By Maeeshat.in,

Mumbai, July 18: Airtel on Monday said it has got over 81% reduction in CO2 emissions per TB in network infrastructure over last five years and 28.7% reduction over 2015-16.

In its 2017 India Sustainability Report, Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications company, said that through its green initiatives, 1.3 million liters of diesel were saved in network infrastructure.

The company has vowed to reduce carbon footprint by 70% and add 160,000 new base stations by 2020.

“As part of our governance DNA, we attach a deep sense of purpose to the way we conduct our business and ensure it has a positive impact on all stakeholders. Being a responsible corporate citizen, we have implemented a host of sustainability initiatives across the organization and remain fully committed to building on this strong foundation,” said Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India &South Asia), Bharti Airtel.

While doing business to earn profits, the company is also involved in some community initiatives.

The company supports over 254 Satya Bharti School Program, Learning Centers and Quality Support Program through its educational initiatives and benefitted over 43,500 underprivileged children in rural India, impacting over 198,000 underprivileged children cumulatively.

Besides, the initiatives have benefitted over 3.8 million farmers through the IFFCO-Kisan Sanchar Ltd by undertaking mobile based agriculture awareness.