Climate-neutral surfing and streaming with Swisscom
Swisscom is the first provider to make all its subscriptions climate-neutral - and at no extra charge. This was announced by Swisscom CEO Urs Schaeppi in a video message on February 25, 2022. This means that users can now surf and stream in a climate-neutral manner.
A telecom service provider is getting serious about climate neutrality: On the morning of February 25, 2022, Swisscom CEO Urs Schaeppi posted a video on TikTok, which he claims is the first completely climate-neutral video transmitted on the Swisscom network. His message: "Our network is climate neutral. Not someday, but right now." So anyone who makes a call, streams or surfs on Swisscom will be doing so climate neutrally from now on - automatically and at no extra cost. "We are taking responsibility for our environment and will continue to expand our commitment," Urs Schaeppi further announces.
The remaining CO2 of the equipment sold is compensated
Swisscom has been a climate-neutral company since 2020 and was named "Most Sustainable Company in the Telecommunication Industry 2020" by World Finance magazine. This was preceded by major efforts: For example, Swisscom has been operating its entire network with one hundred percent renewable energy from hydropower, sun and wind for over ten years. Now, the remaining emissions from the manufacture, transport and installation of the network components are also offset, according to the company. As a result, Swisscom now offers completely climate-neutral products. But the devices sold are now also completely climate-neutral: the CO2-Residual emissions from production, transport, use and disposal are offset at no extra cost to customers. Swisscom's own products (Internet routers, TV boxes, etc.) have already been climate-neutral for years. To this end, Swisscom works with selected offsetting partners and focuses on projects that reduce the remaining CO2 compensate.
Climate-neutral surfing and streaming is not enough
The fact that it is not only in the case of end devices that CO2 but that you can now also surf and stream in a climate-neutral way, represents another milestone in its commitment to climate protection, according to Swisscom. However, the company does not want to stop there and is therefore continuing to work on reducing emissions. By 2025, it wants to be completely climate-neutral across the entire value chain - which means, for example, that employees' commutes to and from work will also be offset. Thanks to Work Smart services, IOT and other innovative customer solutions, the telecoms company expects to save over one million tons of CO2 more than it causes. This amount would correspond to two percent of Switzerland's total emissions and contribute to achieving the international climate targets.
Source: Swisscom
