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Enablement factor: customers reducing CO2 emissions

ICT img solutions enable customers to save on resources, and thus reduce their emissions, through efficiency gains and dematerialization img. At the same time, customer savings must not be canceled out by an increase in emissions generated through the provision of digital services. The enablement factor is calculated to give us an overview of this ratio and thus our overall contribution to climate change mitigation – be that positive or negative. The enablement factor shows the savings potential for our customers in relation to our own carbon footprint. An enablement factor of 2, for example, means that customers save twice as much CO2 when using our digital solutions as Deutsche Telekom consumes in total for those solutions. Our solutions thus make a positive overall contribution to reducing emissions and climate change mitigation.

Since 2014, we have been drawing on data to study the potential savings that various products can achieve on the user side; we carried out 15 such assessments in 2023. Since 2021, we have been recording the emission reductions from the installation of efficient wall charging stations for electric cars, known as wallboxes. The largest savings potential (in Germany) is found in virtual working, that is, in the use of our broadband infrastructure and web- and video-conferencing solutions to enable employees to work from home. Other major savings potential lies with cloud computing img, which allows for better utilization of capacity thanks to a modern, energy-efficient, shared IT infrastructure that runs on green electricity. More powerful servers, more energy-efficient data centers, and higher infrastructure capacity utilization can thus cut energy consumption and the associated emissions for our customers by up to 80 percent.

In addition, we are currently supporting the European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC) in its work to develop an industry standard for calculating emissions savings from ICT products. This standard is designed to increase transparency and credibility and lead to improved comparability when calculating savings.

 

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

  • GRI 305-5 (Emissions)
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ESG KPI “Enablement Factor” DT Group in Germany KPI

We use the ESG KPI img “Enablement factor” to calculate the positive CO2 effects facilitated for our customers through using our products and shows them in relation to the emissions we generate in delivering these products. This allows us to measure our overall performance in terms of climate change mitigation. According to this figure, the positive CO2 effects facilitated for our customers in Germany were 378 percent higher in 2023 than our own CO2 emissions (enablement factor of 4.78 to 1). The year-on-year increase (enablement factor of 3.8 to 1) is due primarily to the reduction in our Scope 3 emissions. The enabled emissions savings remained at almost the same level as the previous year, despite the loss of savings from smart logistics and a significant decline in savings from video conferences.

Our products and solutions generated positive CO2 effects for our customers amounting to 16.9 million metric tons in the year under review.

Our ambition in this connection: increase the KPI

 

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

  • GRI 305-5 (Emissions)

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

  • The most important key figures for measuring and managing climate-related opportunities and risks
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ESG KPI “Enablement factor” in the DT Group in Europe KPI

The positive CO2 effects facilitated for our customers across Europe were 260 percent higher in 2023 than our own CO2 emissions (enablement factor of 3.6 to 1).

Our products and solutions generated positive CO2 effects for our customers amounting to almost 20.5 million metric tons in the year under review.

We use the ESG KPI img “Enablement Factor” to calculate the positive CO2 effects facilitated for our customers through using our products.

 

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

  • GRI 305-5 (Emissionen)

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

  • The most important key figures for measuring and managing climate-related opportunities and risks
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  • Climate protection & risks CO2e emissions Renewable energy Energy consumption & efficiency Enablement factor Circular economy Waste prevention, recycling & resource conservation Environmentally friendly products & services Mobility Employee initiatives

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    Day after day, we work to

    develop climate-neutral business

    practices and establish circularity

    Day after day, we work to develop climate-neutral business practices and establish circularity

    In ramping up our climate targets, we have fulfilled the stringent criteria of the Science Based Targets initiative and become the first DAX-40 company to have a recognized, science-based net-zero climate target.

    For the first time, we are outlining our route to net zero here in the form of a climate transition plan. We are already implementing the key measures set out in the plan. We achieved significant improvements in our KPI “Energy Intensity” by introducing efficiency measures in our networks and data centers.

    To reduce Scope 3 emissions, we set up a task force that works closely with suppliers to explore new approaches to recording CO₂ emissions. Other sustainability criteria are applied to procurement decisions to create an economic incentive. One of the main criteria is the requirement to observe the principle of circularity for network technology and devices from the design and procurement stage onwards. When it comes to devices in particular, circularity can only be achieved in cooperation with customers. We addressed these stakeholders directly in 2023 by means of programs to purchase used devices, special initiatives, and our infotainment magazine “Heute retten wir die Welt! Ein bisschen.” (English: “Today we save the world! A little bit.”) on MagentaTV.

    We support our customers in their efforts to adopt a more climate-friendly lifestyle. Our products and solutions generated positive CO₂ effects for our customers amounting to 16.9 million metric tons in Germany alone in 2023.

    Further examples of our progress in 2023, from the perspective of the Group and that of our segments, can be found in the subchapters.

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    Progress of selected KPIs in  2023

    • 2022 2023 Progress
    • CO₂e emissions Scope 1&2 for the DT Group (in kt of CO₂e) 233 217 -7%
    • CO₂e emissions Scope 1–3 for the DT Group (in kt of CO₂e) 11 811 10 476 -11%
    • CPE Take-Back and Mobile Device Take Back for the DT Group (without TMUS) 4.5m. 4.8m. +7%
    • Enablement factor 3.76 4.78 +27%
    • Energy intensity 91 70 -23%

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