Sustainability

Our Approach

Mobile connectivity has diverse significance such as helping to connect people, improve healthcare and education, reduce poverty and drive economic growth thereby assisting in ensuring to achieve most of our Sustainable Development Goals.

The Sustainability Strategy of Rainbow Mobile Networks was diligently developed taking into account industry best practices, global & local regulatory trends, national sustainability ambitions, and Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations.

Prioritizing sustainability at the core of how we strive to operate has a positive impact on our business performance. We play a key role in enabling connectivity and bridging the digital divide. We aim to make a positive impact in the communities where we operate, by helping improve the quality and availability of the communications infrastructure, vital for an increasingly connected world.

Four Pillars

Our sustainability program is built upon four pillars: Promote Accessibility and Inclusion, Support Community Empowerment, Care For The Environment, Contribute to the Economic Developement.

Promote Accessibility and Inclusion

  • INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION IN UNSERVED & UNDER-SERVED AREAS

While the population of Africa keeps on increasing and the pressure for mobile connectivity also keeps on mounting each and every day. Our aim is to provide a modern technology, infrastructure and solution to the unserved and under-served communities thereby increasing the number of people who can access and benefit from mobile connectivity.

  • STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Through various channels, we communicate regularly with employees, customers, suppliers, local communities, industry bodies, regulators, governments, investors, seeking their views and responding to feedback on any areas of concern. We provide a forum for interested parties to understand, evaluate and comment on our plans in their communities.

  • RESPECT FOR AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

We have established a reputation on ethics and integrity and are committed to a set of values that represent the highest standards of excellence. We seek to avoid infringing on the rights of others and endeavor to address adverse human rights impacts within the communities in which we conduct our business. We expect our employees, vendors and other stakeholders to share this commitment to
ensure we all respect and promote human rights in all our business activities.

  • NETWORK RESILIENCE

Ensure excellence in network planning and design and adopt autonomy. Providing network solutionswith a healthy stability and longevity.

Support Community Empowerment

  • TOWER TO COMMUNITY CONNECT

Implement initiatives such as partnerships with Entertainment and E-learning content providers to enable users to pull traffic especially content rich data services to their devices and this initiatives look to increase engagement. We strive to help foster the next generation of telecommunication and ICT leaders.

  • DIRECT EMPLOYMENT

Employment and skills training of security guards and supervisors in the community.

Care For The Environment

  • REDUCE FUEL EMISSIONS AND PROMOTE GREEN ENERGY

Reduce GHG emissions by electrification and hybrid solutions. We take pride in investing in innovative technologies that contribute to the reduction in carbon emissions.

  • PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Advances in battery and renewable generation technology has aided us to achieve significantly greater efficiencies by replacing lead-acid batteries with lithium-ion batteries and utilizing solar power sources more broadly.
Reduce energy consumption by promoting efficient energy solutions such as solar panels. Many of our markets have plans to pursue additional solar energy generation projects.

  • LAND STEWARDSHIP

Preserving the environment around our sites and viewing our business with a life-cycle perspective is an important part of our commitment to responsible and environmentally conscious operations. Before any site construction happens, there is an assessment of the local ecosystems to determine what is appropriate for the site and to develop any necessary impact mitigation plans.

  • WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING

Improve product end-of-life management and promote recycling.

Contribute to Economic Development

  • INCREASE THE LOCAL SUPPLIERS’ VALUE CONTRIBUTION

Promote local purchases while improving overall competitiveness of suppliers.

  • HARNESSING CONNECTIVITY

Focus on supporting the connectivity and development of businesses to help stimulate local economic growth. Providing communication network solutions to help boost economic development of businesses and communities as a whole.