Covestro: 
Your Go-to Partner in 
Goals and High Performance
Achieving Sustainability

I. Meeting Telecommunications Industry Megatrends
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In recent years, environmental problems have become increasingly serious due to the excessive pursuit of rapid economic 
and industrial development. Hence, climate action will be more and more important as a strong force for global change, which 
is also the long-term goal of the telecommunications industry.
The mobile industry, as a subset of the telecommunications industry, has a unique role to play in tackling the issues caused 
by climate change, and so far, has demonstrated exceptional leadership:
achieving Net Zero and mitigating climate issues, 
will require strong co-operation & commitments 
from stakeholders along the entire value chain.
Examples for “Net Zero” sustainability goals on the value chain:
1st industry to commit fully to the 17 United 
Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Over a third of all the world's mobile operators 
by revenue committed to Net Zero.
5.6 m
metric tons*
*: Million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions compromise Scope 1 and Scope 2. Greenhouse gas emissions from Scope 3 are further reduced.
**: Climate neutrality in Scope 1 and Scope 2; Scope 3 emissions reduction target will be announced in 2023.
-100%
Climate neutral**
-60%
Reduction to 2.2 m metric tons*
Base year 2020
Milestone 2030
Milestone 2035
II. Challenges to achieve “Industry Net Zero”
The GHG (greenhouse gas) Protocol is one of the most used standards and defines three “scopes” for GHG corporate 
accounting and reporting purposes. 
Scope 1
Direct emissions from mobile operators, 
e.g. emissions from vehicle fleets that 
maintain networks, or from diesel, used 
to operate base stations in remote areas.
Indirect emissions, such as electricity or 
energy purchased to heat and cool the 
mobile operators’ buildings.
Scope 2
Verizon: Net Zero in scope 1 & 2 and 40% reduction in 
scope 3 by 2035.
Scope 1
Source CDP, GSMA Intelligent
Scope 2
Scope 3
Indirect greenhouse gas emissions from 
upstream and downstream processes in 
the value chain.
Scope 3
72%
26%
2%
Operator
CO₂ emissions 
in 2021
Deutsche Telekom: Net Zero from production to customer 
by 2040.
       Ericsson: Net Zero emissions across the value chain by 2040.
Contribute to telecom operators and network equipment suppliers’ target for Scope 3
Bold target from Covestro to achieve climate neutrality:
III. Our Ambitious Climate Target and Diversified Sustainable Solutions
Most of GHG emissions in the mobile sector lie upstream in the industry’s supply chain (Scope 3);
Therefore,
it remains to be solved for the industry to fulfill 
the challenging environmental objectives without 
compromising on performance.
Meanwhile,

Mechanical Recycling
Circular Design Guidance
Renewable Attributed
IV. Case Study: Covestro Makrolon® RE solution supports Deutsche Telekom‘s 
#GreenMagenta products
Value 
PCR* and PIR* Polycarbonates: 
derived from mechanical 
recycling, traceable sources and 
reliable recycling technologies.
RE Series*: renewable attribut-
ed polycarbonates partly from 
biological waste and residues to 
replace fossil feedstocks.
The 1st guidebook for the 
Electronics & Electrical industry, 
providing options for more 
sustainable material selection 
and driving co-creation in 
product design.
Carbon footprint reduction (up 
to 50%) 
Give plastic waste a new life 
while addressing the issue 
of waste
Good properties comparable to 
virgin materials
Significant carbon footprint 
reduction(soon up to 100%) 
Preserve fossil fuels as 
valuable resources
Material selection as the first 
step to circular design
Promote an extended 
lifecycle perspective to 
reduce the environmental 
impact of products
High quality drop-in solution, 
identical properties as primary 
fossil materials
Hybrid solution available 
(PCR+RE) address both 
climate and waste issue
Circular design strategies to 
support repairability and 
recyclability of devices
(*Mass balanced bio-circular products with ISCC 
PLUS certified)
Covestro 
Solutions
(*PCR: Post-Consumer Recycled;
PIR: Post-Industrial Recycled)
       Deutsche Telekom developed its climate and environmental 
protection program called #GreenMagenta, a group-wide initiative 
to encourage more resource-efficient and climate-friendly 
changes in the core business. Through the Program and #Green-
Magenta labels, Deutsche Telekom is demonstrating its firm 
commitment to achieve their climate targets.
Based on common sustainability goals, Deutsche Telekom 
teamed up with Covestro, to develop the next generation fixed 
line device which utilizes Makrolon® RE materials. This fixed line 
device has been awarded with the #GreenMagenta 
label, to highlight the value of its contribution to 
sustainability.
As a renewable attributed bio-circular material, 
Makrolon® RE provides a high-quality drop-in 
solution, to reduce the use of fossil resources and 
achieve a lower carbon footprint, without compro-
mising on mechanical & functional performance.
Support industry's climate objectives with more sustainable and high performance solutions
Source: https://www.telekom.com/en/media/media-information/archive/deutsche-telekom-tightens-its-climate-targets-623582   
Verizon 2021 ESG Report 
https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/sustainability-and-corporate-responsibility/environment
GSMA Report Mobile Net Zero & State of the Industry on Climate Action 2021
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Lynette Chung
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