AT&T is one of the world鈥檚 largest and most innovative telecoms companies, and the company has now taken active steps to make sustainability a driver for business results. It鈥檚 a positive move in a world where many people have constantly argued that sustainability would erode profits and cause companies to downsize.
Like many other businesses and industries, AT&T has announced several measures to do what鈥檚 right and reduce the huge carbon footprint. But it鈥檚 only now that the organization has revealed that they will use sustainability projects to reduce costs and improve revenue and profits.
The Environmental Leader has some background to what has pushed this agenda.
鈥淢ore and more AT&T business customers are ramping up their efforts to assess and reduce emissions in their supply chains. With an increased focus on Scope 3 emissions, we鈥檙e seeing a growing number of requests for information from our customers as they engage their suppliers on sustainability.鈥�
Tim Fleming, director of global enterprise sustainability at AT&T
That means that large investors and/or groups of smaller investors are making their concerns heard at shareholder meetings. With that level of pressure proving successful, this should serve as a reminder that it鈥檚 possible to drive changes from multiple angles.
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