Nairobi, 16 November 2018: Nowadays it is not uncommon for multinational corporations to report on sustainability. SDG Target 12.6 specifically calls for “companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle”. Indicator 12.6.1 is “Number of companies publishing sustainability reports”. While official data are not yet available for this new indicator, a recent study by KPMG reveals the followings:
To take a deeper look on the private sector’s engagement in
SDGs, last Friday, I joined an informal study tour to Huawei’s office in Kenya.
With a humble start in 1987 in Southern China, the tech giant has now 18,000
employees in more than 170 countries worldwide. Earlier this year, it had surpassed
Apple’s iPhone as the world’s number 2 smartphone seller.
On the environment side, Huawei has reported its contributions
to SDG 6, 7, 12, 13 and 15 in its sustainability
report 2017:
Our group has engaged in open and enthusiastic discussions
with Adam Lane, Senior Director of Public Affairs of Huawei’s office in Kenya.
Mr. Lane was candid enough to say that for everything that Huawei does,
including its efforts on sustainability, is linked with the company’s bottom
line on profit. “Profit is a complex formula; if we have a good reputation, it certainly
has a positive impact on our profit,” said Mr. Lane.
Organized by UN Environment’s intern Yu
Cheng, the informal study tour has attracted more than 10 colleagues from UN
Environment, UN-Habitat as well as a government representative. This is one of a series of
activities that UN Environment’s interns organizes to put
the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals into practice.
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