Bharti Airtel has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 11 percent per terabyte in network infrastructure in 2011-12.
"The
company has been constantly working along with its partners to reduce
Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in its operations. The report discloses
an 11 percent reduction in GHG emissions per terabyte in network
infrastructure in 2011-12," Airtel's sustainability report 2011-2012
said.
The report also introduces the company's blueprint on
'Social Inclusion' through which it aims to leverage its network and
distribution to digitally enable financial, education, health and other
services for the masses.
"India, the world's second largest
telecom market, provides a remarkable growth opportunity for 1.2 billion
people, out of which, 900 million people are connected through mobile.
Hence, telcos have a huge role to play in bringing a paradigm shift in
the lives of million," Bharti Airtel CEO (India and South Asia) Sanjay
Kapoor said.