Sunrise UPC remains committed to sustainability - Seite 2

At the end of 2021, Liberty Global and its subsidiary Sunrise UPC committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (scope 1 and 2) produced directly and indirectly by the company to zero by 2030. The plan also entails sustainably preventing indirect emissions throughout the entire value chain (scope 3). Sunrise UPC pledges to set its own net zero target for direct and indirect emissions by the end of 2022.

For devices such as modems and set-top boxes, the focus lies on circular economy and thus on durability and repairability. By 2023, at least 75% of returned set-top boxes and modems from the product portfolio will be refurbished and sent to new customers. The Buyback program will be expanded by 2024, with the goal of buying back at least 20,000 devices (smartphones, tablets) from customers per year for reuse.

 

• Digitization and social responsibility

Together with its partners, Sunrise UPC is actively investing in research on new 5G sustainability applications (5G Joint Innovation Center). 5G delivers wireless connectivity with high bandwidths, low latencies and a large number of parallel connections. This makes real-time applications possible, such as the innovative project funded by Innosuisse focusing on weed control for the so-called bitter dock.

Digital development drives many things forward and fundamentally makes everyday life easier. But not everyone has the necessary skills to benefit from it. In 2022, Sunrise UPC, together with its partner Caritas, will offer at least 1,000 hours of high-quality consulting to answer any questions about digital devices and services. In addition, a program will be developed by the end of 2022 to help disadvantaged people access the Internet and hardware as well as learn digital skills.

 

• Sunrise UPC as an employer

A workplace with employees who see the world from different perspectives creates a culture of creativity, innovation and problem solving that benefits customers, employees and the company. In 2021, Sunrise UPC developed «YouBelong!», which contains the framework conditions for diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I). To further advance gender equality in business life, Sunrise UPC has signed the Advance Charter and will increase the percentage of women in leadership positions to at least 25% by 2025 and 30% by 2030.