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Huawei Technologies Annual Report 2006
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The Huawei Distributed Node B was designed to lower
operation costs by effectively reducing the cost of leasing,
electricity, air-conditioning, and manpower. In a UMTS
network of 2,000 sites, the amount of energy saved by
Huawei Distributed Node B compared with a conventional
Node B is enough to provide power for around 3200
homes.
Giving Back to Society
We firmly believe in the need to give back to the local
community and the localization of our global operations. We
have set up more than 100 representative offices, local sales
and service institutions, R&D centers, training centers, technical
support centers and production centers worldwide. This has
not only enhanced our understanding of local markets, but
also contributes to local economies by increasing employment
and enhancing local engineers’ technical skills, especially in less
developed regions. Currently, local employees account for over
60% of the staff in our local representative offices.
Communication in Relief Efforts
In August 2006, Huawei employees contributed more than
CNY 4million to typhoon-afflicted areas including Guangdong
and Hunan provinces.
In November 2005, our North American employees donated to
Hurricane Katrina victims through the American Red Cross.
In July 2005, an unprecedented flood struck the Chinese province
of Guangdong, and Huawei employees donated USD 475,000 to
help people severely affected by the disaster rebuild their lives.
In December 2004, after the devastating tsunami that struck
Southeast Asia, a total of USD 2.5million worth of emergency
communications equipment was donated and a donation of
USD 2.5million was made to affected countries including
Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India.
We comply with the following
international standards and
environmental policies and regulations:
ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999, the most
widely-recognized standards on environmental
management and occupational health and safety.
Huawei’s products and product components in the
European market comply with RoHS (Restriction of
the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances) and WEEE
(Waste from Electric and Electronic Equipment),
directives issued by the European Union aimed at
recycling and restricting the use of certain hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
Huawei is currently in the process of preparation to
comply with the directive on the eco-design of Energy-
using Products (EuP) by 2008.
Huawei implements all-round certification on its
suppliers based on the SA8000 standard.
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Environmental Health and Safety
We have implemented the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS)
management system based on international standards, which
strives to provide a safe and healthy working environment for
our employees.
Green Products
To ensure that our EHS objectives are met, we have started
a “Green Products” program that covers R&D, procurement,
production and customer support. The program’s execution is
being overseen by a tri-level organization to guarantee its full
support throughout the company.
The ability of telecom equipment to improve our means of
communication is particularly important because it reduces the
need for transportation, and thus resources, especially in less
developed countries. Taking into consideration customer needs
and environmental concerns, Huawei has made considerable
effort in the research and development of telecom equipment
that significantly lowers Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).