{"id":12460,"date":"2021-11-02T15:46:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T14:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/nachhaltigkeit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:14:45","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/en\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability at Tele Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12460\" class=\"elementor elementor-12460 elementor-905\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ae997d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ae997d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d07f15c\" data-id=\"d07f15c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dace1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63dace1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We stand for sustainability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af224e elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-trennlinie\" data-id=\"0af224e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-trennlinie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"mew-trennlinie\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ff8e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ff8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tele Columbus AG acknowledges its responsibility for the consequences of business activities across the entire value chain. Our sustainability strategy builds a bridge between our responsibility for a sustainable approach to doing business that takes the need of multiple generations into account and meeting the needs of our customers and partners.<\/p><p>As a main player in the expansion of Germany\u2019s broadband and fibre optic network infrastructure, we work with the housing industry to empower society and enable a broad segment of the population to benefit from the opportunities offered by digitalisation. On our path to a digital future, corporate social responsibility promotes an integrated philosophy and approach to action within the company, making it a part of our corporate DNA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da66db elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-quote\" data-id=\"6da66db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-quote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"mew-quote\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mew-quote-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-quote-text\">Our sustainability strategy builds a bridge between our responsibility for a sustainable approach to doing business that takes the need of multiple generations into account while also meeting the needs of our customers and partners.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bf23f0\" data-id=\"6bf23f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3319a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3319a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awarded for Excellence<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6620286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6620286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gresb_stars-2025_infra_05_color-202x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-24401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gresb_stars-2025_infra_05_color-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gresb_stars-2025_infra_05_color-688x1024.png 688w, https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gresb_stars-2025_infra_05_color-768x1142.png 768w, https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gresb_stars-2025_infra_05_color-1033x1536.png 1033w, https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gresb_stars-2025_infra_05_color-1377x2048.png 1377w, https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gresb_stars-2025_infra_05_color-scaled.png 1721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12f5916 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12f5916\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9620f6\" data-id=\"a9620f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91be665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91be665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content overview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432984f elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-anchor-nav\" data-id=\"432984f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-anchor-nav.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"mew-anchor-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#leitbild\">Mission statement<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#netzero\">Net Zero<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#behuman\">Declaration of Principles on Repect for Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#Progress\">2022 Progress Highlights<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#nachhaltigkeitsstrategie\">Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#casestories\">Case Stories<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#transparenz\">CSR reports<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59adf79 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59adf79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74eae57\" data-id=\"74eae57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd5a00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2fd5a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81bad9b\" data-id=\"81bad9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30dcb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a30dcb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"leitbild\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19fec96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19fec96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f631ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f631ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We take responsibility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de78226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"de78226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2331\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2331\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">For the environment and society<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2331\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2331\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a company, we invest in sustainable, and therefore future-proof, technologies and are increasingly gearing all our activities towards sparing use of natural resources.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2332\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2332\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">For our customers <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2332\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2332\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We provide high-performance and clearly structured products for our end customers. Our commitment here is to communicate transparently and on an equal footing with the users of our services at all times.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2333\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2333\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">For our partners <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2333\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2333\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For our partners in the housing industry, our broadband networks ensure value retention of properties, make homes better places to live and allow residents to engage in social discourse.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2334\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2334\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">For our employees <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2334\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2334\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family-friendly working arrangements, occupational health and safety and support of employees through training opportunities matter to us. As a modern employer, we take our diversity and gender equality obligations seriously. We also promote humane working conditions in our supply chain.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d735f elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-bubble\" data-id=\"d2d735f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"mew-bubble.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mew-bubble mew-bubble-dunkelblau\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>We think about sustainability holistically<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-295060b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"295060b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ff1a22\" data-id=\"8ff1a22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae4da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1ae4da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"netzero\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a9ef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4a9ef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Net Zero Carbon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8ee338 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8ee338\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0447d6f\" data-id=\"0447d6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be13faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be13faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Management Board of Tele Columbus AG has claimed a commitment to a target of net zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions across our full value chain by 2050.<\/p><p>We are following the 1.5 degree Celsius target of the United Nations in accordance with the Paris climate agreement of 2015. This commitment underlines our serious approach to sustainability and is helping us to create a long-term value for our business and our stakeholders.<\/p><p>The ESG strategy contains sustainability targets until 2030 for the companies of the Tele Columbus Group and its brands P\u0178UR, PYUR Business, RFC. This ensures us to reach the necessary milestones towards net zero and leads to an accelerated reduction path through definition and implementation of concrete measures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d65f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-button\" data-id=\"7d65f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"mew-button mew-button-hellblau mew-button-arrow-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ll02_net-zero-policy-2025_en_.pdf\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Net Zero Guideline\"\n\t\t>\n\t\tNet Zero\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f95720\" data-id=\"3f95720\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d82a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d82a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/grafiknetzero_tcag.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-18331\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/grafiknetzero_tcag.png 541w, https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/grafiknetzero_tcag-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0d3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-trennlinie\" data-id=\"cd0d3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-trennlinie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"mew-trennlinie\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703fb39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"703fb39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"behuman\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b4a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66b4a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Declaration Of Principles On Respect For Human Rights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d59fcaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d59fcaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-771753a\" data-id=\"771753a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2367686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2367686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hrbooklet1-400x400.png\" class=\"attachment-gform-image-choice-md size-gform-image-choice-md wp-image-23119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hrbooklet1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hrbooklet1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hrbooklet1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd7ecd1\" data-id=\"cd7ecd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af23940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af23940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All business activities harbour potential risks for people and nature. At Tele Columbus, we regard respect for human rights as an integral part of responsible corporate governance. It is important to us that human rights and environmental standards are respected within our own group of companies, but also by our suppliers and partners. We endeavour to work towards compliance with human rights and environmental standards in the companies in our supply chain. The following statements in the human rights declaration describe our approach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbffc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-button\" data-id=\"bdbffc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"mew-button mew-button-hellblau mew-button-arrow-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/menschenrechtserklaerung_en.pdf\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Human Rights\"\n\t\t>\n\t\tDownload \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec40fcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec40fcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4001ffd\" data-id=\"4001ffd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30edf86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"30edf86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e4489c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e4489c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3478d5a\" data-id=\"3478d5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b748ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b748ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024 Progress Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48dca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f48dca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"><li style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">EMAS environmental management process launched<\/span><\/li><li style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\">Green electricity supply contracts secured for several years<\/li><li style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">First photovoltaic systems in operation<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"><li style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\">Energy intensity down<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8f6d16 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8f6d16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-705597d\" data-id=\"705597d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff2e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4ff2e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"nachhaltigkeitsstrategie\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bb894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7bb894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability Strategy 2030<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff980a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ff980a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tele Columbus AG has adopted an ESG strategy with sustainability targets until 2030 for the companies of the Tele Columbus Group and its brand P\u0178UR. The strategy comprises the core areas of environment, social and governance. All goals and milestones are controlled via transparent key figures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a2426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-list\" data-id=\"f5a2426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mew-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"mew-list-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-headline\">15% reduction in energy consumption<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-text\">15% reduction in energy consumption (GHG Scope 1&2) by 2030; data centers not included\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-headline\">Data transmission without CO\u2082<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-text\">Reduce CO\u2082 intensity per terabyte transmitted to zero (GHG Scope 1&2)\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-headline\">40% women in leadership positions<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-text\">By 2030, we will more than double the proportion of women in leadership positions<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-headline\">High occupational safety<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-text\">By 2030, we will limit our occupational accident rate to a maximum of 8 accidents per 1,000 employees\n\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-headline\">Establish sustainability impacts as a decision-making criterion<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-text\">By 2030, all Executive Board decisions will take into account their potential impact on our ESG goals\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-headline\">Fair supply chaines<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-list-text\">By 2030, all relevant suppliers will have undergone a risk assessment so that we understand all the risks in our supply chain\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38a5cd7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"38a5cd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78be080\" data-id=\"78be080\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49bd2e9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49bd2e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-757d06b\" data-id=\"757d06b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16a879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f16a879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"casestories\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a017d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a017d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74dca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a74dca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optical fibre: a bright future<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81dab7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-trennlinie\" data-id=\"81dab7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-trennlinie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"mew-trennlinie\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e324f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e324f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Optical fibre plays a leading role in the future of Germany\u2019s broadband coverage. It is also instrumental in the expansion of the networks provided by Tele Columbus AG and its P\u03abUR brand. What makes this tool for the high-performance data communication of tomorrow so special?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012ebec elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-button\" data-id=\"012ebec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"mew-button mew-button-hellblau mew-button-arrow-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/en\/sustainability\/opticalfibreabrightfuture\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Optical fibre: a bright future\"\n\t\t>\n\t\tTo the story\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eee775\" data-id=\"4eee775\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-191b576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"191b576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c835b8f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c835b8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3b98e7\" data-id=\"d3b98e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6c215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e6c215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital TV: a real energy saver<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d64f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-trennlinie\" data-id=\"24d64f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-trennlinie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"mew-trennlinie\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49207d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a49207d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With TV cables the last remaining way of transmitting analogue television signals, and with dwindling penetration and statutory requirements additionally fuelling technical changes, 2018 marked the end of our non-digital TV and radio services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2671834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-button\" data-id=\"2671834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"mew-button mew-button-hellblau mew-button-arrow-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/en\/sustainability\/case-story-digital-tv\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Case Story Digital TV\"\n\t\t>\n\t\tTo the story\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71c6dd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71c6dd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8efd50f\" data-id=\"8efd50f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our annual report meets the Global Reporting Initiative-Standards. Some parts of the Tele Columbus Group are ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified. Our climate-related indicators are calculated on the basis of data provided by the German Environment Agency, the Oeko-Institut and internationally accepted CO2 databases.<\/p><p>In 2024 we were awarded the ESG Transparency Award for our ESG reporting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba07f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-button\" data-id=\"dba07f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"mew-button mew-button-hellblau mew-button-arrow-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/en_tc-ag_csr-report2024_-final_.pdf\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Download CSR-Report 2024\"\n\t\t>\n\t\tDownload the 2024 CSR report (PDF) \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32ba8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-mew-single-toggle\" data-id=\"c32ba8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mew-single-toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mew-single-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mew-single-toggle-headline\">Further reports <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mew-single-toggle-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"mew-single-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/en_tc-ag_csr-bericht-2023_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download CSR-Report 2023\">Download CSR-Report 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/en_tc-ag_csr-bericht-2022_2023_final2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download CSR report 2022 (PDF)\">Download CSR report 2022 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/en_tc-ag_csr-bericht-2021_2022-04-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download CSR Report 2021 (PDF) English\">Download CSR Report 2021 (PDF) English<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tele-columbus-nachhaltigkeit-csr-bericht-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download CSR-Report 2020 (PDF) German\">Download CSR-Report 2020 (PDF) German<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tele-columbus-nachhaltigkeit-csr-bericht-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download CSR-Report 2019 (PDF) German\">Download CSR-Report 2019 (PDF) German<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tele-columbus-nachhaltigkeit-csr-bericht-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download CSR-Report 2018 (PDF) German\">Download CSR-Report 2018 (PDF) German<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tele-columbus-nachhaltigkeit-csr-bericht-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download CSR-Report 2017 (PDF)  <br \/><small>Im Gesch\u00e4ftsbericht ab Seite 212 ff.<\/small>\">Download CSR-Report 2017 (PDF)  <br \/><small>Im Gesch\u00e4ftsbericht ab Seite 212 ff.<\/small><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64e221b\" data-id=\"64e221b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c741d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c741d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/esgtransdouble.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23082\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/esgtransdouble.png 379w, https:\/\/www.telecolumbus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/esgtransdouble-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We stand for sustainability Tele Columbus AG acknowledges its responsibility for the consequences of business activities across the entire value chain. 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