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  • 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report

Assessment of Deutsche Telekom's sustainability portfolio

One of the four pillars of Deutsche Telekom’s integrated climate strategy is increasing the share of sustainable products in our product portfolio. A product can be classified as part of the company’s “sustainable product portfolio” if it most likely or definitely does not involve risks and offers at least one sustainability advantage. 

The assessment of the sustainability portfolio and associated documentation of evidence was completed in Q1 2019. The results showed that 42 percent of our total revenue (2018 fiscal year excluding USA) was generated with sustainability-related products and services.

The T-Systems product portfolio is constantly updated, as was also the case in 2018. Compared to 2017 there were several adjustments to the portfolio that were taken into account in examining the share of sustained revenue. In total, the scope of product and service categories examined was extended from 22 to 29. 

Overview:

Financial basis for calculation

2018 financial year, excluding USA

Criteria for scope of assessment

In scope

Outside scope

Region

Europe

United States

Services
  • Market-oriented core products for B2C and B2B (including B2G)
    • Broadband for fixed network, mobile and wholesale
    • TV
    • Value-added services
  • Market-oriented, non-core products for B2C and B2B, e.g. hosting services
  • Corporate solutions for B2B (including B2G)
  • Internal services, e.g. consulting, facility management and transactions with subsidiaries
  • Financial assets

Physical products
  • Hardware components for mobile services, e.g., IoT sensors
  • ICT img infrastructures, such as data centers
  • Physical facilities required for corporate functions, e.g., buildings

 

Defining the relevant landscape

Risk and benefit filter

Methods and content
  • Methodological analysis and assessment of the ecological and social advantages of DT products and services based on defined risks (7) and benefits (9)
  • Inclusion of products that most likely or definitely do not involve risks and offer at least one sustainability advantage.
  • Calculation of the Sustainable Revenue Quota KPI img (share of revenue from sustainable DT products and services compared to overall revenue)

2018 assessment findings (base: 2018 fiscal year, excluding USA)
  • 42% of total revenue was generated from sustainable products and services