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Paris, January 15, 2008 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU) announced that Patricia Russo, the company’s CEO has signed the UN  GlobalCompact
“Caring for Climate” initiative.
By becoming a signatory of the "Caring for climate" initiative,
Alcatel-Lucent further strengthens its commitment to set goals, to implement
relevant corporate strategies and practices in order to increase energy
efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of its activities.
"Caring for Climate" is a voluntary and complementary action
platform for those UN Global Compact participants who seek to demonstrate
leadership on the climate issue. It is designed to advance practical solutions
and shape both public opinion and public policy, raising awareness that climate
change is an issue requiring urgent and extensive action on the part of
governments, business and citizens in order to avoid serious damage to global
prosperity and safety.
Alcatel-Lucent has already taken significant steps towards energy efficiency
and CO2 emissions reduction, and will further strengthen its efforts to take up
the climate change challenge. In particular, a Global Climate Change strategy
team composed of representatives from all departments involved has been created
to guide the overall climate change roadmap. Alcatel-Lucent is also committed
to partner with its key stakeholders in order to address Climate Change issues.
The company will communicate regularly on its related activities and
performance through the existing UN "Communication on Progress"
framework, the Carbon Disclosure Project questionnaire, on its Internet web
site and especially in the
Corporate Social Responsibility Report that is published every year.
Alcatel-Lucent is already actively implementing the 10 Global Compact
principles (3 of which are dedicated to Environment) in its daily activities
and has included them in its Statement
of Business Principles.
“Alcatel-Lucent is committed to operating in a manner that protects the
environment and the health and safety (EHS) of employees, contractors,
customers, and the communities where we conduct business,” said Caroline
Guillaumin, VP Corporate Communications and CSR for Alcatel-Lucent.
“besides, the company strives to design products that are safe and energy
efficient”
As a company listed in the
Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the activities of Alcatel-Lucent in
the environmental field have been part of the evaluation made by this
prestigious index, which recognizes the best in class companies in the area of
CSR.
About the United Nations Global Compact
The Global Compact is a framework for businesses that are committed to aligning
their operations and strategies with ten
universally accepted principles in the areas of
human rights,
labor,
the environment and
anti-corruption. As the world's largest, global corporate citizenship
initiative, the Global Compact is first and foremost concerned with exhibiting
and building the social legitimacy of business and markets.
Click here to learn more about
the Global Compact
Click
here to learn more about the Caring for Climate initiative
About the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) comprises more than 300
companies that represent the top 10% of the leading sustainability companies
out of the biggest 2500 companies in the Dow Jones World Index. For 2007,
Alcatel-Lucent was assessed in terms of corporate governance, ethics, labor
practices, supply chain standards, environmental management, digital inclusion,
dialogue with stakeholders, and corporate citizenship. Click
here to read more.
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