Sustainability | Verizon Corporate Responsibility

Clear Goals. Real Metrics. Solid Results.

A consistent and disciplined approach to sustainability keeps us focused on results and assures our actions match our words.

We reduced our carbon intensity by 10.1% in 2012, staying on pace to achieve a 50% reduction by 2020.
We will use only recycled or responsibly sourced paper in accessory packaging by year-end.

Since 2009, we have reduced our carbon intensity by more than 37 percent.

We have established a strategy for managing the carbon emissions in our supply chain.

The solar panels on Jerry Bascom's LEED-certified mobile switching center provide up to 30 percent of the building's power.

How we’ve delivered on our promise last year, and what we’ll do next.

We’re constantly refining the rules by which we do business to create an environment of respect, integrity and fairness.

While we do not manufacture electronic equipment, we support processes to eliminate conflict minerals from the consumer electronic supply chain.

Verizon is committed to conducting business in an environmentally responsible manner, and providing employees with a safe and healthy workplace.