NGMN Issues New Guidance to Enhance Emissions Reporting and Collaboration in Telecom Industry
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The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has released new guidance to help the mobile industry improve carbon emissions reporting and drive reductions, particularly in Scope 3 emissions — those produced across the supply chain and responsible for around 90% of total emissions in the sector.
The publication, titled "Green Future Networks: Environmental Sustainability and Reporting," calls for mobile network operators (MNOs) to adopt unit-based (primary) emissions factors rather than traditional spend-based methods to improve reporting accuracy. It also stresses the importance of cross-industry collaboration and standardized data sharing.
“Reducing emissions across the value chain requires close collaboration with our supply chain partners,” said Saima Ansari of Deutsche Telekom in an NGMN press release. “Accurate data is essential to understanding our footprint and taking targeted action.”
The guidance outlines challenges such as inconsistent methodologies, data gaps, and rapidly evolving regulatory requirements. It urges MNOs to prioritize Scope 3 categories and integrate sustainability into procurement, network design, and infrastructure-sharing strategies. The adoption of advanced carbon accounting tools and lifecycle assessments is also recommended to support emissions tracking.
For equipment manufacturers, the report highlights the importance of improving product energy efficiency, simplifying cradle-to-gate assessments, and overcoming data-sharing barriers. Transitioning to low-carbon supply chains, while complex, is seen as critical.
“Since 2021, our Green Future Networks programme has brought global stakeholders together to address sustainability,” said NGMN CEO Anita Doehler. “This new guidance is a practical roadmap and a call for collective action.”
The report positions the telecom sector to play a key role in global climate goals by transforming emissions reporting into a strategic foundation for meaningful impact.
Source: ngmn.org
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