Ericsson named 'Greenest' in China

MANILA, Philippines - Ericsson received recognition for its continuous efforts and was awarded the title of “China Green Company” for the second consecutive year. The “China Green Company” award is one of the most respected in China and is jointly organized by Daonong Enterprise Institute, Guanghua School of Management and Beijing University, with China Entrepreneur Magazine and Sina.com as strategic partners.

Environmental protection has become an irreversible trend and need in China. Ericsson has been delivering innovative and green mobile solutions to support sustainable social, economic and environmental development in China and was granted the “2008 China Green Benchmark Company” Award at a ceremony as part of the second annual summit of China Green Companies on April 23, 2009 in Beijing, the second time Ericsson has won the award since its inception in 2007.

Mats H Olsson, president of Ericsson Greater China, says: “We are proud of being honored with this title for a second consecutive time. Ericsson has always spared no efforts in driving China’s harmonious and sustainable development through our green mobile communication technologies. We will provide more efficient and cost-effective green solutions to our customers to create more significant social, economic and environmental benefits for the Chinese operators.”

In 2008, Ericsson provided China Mobile for the first time with a power-saving feature for base stations that allows the network to enter standby mode during the non-peak periods to help China Mobile cut down on the energy consumption of its network, therefore making active contribution to CO2 emission reduction.