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November 2012
In this second newsletter you can read about the steps Vodafone has taken this last quarter regarding sustainability. To me the final of the Mobiles for Good Challenge was a personal highlight. Six teams, each with great ideas on how mobile technology contributes to the health and wellbeing of people, competed for the three first prizes. One of the winners, Amplino, will develop a mobile malaria tester with which doctors can diagnose within 45 minutes instead of 30 days. This means the number of casualties of malaria will significantly decrease. It is wonderful to see what you can achieve thanks to the use of mobile technology!
Danielle Puma
Director Vodafone Foundation
Every newsletter you will meet another colleague of the Privacy & Sustainability team.
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Privacy & Sustainability team:
Judith Lichtenberg (Head of the team),
André Walter, Martin de Jong,
Danielle Puma (Vodafone Foundation),
Floor Klein |
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Privacy Web Centre | Eco-score | Mobiles for Good Challenge | Vodafone Volunteers | Sustainability facts
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Our customers must be able to rely on us for respecting their privacy. They have a right that the communication about our network remains confidential and that we carefully manage their personal information. We are well aware that the gain of this trust is not a matter of course; we need to earn this trust. That is why we are making our customers specific promises about how we deal with their privacy. One of our promises is that we give our customers a clear and complete insight of what information we have on our customers and for which purposes we use it. On our new Privacy Web Centre is all the information about privacy and data protection in one place available, including tips & tools that help our customers to prevent and reduce risks which may affect their privacy. Do you have a comment or suggestion about how we can improve our information about privacy, please let us know via Privacy.nl@vodafone.com. |
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The eco-score, developed by Vodafone Netherlands, is now being used in eight different countries, amongst with New Zealand and Australia. This sustainability label for mobile phones is shown in all direct consumer channels of Vodafone Netherlands since December 1, 2011. There are positive discussions with other mobile providers in The Netherlands to use the eco-score as well. Both the method and the communication of the eco-score are continuously being improved.
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We have done research among customers and organized a stakeholderdialogue. Read the notes here. Naturally we would also like to know your thoughts on the eco-score. Please join our discussion on Vodafone's Forum. |
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On September 17 the Vodafone Foundation and Waag Society have announced the winners of the 'Mobiles for Good Challenge' during the PICNIC festival in Amsterdam. This contest was organised to promote mobile technology as a mean to improve the healthcare and wellbeing. The three winners each receive 40,000 euro, office space in Amsterdam and professional coaching to market their concept double quick. The first team develops the first malaria tester on the go, which decreases the testing of malaria from three weeks to 45 minutes. |
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The second team, with among others a surgeon from the Amsterdam Medic Hospital, improves the guidance of elderly by developing a hospitality app. The third team gives people their voice with the development of a speech app. The winners were chosen out of 73 applications. Click here for more information. |
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Vodafone employees are allowed to spend a working day on volunteering every year. The enthusiasm is enormous en therefore we launched a new volunteer platform (together with Nederland Cares), with even more activities than before. Almost every day new activities are offered, ranging from walking with elderly people in nursing homes and organising a short internship at the office for the youth out of disadvantaged neighbourhoods to renovating a petting. We strive for the realisation of 2,500 hours this year. Under the motto "When was the last time you made someone smile?" we convince our colleagues to sign up as volunteer.
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Sustainability Report 2011/2012With the publication of our Sustainability report we give you an insight in our dilemmas and performance and invite you to help usgive feedback |
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Forum: Recently our clients can ask questions and join the discussion about responsible (smart)phone use on Vodafone's Forum, for example about the eco-score and safe smartphone use by children. |
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Vodafone Parent Panel: Vodafone has a Parent Panel, which consists of employees, who - as parents - help to find ways to stimulate safe and responsible smartphone use by children. |
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National Parent Night: Vodafone is one of the partners of the National Parent Night about adolescents and social media on November 27. More information and to register. |
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Fire and network: Read on the Corporate Blog about the conclusions and actions after the fire in April and the network innovation. |
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Urban Athlon and HELP! app: Vodafone-employees draw attention the HELP! app with the runners during the Urban Athlon on September 16. Click here for more information on the HELP! App. |
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