Swisscom’s contribution to the SDGs

In addition to the ex­pec­ta­tions of stake­hold­ers and Swiss legislation, the United Nations Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sus­tain­able De­vel­op­ment Goals defines the framework of our Sus­tain­abil­ity Strategy.

SDG		Swisscom’s contribution to the SDGs		Further in­for­ma­tion
		Promote the health of Swisscom employees through oc­cu­pa­tional health management.		● Work stress and resilience ● Oc­cu­pa­tional health and safety in the workplace Goal: maintain or reduce absenteeism rate.
		Promote the populations’ media skills.		● Youth media protection and promoting media skills Goal: By 2025, we will be helping 2 million people per year to use digital media.
		Contribution to the educational landscape in Switzer­land by providing free Internet access for schools.		● Responsibility towards society; education policy
		As a contribution to diversity and gender equality, we are advancing the proportion of women in management and at the upper CEA levels.		● Diversity and equal op­por­tu­ni­ties Goal: Increase diversity among employees, measured by gender distribution.
		Swisscom makes its contribution through specific mea­sures to boost energy efficiency and climate protection.		● Climate protection and energy efficiency Goal: Net zero by 2025 across the entire value chain. Reduction of energy con­sump­tion by 20%: By 2030, Swisscom wants to reduce its energy con­sump­tion by 20% compared to today, despite increasing data volumes.
		Swisscom offers attractive jobs and working conditions. Swisscom’s in­vest­ments in network and in­fra­struc­ture are a significant direct and indirect contribution to enhancing Switzer­land as a place to do business. Swisscom is committed to fair and safe working conditions in its supply chains.		● Employees ● Net­work expansion and in­fra­struc­ture ●Fair supply chains Goal: Coverage of Switzer­land with fixed ultra-fast broad­band.
		Swisscom operates and maintains a reliable, high-per­for­mance ICT in­fra­struc­ture. Swisscom invests around CHF 1.6 bil­lion annually in expansion of the network.		● Ready for Switzer­land (network and in­fra­struc­ture) ● Basic service provision ● climate protection solutions for our cus­tomers Goal: Coverage of Switzer­land with fixed ultra-fast broad­band.
		Expansion of the portfolio of sustainable services, especially in the area of IoT and Smart City.		● Climate protection solutions for our cus­tomers Goal: Positive CO2 contribution: Reduction of CO2 emissions by 1 million tonnes each year by 2025.
		Expansion of the sustainable portfolio for B2C and B2B cus­tomers. By promoting reuse offerings, Swisscom is making a valuable contribution to the circular economy.		● Climate protection solutions for our cus­tomers ● Circular economy in practice Goal: Positive CO2 contribution: Reduction of CO2 emissions by 1 million tonnes each year by 2025.
		Expansion of the portfolio of sustainable services for reducing CO2.		● Climate protection solutions for our cus­tomers Goal: Positive CO2 contribution: Reduction of CO2 emissions by 1 million tonnes each year by 2025.
		Swisscom makes its contribution through mea­sures to boost energy efficiency and climate protection within the framework of the sustainability strategy.		● Climate protection and energy efficiency Goal: Net zero by 2025 across the entire value chain. Reduction of energy con­sump­tion by 20%: By 2030, Swisscom wants to reduce its energy con­sump­tion by 20% compared to today, despite increasing data volumes.