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Sustainability

Improving the lives of people and the environment by doing business responsibly

About Sustainability

The GSMA works closely with mobile operators to fully integrate robust ESG (environmental, social and governance) principles into their core businesses through collaborative action, capacity building and thought leadership while equipping CEOs and their teams with the tools and skills they need to become fully sustainable.

In pursuit of the industry’s goal of connecting everyone and everything to a better future, we are working closely with members to integrate sustainability into core business by:

Equipping CEOs and their teams with the tools and skills they need to build sustainable businesses
Convening the industry on shared challenges
Supporting them to pursue the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Sharing best practices to inspire sustainable and responsible business models across the mobile industry

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