Grameenphone has been awarded the prestigious Green Mobile Award by GSMA for its extensive Climate Change Program.

The Climate Change Program was initiated by Grameenphone in 2010, with the objective of minimizing the negative environmental impact on the community through CO2 emissions and fossil fuel consumption. Initiatives within the Program include opting for lower power consuming base stations (BTS) and using solar power, a conscious move towards renewable power sources. The GSMA Global Mobile Award judges gave the following citation when presenting the prize to GP for Green Mobile:

“This program has set clear targets for the adoption of renewable power sources, including water conservation, and displays commitment to long term pursuit of the project aims.”

Vivek Sood, CEO of Grameenphone, received the award at the large Global Mobile Award  ceremony during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Tuesday.

 “It's a great honor receiving this prestigious award on behalf of all employees of Grameenphone. This is the result of relentless efforts by our employees who have worked hard to deliver economic benefit from reducing energy consumption while also reducing negative environmental effects. This is not the end of our journey, but a recognition of the continuing effort. We also acknowledge support from Telenor Group in these efforts,” said Vivek Sood, CEO.

“Now in the 19th year, the Global Mobile Awards once again showcase the outstanding level of innovation and creative products and services being developed across a diverse and growing industry,” said John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. “With more than 680 high calibre entries this year, the competition was stronger than ever and it is a significant achievement to have been honoured today. The GSMA would like to warmly congratulate all Global Mobile Awards winners and recognise all those who took part for continuing to drive mobile communications into the future.”

This was the 19th Annual Global Mobile Awards, held at GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. More than 680 entries competed for the prestigious awards, spanning over a number of categories. Full information on the GSMA Global Mobile Awards can be found at www.globalmobileawards.com.

About GP Climate Change Program

The Climate Change Program was initiated by Grameenphone in 2010, with the objective of minimizing the negative environmental impact on the community. Around the same time, GP adopted EMS [Environmental Management Systems] approach that laid out the policy framework to look for continual improvement in every other area. The Climate Change Program started with a network swap through which power consumption was reduced significantly by opting for lower power consuming BTS and replacing all air conditioners in BTS sites. Employing new and more efficient BTS has also enabled use of solar power in all sites, a conscious move towards renewable power sources. Having a greener workplace in GPHouse has contributed to better conservation of valuable resources like paper and water. 

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