Environmental protection is a crucial part of sustainable development, and Huawei's environmental motto has always been: "Green Huawei, Green Communication, and a Green World". We observe international standards in product development and other business activities, and aim to achieve environmental protection through the wise use of natural resources and technological innovation.

Huawei not only believes in the need to stay at the forefront of technology, but also in the active promotion of environmental awareness and conservation. In order to lead by example, we have implemented the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) management system based on international standards, which strives to provide a safe and healthy working environment for our employees, and aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Increase awareness of the importance of EHS in our design, production and operation processes.
  
  
• Systematically identify potential environmental risks and occupational hazards.
  
  
• Lay down specific EHS requirements for our purchasing strategy, and promote EHS throughout the whole supply chain.
  
  
• Encourage EHS awareness among our employees and cultivate a corporate culture that emphasizes the individual responsibility that each of us have towards the environment.
  
  
• Increase focus on sustainable development through the reduction of energy consumption and efficient usage of resources.
  
  
• Perform internal audit and management review of EHS on a regular basis.

To ensure that our EHS objectives are met, we started a "Green Products" program that covers R&D, procurement, production and customer support. The program's execution is being overseen by a tri-level organization to guarantee its full support throughout the company. The top management team, which is made up of our Investment Review Board (IRB) members, decides the general direction that the company should take in terms of environment conservation. The middle management team comprises project managers who focus on business processes, R&D, procurement, production, IT and recycling. The third management team is responsible for the program's actual execution.

Huawei has been engaged in the research and development of environmental-friendly products for several years and emphasizes the importance of eco-design throughout the entire IPD process, from concept development to product launch. We aim to achieve three main goals through eco-design: environment conservation, quality enhancement and the rational and efficient usage of resources. 

As a responsible global corporate citizen, Huawei complies with the most important international standards and environmental policies and regulations.

• Huawei complies with ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999, the most widely-recognized standards on environmental management and occupational health and safety.
  
  
• Huawei's products and product components in the European market comply with RoHS (Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste from Electric and Electronic Equipment), directives issued by the European Union aimed at recycling and restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
  
  
• Huawei is currently in the process of preparation to comply with the directive on the eco-design of Energy-using Products (EuP) by 2008, a new regulation that sets eco-design requirements for energy-using products. The impact on the environment will be considered at every stage of the product life cycle and assessed in terms of resource and energy consumption, waste, recycling, emission to air, land and water, noise, vibration, radiation, and EMI, thereby ensuring product quality and environmental protection.

Energy conservation is a major aspect of sustainable development and it is crucial to ensure that future generations get to enjoy the natural resources we often take for granted today.

The ability of telecommunications equipment to improve our means of communication is particularly important because it reduces the need for transportation, and thus resources, especially in less developed countries

Taking into consideration customer needs and environmental concerns, Huawei has spent considerable effort in the research and development of telecoms equipment that significantly lowers Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Huawei Distributed Node B, for example, was designed to lower operation costs by effectively reducing the cost of leasing, electricity, air-conditioning, and manpower, and has been statistically shown to reduce operation costs in terms of peripheral facilities, equipment room, and electricity consumption. In a UMTS network of 2000 sites, the energy saved by Huawei Distributed Node B compared to a conventional Node B could power around 3.200 homes.

Moreover, Huawei Distributed Node B is dust-tight, waterproof, small, and light, allowing it to be installed at minimal cost. It also complies with the IP65 standard and is suitable for use in harsh environmental conditions.