VerizonA leader in fiber optics, Verizon offers phone, Internet, TV, wireless and service bundles to residential, business, government and wholesale clients.
Shared Success

We are reinventing our networks around mobility, broadband & global connectivity to create a platform for long-term growth not just for us, but for America and the world.

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam

Creating Business and Social Value

Delivering long-term business and social value is core to our identity, as expressed in the Verizon Credo. By putting innovative technology in the hands of those who can address big social needs, we create profitable business opportunities for Verizon and transform society at the same time.

“Our capabilities and technology have enormous potential to make the world a better place as we use these tools to find solutions to issues like health care, sustainability, smart grids, and the like. We're working hard to bring these efforts into the mainstream and leverage what we do best.”
— Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam
  • Speeches on Shared Success
    Speeches on
    Shared Success

    PDF transcripts of Kathryn Brown’s speeches on shared value and the need to rethink the role of American business.

  • Shared Success Summary PDF
    Shared Success Summary

    The essential components of our Shared Success principles on a single page.

  • Link to the Verizon Credo
    Verizon Credo

    Derived from our Commitment and Values, the credo defines who we are.

  • Link to the Verizon Commitment and Values
    Commitment and Values

    The Verizon Commitment and Values are the foundation for our culture and guide our every action.

Shared
Solutions

We benefit society and create new business opportunities by using technology to transform education, health care, energy and public safety.

Health Care Solutions Energy Management
  • Verizon Home Controls
    Verizon Home Controls Makes Mom’s Life Easy
  • Duke University and Verizon Collaborate on Health IT
    Duke University and Verizon Collaborate on Health IT

    We will scale up promising health IT innovations to reach a mass market.

  • Verizon Home Monitoring
    Verizon Home Monitoring & Control

    How your PC, smartphone and FiOS TV allow you to manage your home from virtually anywhere.

  • Telemedicine
    Improving
    Health Care

    Health care delivery needs a new business model — one that improves quality and lowers costs.

Shared
Service

We support our communities through volunteerism, responsible business practices and philanthropy. Our Foundation focuses on solving critical social issues through the use of technology in education and domestic violence prevention.

Our Community Impact
Verizon Foundation
Verizon Parental Controls Center
  • Is Your Child Being Cyberbullied
    Is Your Child Being Cyberbullied?

    Verizon has teamed up with national experts to create a cyberbullying education series for parents. Part 1 of 4.

  • Telling Amy's Story
    About “Telling
    Amy’s Story”

    The story of women like Amy is one reason why we work to stop domestic violence.

  • Thinkfinity Speaker Series, Magic Johnson
    Thinkfinity Speaker Series

    Earvin “Magic” Johnson on students taking initiative and providing community support for schools.

  • Verizon Volunteers in Florida
    Verizon Volunteers
    in Florida

    We volunteered more than 58,000 hours to non-profit groups throughout Florida.

Shared
Sustainability

We are committed to minimizing our own environmental impact and to finding sustainable technology solutions for customers that accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Environmental Sustainability Results Home Monitoring & Control
  • Chris Kimm on Energy Savings and the Greater Good video
    Energy Savings: Better Business and the Greater Good

    Verizon Business Vice President Chris Kimm on tech trends in energy efficiency.

  • Alternative Fuel Vehicles video
    Our Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleet

    Sustainability Officer James Gowen on the latest additions to our Green Fleet initiative.

  • Idling: A Dirty Six-Letter Word
    Idling: A Dirty Six-Letter Word

    We’re working to reduce engine idling to cut fuel consumption by more than 1 million gallons.

  • The Evolution of the Set-Top Box
    The Evolution of the Set-Top Box

    We’re pushing boundaries on energy efficiency and technology.