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Reducing our environmental impact. Nokia Siemens Networks has set targets for improving the
environmental performance of its products and its facilities and will continue to set progressively more
demanding targets on an ongoing basis. Nokia Siemens Networks has been a member of the WWF
Climate Savers program since June 2008, and is well on track to meet its commitment to improving the
energy efficiency of base station products by up to 40% by 2012, and reducing energy consumption of
buildings by 6% by 2012. Nokia Siemens Networks has progressively transitioned to renewable energy
with over 50% of all energy being provided from certified renewable sources. The emissions avoided
by these actions amount to approximately 2 million tons of CO2 annually compared to the 2007 base
level.
In 2011, Nokia Siemens Networks has highlighted the positive environmental impact that information
technology solutions can have in other industry sectors. Nokia Siemens Networks is offering solutions
for the utilities sector with smart grids and improved energy management solutions.
Environmental management systems. During August 2011, Nokia Siemens Networks completed its
drive to achieve a company-wide ISO 14001 certification,an internationally recognized standard for
environmental management systems. The certification reflects that Nokia Siemens Networks has a
sound understanding of the environmental impact caused by its activities and is committed to reducing
its environmental impact.
Suppliers. All Nokia Siemens Networks suppliers must meet Nokia Siemens Networks’ global supplier
requirements, which set standards for the management of ethical, environmental and social issues.
This commitment is part of the contractual agreements with suppliers.
To monitor its suppliers, Nokia Siemens Networks conducts regular audits to identify risks, monitor
compliance and raise awareness of its requirements, and shares best practice on corporate
responsibility management. In 2011, Nokia Siemens Networks carried out 121 on-site system audits to
assess compliance with its supplier requirements. Nokia Siemens Networks increased the number of
in-depth labor conditions audits to 17 suppliers in 2011.
Nokia Siemens Networks environmental requirements state that suppliers need to have documented
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in place. A site-level review in 2011 by Nokia Siemens
Networks’ top 350 suppliers to whom the EMS alignment to ISO 14001 or such a certification is
applicable showed that 60% of these sites have documented EMS in place and 55% are certified to
ISO 14001. The top 350 suppliers represented approximately 74% of Nokia Siemens Networks total
supplier expenditure in 2011. 17% of Nokia Siemens Networks suppliers by expenditure have set
reduction targets for energy efficiency. Nokia Siemens Networks invited 92 suppliers to join its Energy
Efficiency program in 2011 and has rolled out the Carbon Disclosure Project tool to track suppliers’
progress on energy efficiency.
The annual Nokia Siemens Networks supplier satisfaction survey was conducted with 330 key
suppliers. The overall rating for Nokia Siemens Networks’ requirements on business ethics when
dealing with suppliers was 8.1 on a scale of 1-10 where 1 represents that Nokia Siemens Networks is
not strict at all on its requirements and 10 very strict. Based on the feedback of this survey, Nokia
Siemens Networks considers that the basic requirements are understood well by the majority of its
suppliers, and that suppliers find the requirements to be strict.
In 2011 Nokia Siemens Networks held workshops on labor conditions and environmental protection for
a total of 115 persons representing supplier management of 76 suppliers participating in Nigeria, South
Africa, India, PR China and in Taiwan.Nokia Siemens Networks also continued to roll out an industry-
wide web-based corporate responsibility training program for its suppliers.
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