message from Didier Lombard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable development is no longer a debate among specialists, or a fashionable
trend. Today, our customers, the public authorities and society as a whole are
increasingly aware of these issues and expect companies to take the challenges
of sustainable development into account in a responsible manner.We manage these
expectations on a daily basis through the interchanges we carry out with our different
stakeholders.
As a global telecommunications operator, we have a key role to play in helping
our customers meet the challenge of sustainable development. This challenge also
brings opportunities for innovation and value creation, which we are determined
to seize.
We also wish to set an example in reducing our own environmental impacts and
acting as a responsible company with our employees and our external stakeholders,
in accordance with the principles of action set out in our Code of Ethics.
All these actions are possible only thanks to the efforts of our employees, the
chief players and the guarantors of our initiative. As new uses and new communication
technologies emerge, we must restructure our business units in depth and further
deployment towards future functions.
The many awards earned this year attest to our staff's commitment and encourage
us to continue along this path. Progress remains to be achieved, of course.
Sustainable development is a long-term commitment. The entire France Telecom
Group and its partners are fully and enduringly committed to contributing to it.