Our sustainable initiatives
Working towards a sustainable future
Sustainability is part of our strategy. We continually look at where we can make improvements. In our own organization as well as for our customers and for society. For example, we are working on reducing energy consumption, on circularity and on cutting CO2
emissions and, where possible, we make a positive contribution to nature. We are also dedicated to biodiversity and climate adaptation. In this way we make not only KPN but also the Netherlands a little bit greener every day.
KPN has been working on a large number of sustainability initiatives for a long time: initiatives that we ourselves launched. And we work in partnership with others; after all, two heads are better than one.
This is what we do:
Biodiversity and climate adaptation
About the birds and the bees
Green roofs, flowering meadows, nest boxes with wildlife sensors; there are dozens of locations where KPN is helping to enhance biodiversity. Our infrastructure, which covers all corners of the country, offers great opportunities for this. On and around our buildings and sites we are taking a variety of initiatives to improve biodiversity as part of our approach to sustainability. Many measures focusing on biodiversity also have other benefits, such as climate adaptation.
Yardstick for nature-inclusive building
Green, greener, greenest
Grass tiles, a nature dam and fauna sensors; with a few guidelines, small structures can be transformed into a green oasis. But how do you do this the right way? Knowledge Naturally! of Naturalis Biodiversity Center was commissioned by KPN to develop a yardstick for nature-inclusive construction. This yardstick helps determine exactly how nature-inclusive a small structure is. KPN's infrastructure is used for biodiversity in the best possible way. In 2023, for example, the first over-the-top nature-inclusive fiber optic neighborhood power plant will be installed in Leiden.
Groene Netten
Improving biodiversity together
Working with others you can achieve a lot more than on your own, which is why KPN is a member of Groene Netten [Green Networks]. This is a partnership in the field of sustainability and infrastructure. Together with infrastructure managers Alliander, Enexis, Stedin, Tennet, Prorail, Gasunie and Rijkswaterstaat we are working on initiatives such as a project to improve biodiversity in our country: The Green Infrastructure.
Energy Innovation Lab
Testing ground for sustainable development
The Energy Innovation Lab is a division of KPN that studies and tests energy-related innovations. Since 2019, our sustainability advisers have been working on the challenges that our network faces as part of the energy transition in the Netherlands. Hun eerste focus: de honderden wijkcentrales van KPN verspreid over het land.
Cleaner fiber
Zero Waste from installation of fiber
Residual materials (waste flows) are left over when we lay our fiber network. Together with our partners we process them as carefully and sustainably as possible. By ensuring better separation of the waste flows during the installation of our network we are taking another step towards our Zero Waste target. This enables us to reduce the impact of waste on the world around us and to connect the Netherlands to a sustainable future.
Children for Sustainability
Primary schools take part in telecom devices collection campaign
Many households have
old and unused telecom devices such as modems, routers, digital TV boxes,
mobile phones and tablets lying around. In cooperation with the Kinderen voor
Duurzaamheid (Children for Sustainability) foundation, a campaign was started at primary schools in Harderwijk and Hierden to collect these devices
so that they can be reused or recycled as much as possible. Every school that took part in the project and filled the
collection box would receive a sponsorship amount to make the school more sustainable.