Nokia Siemens Networks reduced greenhouse gas emissions in its facilities by 13 percent, with plans to cut another 30 percent by 2012, the company said in its 2008 Corporate Responsibility report.

The emissions reductions are the result of the company slashing its energy consumption 12 percent, while also increasing the amount of renewable energy it uses, Nokia Siemens said. In 2008, 17 percent of its electricity used by the infrastructure provider came from renewable sources, compared to 10 percent the year before.

The company has also taken strides in reducing its environmental impacts in other areas. Its solid waste diversion rate, for example, is 88 percent, while it also reduced employee travel miles by 10 percent, partly due to the installation of 25 videoconferencing facilities.

The company laid out a series of goals to further lessen its environmental impacts. Internally, Nokia Siemens plans to boost the amount of renewable energy it uses to 50 percent by late 2010, compared to 17 percent in 2008. Increasing its green power sourcing and making its real estate operations more energy efficient will help the company reduce emissions in its facilities 30 percent by 2012, relative to a 2007 baseline.

It plans to roll out an auditing initiative across its global operations inspired by a successful pilot program in Shanghai, China. There, an energy audit helped the company identify various projects that reduced energy use 10 percent over two years.

The company will also focus on making more energy efficient products. This year it will reduce the energy consumption of its ADSL lines and by 29 percent, and its VDSL lines by 49 percent, relative to a 2007 baseline.

Nokia Siemens also plans to cut business travel miles by another 10 percent by the end of this year, and reduce emissions in its European service fleet to 120 grams per kilometer in 2010.

Nokia Siemens Networks headquarters image source: Nokia Siemens