Huawei set to save 130,000 tonnes of carbon thanks to pioneering contract with BT

Madeleine Cuff
clock • 2 min read

EXCLUSIVE: BT has inserted a 'world first' clause in its contract with supplier Huawei, requiring the tech giant to measure and reduce emissions over the duration of the agreement

One of BT's largest suppliers, Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, is set to save more than 130,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide thanks to a unique sustainability clause in its supply contract with BT. In 2016...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Carbon Accounting

Over two-thirds of FTSE 100 firms revised their climate data in 2025

Over two-thirds of FTSE 100 firms revised their climate data in 2025

Deloitte review highlights 'inherent challenges and complexities' associated with collecting and calculating climate and sustainability data for public disclosure

Michael Holder
clock 28 July 2026 • 3 min read
Mass balance accounting: A 'misleading marketing scheme' or a 'bridge' to greener products?

Mass balance accounting: A 'misleading marketing scheme' or a 'bridge' to greener products?

EXPLAINER: BusinessGreen unpacks a new report into the accounting method behind some of the green claims made by some of the world's biggest companies

Stuart Stone
clock 23 July 2026 • 12 min read
Searing heatwaves are a warning shot for businesses still treating nature as a 'nice-to-have'

Searing heatwaves are a warning shot for businesses still treating nature as a 'nice-to-have'

Nature investment needs to be treated like any other material business risk, writes Gill Chapple, CEO of The Future Forest Company

Gill Chapple, The Future Forest Company
clock 21 July 2026 • 5 min read