Ericsson commits to sustainable development vision at historic UN Summit
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* President and CEO Hans Vestberg to speak on role of the private sector and
technology in sustainable development throughout the week of the UN
Sustainable Development Summit
* New Ericsson research, produced in collaboration with the Earth Institute
at Columbia University, highlights ICT's role in accelerating achievement of
the Sustainable Development Goals
* Ericsson supports the global #TellEveryone campaign to raise awareness of
the Sustainable Development Goals
On September 25, 2015, during the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York
City, world leaders from 193 countries are expected to adopt 17 Sustainable
Development Goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for
all by 2030.
Against the backdrop of this historic summit, Hans Vestberg, President and CEO,
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, Vice President,
Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Ericsson, will meet public and
private leaders committed to solving many of the world's major challenges and
will promote technology as an enabler in doing so.
Under Vestberg's leadership, as part of the company's Networked Society vision,
Ericsson has set additional focus and priority on its own impact on society and
has set top level goals to ensure positive impacts, on the same level as its
shareholder, employee and customer goals.
Vestberg says: "We have a long-term commitment to sustainability and the triple
bottom-line. By including society as a key focus area we have made a stronger
link to Ericsson's impact on the world around us, and specifically to the new
Sustainable Development Goals."
A year-long research project with Columbia University's Earth Institute
illustrates the role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in
accelerating sustainable development. Highlights from the research will be
presented by Vestberg during the International Conference on Sustainable
Development.
Weidman-Grunewald says: "At Ericsson, we believe technology should be used as a
force for good, and we want to profile the ICT sector as a contributor to a
sustainable Networked Society. We are part of the global conversation taking
place this week in New York, but our long-term employee commitment to Technology
for Good is equally important. This week, Ericsson employees globally are
invited to become Global Citizens, an online platform where anyone anywhere can
take action on issues that matter to them."
On September 26, 2015, Vestberg will be onstage at the Global Citizen Festival,
where he will help kick off the #TellEveryone campaign, a massive collaboration
by tech companies to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals to 7
billion people in seven days.
Hugh Evans, CEO, Global Poverty Project, says "We look forward to working with
Ericsson to make the Global Goals and our shared vision of a sustainable future
a reality."
In his role as a commissioner on the Broadband Commission for Digital
Development, and a Board member of the UN Foundation, and a member of the
Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Vestberg
will participate in dialog with UN and industry leaders to discuss policy
recommendations for implementing broadband to reach the Sustainable Development
Goals. The discussions will also explore the role of ICT in supporting issues
such as gender equality, financial inclusion, child protection and humanitarian
response.
Kathy Calvin, President, UN Foundation, says: "With 90 percent of the world
having access to mobile phones, mobile networks can have an impact on nearly
every one of the Sustainable Development Goals, and will be powerful tools to
help achieve them.
"Ericsson has catalyzed leaders in the industry, as well as their employees, to
help everyone around the world learn about the new global goals. This kind of
leadership is what we need, and what will propel progress and 21st-century
partnerships."
NOTES TO EDITORS
Technology for Good 2014 report
Ericsson Press Backgrounders
Technology for Good Video
INVITATION TO MEDIA BREIFING
ICT for Development
Ericsson and the Earth Institute at Columbia University are sharing research
highlights on how Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is fundamental
to achieving the UN Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs), and will even help to
accelerate their achievement. The highlights will be presented during a panel
discussion with a press conference immediately following. The focus will be on
how ICT can transform industries like energy, health and education, and makes
bold recommendations on changes that are needed in order to leverage ICT as a
core infrastructure for development.
When: Wednesday, September 23 at 2:00 PM ET
Who: Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, Ericsson; and Jeffrey Sachs, Director,
The Earth Institute and Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on
the Millennium Development Goals
Where:
Lerner Hall, Columbia University
2920 Broadway at 115th Street
RSVP
Kathy Egan, kathy.egan(at)ericsson.com, 917 362-1600
Kyu Lee, klee(at)ei.columbia.edu, 646-337-3528
Download high-resolution photos and broadcast-quality video at
www.ericsson.com/press
Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society - a world leader in
communications technology and services. Our long-term relationships with every
major telecom operator in the world allow people, business and society to
fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.
Our services, software and infrastructure - especially in mobility, broadband
and the cloud - are enabling the telecom industry and other sectors to do better
business, increase efficiency, improve the user experience and capture new
opportunities.
With approximately 115,000 professionals and customers in 180 countries, we
combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support
networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. Forty percent of the
world's mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our investments in
research and development ensure that our solutions - and our customers - stay in
front.
Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales
in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ
OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.
www.ericsson.com
www.ericsson.com/sustainability
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Ericsson UN Week press release final:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1953693/710947.pdf
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