Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao will be launching the 4th edition of its Sustainability Report 2013 -14.

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The event will also be addressed by Vodafone India MD and CEO Marten Pieters.

Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao on Wednesday said he is keen to see India becoming the second largest revenue contributor from the present third position.

Germany is Vodafone’s largest revenue contributor.

Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao said: “We have invested around 70,000 crore in India to develop our telecom infrastructure and offer mobile services.”

“The company will be stepping up its sustainability initiatives and will plant 300,000 trees that will offset the carbon footprint from Vodafone offices. The initiative will also create jobs and add to the Indian economy,” said Vodafone India MD and CEO Marten Pieters.

Speaking at the launching of the 4th edition of its Sustainability Report 2013 -14 in Delhi, Colao said that the company is impressed by the result from its health initiatives in Africa, farmers’ community in Turkey.

He said Vodafone believes in education and empowerment of women.

Spectrum needed

Colao said he welcomed the digital initiatives from the BJP Government. “But we need spectrum to resolve our issues. We are ready to invest more in India. We can invest to improve broadband connectivity,” Colao said.

He skipped questions on tax case that is bugging Vodafone India.

“We can deliver as a private company. We can offer mobile money services, financial inclusion, etc. We like several regulatory approaches of the government. But we took several months to progress on mobile money services.”

The program of the government is positive. But government decisions are not reflecting in administrative executions. They are taking time and we need quick decisions.

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