How ethical and sustainable is Vodafone?
Vodafone is a brand of broadband provider that appears in The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Broadband Ratings Table. Although Vodafone still needs to meet our Ethical Benchmark, we hope to see the brand progress in meeting its ESG, CSR, and sustainability targets in the future.
What does Vodafone do?
Vodafone Group plc is a multinational telecommunications company based in the United Kingdom. The company’s headquarters and global headquarters are located in Newbury, Berkshire, England. Its services are primarily available in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australasia.
Vodafone controls and operates networks in 22 countries as of November 2020, with partner networks in 48 more. Vodafone Global Enterprise provides telecommunications and information technology services to corporate clients in 150 countries.
Vodafone is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index and has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange. The company is also listed on Nasdaq.
For which criteria does Vodafone perform poorly?
Despite Vodafone’s ethical and sustainability progress, there is still room for improvement. The brand was marked down under our criteria for Other Criticisms specifically but also could improve in areas such as Political Donations and Armaments as well.
In what areas does Vodafone score well for its ethics?
Vodafone performs well in a number of areas such as its Environmental Report, Animal Welfare, and Human Rights.
How can the Vodafone brand improve its Ethical Rating?
The Good Shopping Guide score results from multiple ethical criteria, and Vodafone’s score has been calculated from these ethical research criteria. To reach our minimum Ethical Benchmark and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, Vodafone has some issues to resolve, including Political Donations, Other Criticisms, and Armaments. These issues are also preventing this brand from gaining Ethical accreditation.
Why not check out The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Accreditation if you work for or with a TV or Broadband company that wants to improve its ESG, CSR or sustainability initiatives, or has an outstanding ethical track record? Contact us to learn more about Ethical Accreditation, or complete our application form for an ethical evaluation.
Ethical performance in category
GSG score
GSG category benchmark
Ethical Rating
Environment
-
Environmental Report
Good
-
Nuclear Power
Good
-
Fossil Fuels
Good
Animal
-
Animal Welfare
Good
People
-
Armaments
Acceptable
-
Political Donations
Acceptable
-
Human Rights
Acceptable
Other
-
Ethical Accreditation
Poor
-
Other Criticisms
Poor
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