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SDG #13 - Climate Action

stc Group, Etisalat (e&), du, Zain Group, Batelco and Omantel Take Collective
Step to Ensure Environmental and Regional ICT Sustainability

stc Group, e& formerly known as Etisalat within the cooperation of major telecom to preserve and protect the environment
Group, Zain Group, Batelco, du, and operators in the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as to maintain a sustainable
Omantel signed an MOU at the Mobile Countries to improve the ICT industry and economy. The actions involved include
World Congress 2022, aiming to accelerate activate their roles in facing environmental a better understanding of the carbon
and tighten cooperation to preserve and challenges, focusing on climate change footprint across operations. The
protect the environment and enhance and advancing the regional sustainability memorandum also seeks to strengthen
climate change challenges as well as agenda. The MOU aims to accelerate work across strategic partners and policy
reduce the carbon footprint through cooperation on climate change and makers around necessary measures
operations. This memorandum comes highlight the importance of collaboration that contribute to avoiding the climate
crisis and achieving sustainable growth.
"This memorandum is an extension of
KSA’s vision in strengthening partnership
between all sectors to preserve and sustain
the economic, social and environmental
resources achieved by the Gulf Countries
for future generations” said Abdullah
Abdulrahman Alkanhl, Chief Corporate
Affairs Officer. "As a leading national
company, stc has sensed this importance
for a long time, and launched programs
for sustainability and preservation of the
environment. One of the most important
results of which was a decrease in paper

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