatel-Lucent is transforming communications for a sustainable planet

Eco-Sustainable Networks

Our holistic, end-to-end network approach
drives an eco-sustainable communications transformation

Enabling a Low Carbon Economy

As an ICT industry leader, we are helping businesses
reduce carbon emissions

Innovation and Engagement

Leveraging Bell Labs innovation
and playing a proactive role with key stakeholders

Reducing our Carbon Footprint

We are drastically reducing the direct and indirect
environmental impact of our activities

Reducing Alcatel-Lucent's Carbon Footprint

Alcatel-Lucent is committed to reduce its absolute carbon footprint by 50% of 2008 levels by 2020.

The company is taking measures that involve its entire workforce and the full range of its activity, from facility operations and logistics to IT and business travel. In 2011, we reduced our carbon footprint from our operations (Scopes 1 and 2) by 11%. At the same time, we included a greater range of Scope 3 emissions than in past years when calculating our carbon footprint. Since 2008, we have reduced our carbon footprint from our operations by more than 22% (or more than 185,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalents), which is nearly halfway to our ultimate goal of 50%.

To meet this ambitious goal, Alcatel-Lucent will implement a three-stage strategy:

Reduce carbon emissions directly related to our business operations — for example by cutting electricity usage and investing in our own building infrastructure. We also influence our supply chain’s energy consumption, and will continue to bring greater efficiency to our product transport and logistics activities and reduce business travel through the use of technology.
Engage with suppliers through audits to ensure they follow the EICC Supplier Code of Conduct, and when needed help them reduce carbon emissions.
Increase our use of renewable energy sources, credits and offsets if necessary.

Achievements

Alcatel-Lucent has committed to reducing its carbon footprint from 2008 levels by 50% by 2020 (direct carbon emissions from our operations [GHG Protocol scopes 1 and 2]). Alcatel-Lucent also measures and reports on Scope 3 emissions, and has been recognized by the Environmental Investment Organization (EIO) for its leadership in Scope 3 transparency. Only three public companies in the EIO Global 800 reported more on Scope 3 emissions categories than Alcatel-Lucent in 2011.

While Scope 3 activities are not part of our 50% reduction target, we do have considerable influence over emissions from our supply chain. For example, emissions related to product logistics amount to more than 200,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions annually. By moving to a regionalized manufacturing model, using more, shorter-distance surface transport, and further shifting freight from air to surface transit, we are taking concrete steps to reduce our Scope 3 emissions. Similarly, investing in videoconferencing systems at key locations enables faster and better collaboration among employees without the need for carbon-intensive business travel.