May 19 2009
Orange, through Orange Business Services –- its division for enterprise customers, leads the sustainable telecoms market, according to a ground-breaking report published today by Verdantix, an independent analyst firm that provides commercial analysis of climate change, sustainability and energy issues.
“Among Europe’s leading telecoms operators, only Orange stands out as a firm that has made deep and broad commitments to launch innovative sustainability offerings for their customers,” said David Metcalfe, Verdantix director and telecoms industry veteran.
To clarify the alternatives in the emerging market for sustainable telecoms, Verdantix compared Europe’s nine leading telecoms operators on 53 criteria using its proprietary Green Quadrant® methodology. As part of the research, Verdantix conducted in-depth interviews with a focus group of 15 senior telecoms and IT buyers who also have responsibility for sustainability.
Orange was recognized for its commitment to investing in sustainability solutions, proven customer successes and sustainability focused extensions to existing solutions. Verdantix found that Orange’s internal sustainability performance satisfies customers’ environmental procurement criteria which is now a standard requirement across the market.
“We are very proud to be the only Leader in the Green Quadrant published in the Verdantix report,” said Marc Fossier, Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Orange Group. “The green agenda presents an opportunity for Orange to demonstrate to our customers a strong portfolio of solutions that contribute to the reduction of their CO2 emissions, while bringing business benefits, such as: our collaboration and Telepresence solutions, teleworking and flexible working solutions enabled by our market-leading Business Everywhere suite, data center consolidation and virtualization, fleet management, machine-to-machine, sustainability consulting and others. We are committed to helping our customers find genuine efficiencies and using technology to create innovative, greener ways to do business.”