innovation for the environment

For a telecommunications operator such as Orange, innovation must benefit the environment. We implement research and development programs, in association with the constructors, in order to offer our customers competitive products and services from an environmental point of view.

 

reduce the impact of our offers
Environmental effectiveness must be taken into account throughout the entire life of our products. For this, since 2004 we have used a method which integrates economic, social and environmental criteria into the design of our offers. Moreover, life cycle analysis and eco-design approaches increase. The first ones, which consist in determining the environmental impact of a product at each stage (manufacture, distribution, use and end of life), have allowed us to define progress points. Led jointly with our providers, the eco-design approach helps manufacture "sustainable" products, with a minimum environmental footprint. For example, the environmental impact of Livebox 1.2 was significantly reduced in comparison with its previous version.

 

a collective challenge and recognised initiatives
We encourage our customers to participate in the environmental challenge, through solutions which help them reduce their greenhouse gas emissions with Orange Business Services, or through regular awareness campaigns for the preservation of the environment.
Finally, a survey carried out with European telecommunications operators by the independent organisation Verdantix classified Orange as the leader in Europe for its environmental policy, its products and its technological innovations in sustainable development.