The importance of sustainability and ESG to the mobile industry

Overview

Sustainability is one of the defining issues of our generation. Consumers, employees and regulators are increasingly vocal regarding their expectations for companies to act responsibly and to demonstrate how they create value to society.

Operating in a responsible and sustainable way is not just about doing the right thing for society or the environment — it also makes business sense in today’s commercial environment. This course looks at why operating responsibly is so important for companies in the mobile sector, and highlights how the industry is moving towards more effective and consistent approaches to measuring and communicating ESG performance.

Unfortunately, previous reporting approaches were fragmented and burdensome, due to the multitude of global ESG reporting standards and an ‘alphabet soup’ of standard-setters. This was hindering meaningful action and transformation. However, the sector has now defined at set of industry-specific ESG KPIs to streamline the process.

This course explains why ESG KPIs are important, details the new KPIs that have been designed specifically for the mobile industry and explains the practical steps operators are taking to implement these metrics in their ESG reports.

Course Objectives

• Learn about the key elements of operating responsibly
• Understand the main challenges for mobile operators
• Learn about specific ESG KPIs that have been designed for the mobile industry
• Understand the value of the ESG KPIs
• Learn about operators’ ESG-related projects and initiatives via a number of case studies

Course Enrolment Criteria

This course is open to:

• Regulators
• Policymakers
• Representatives from academia and international organisations working on regulatory or policy issues

We cannot accept applications from individuals working in the private sector or those not involved in policy or regulation.

Course Completion Certificates

All of our courses are certified by the United Kingdom Telecoms Academy (UKTA) and can be used as evidence of professional development.

To qualify for a course completion certificate, you must view all the course sessions and answer correctly all the quiz questions you will find as you progress through the sessions. You will also need to fill out the course survey.

Course Structure and Study Time

The course consists of five short sessions that you will gain access to as soon as you start the course. As this course is unmoderated, you can study it at any time. It should take you no more than two to three hours of study time per week to complete the course in two weeks. However, after enrolment, you will have one month to complete this course.

If you have any special needs regarding this training course, please us let us know via our contact form so we can get in touch to discuss how your needs can be met.