Telecom network vendor Ericsson said it achieved 10 percent reduction in CO2e emissions per employee in 2014.

Ericsson, a company with more than 110,000 employees, is on track to reduce CO2e emissions by 30 percent per employee by 2017, said the Swedish telecom gear company in its 22nd Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report.

Ericsson surpassed targets for providing access to communication for all in the areas of education, banking the unbanked, and humanitarian response, and positively impacted four million people around the world with its Technology for Good programs.

“We want to ensure that connectivity paves the way for environmentally sustainable and equitable social and economic development,” said Hans Vestberg, president and CEO, Ericsson.

As Ericsson’s most significant environmental impact is the energy used by its products in operation, the company puts emphasis on helping customers optimize their networks. The new Ericsson Radio System enables a 50 percent improvement in energy efficiency, which will mitigate the increasing energy consumption required to meet growing demands for data.

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