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Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2024
Strategic report
Governance
Financials
Other information
A purpose-led, sustainable and responsible business We want to enable a digital, inclusive and sustainable society. To underpin the delivery of our purpose, we ensure that we operate in a responsible way. Acting lawfully and with integrity is critical to our long-term success.
Empowering People 1,2 4G population coverage (outdoor 1Mbps) – Europe 2 4G population coverage (outdoor 1Mbps) – Africa 3 4G population coverage (outdoor 1Mbps) – Group 2 Cumulative V-Hub unique visitors 4 Customers connected to our financial inclusion services 6
2024 99 74 85 3.3 66.2
2023 99 70 83 2.3 60.7
2022 99 66 80 3.6 5 54.5
% % %
million million
Protecting our Planet 1,2
2024
2023
2022
Energy use Total energy use
GWh
5,217
5,052
4,926
Mobile and fixed access network and technology centres energy use Percentage of purchased electricity from renewable sources Percentage of purchased electricity from renewable sources in Europe Greenhouse gas emissions (‘GHGs’) Total Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions (market-based method) Total customer emissions avoided due to our green digital solutions 7 Waste Total network waste (including hazardous waste) Total Scope 3 GHG emissions Our people Average number of employees and contractors Employee turnover rate (voluntary) Women in management and senior leadership roles Women on the Board Women as a percentage of employees Health & safety Number of lost-time incidents – employees and contractors Lost-time incident rate per 200,000 hours 8 Code of Conduct Completed ‘Doing What’s Right’ employee training 5 Network waste reused or recycled Maintaining Trust 1
% % %
93 84 100 0.69 6.07 32.8
93 75 100 0.91 6.92 24.9
93 69 93
m tonnes CO 2 e m tonnes CO 2 e m tonnes CO 2 e metric tonnes
1.02 6.91 13.5
6,205
7,716
6,367
%
96
95
96
2024
2023
2022
thousand
93 42 35 9 39 18
91 12 54 33 39 13
90 14 50 31 39
% % % %
# #
9
0.02 94 649
0.01 92 505
0.01 89 642
% #
Number of ‘Speak Up’ reports 5 Tax and economic contribution Total tax and economic contributions 9 Responsible supply chain Total spend 10 Number of direct suppliers 10,11
€bn €bn
-
9.3 21 83 9
8.2 20 71 9
19
thousand
8
Number of site assessments conducted collectively by JAC 12 initiative members
#
150
Notes: 1. Information relating to 2023 and 2022 has been restated to reflect portfolio changes completed during FY23 and FY24. 2. Operations in Italy and Spain have been classified as discontinued operations in line with ‘IFRS 5 - Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations’. All remaining operations are reported as continuing operations. This disaggregation of information has been reflected in all comparative periods. 3. Based on coverage in Africa, including Egypt. 4. Includes 100% of data relating to Vodafone Ziggo.
8. Total Recordable Incident Rate (‘TRIR’) is an industry-standard calculation that is based on the assumption that 100 employees work a combined 200,000 hours p.a (equivalent to 40 hours per week, for 50 weeks of the year per employee). 9. Includes direct taxes, non-taxation based revenue mechanisms, such as payments for the right to use spectrum, and indirect taxes collected on behalf of governments around the world, excludes joint ventures and associates. The FY24 figure will be finalised during FY25. For more information, refer to our Tax and Economic Contribution reports, available at: vodafone.com/tax. 10. Unique suppliers based on suppliers’ ultimate parent company. 11. Excludes Vodafone Automotive. 12. Joint Alliance for CSR.
5. Includes Vodafone Italy and Vodafone Spain. 6. Includes 100% of data relating to Safaricom.
7. The avoided emissions for 2022 have been restated to 13.5 million tonnes CO 2 e (previously 15.6 million tonnes CO 2 e) resulting from the incorrect calculation of emissions avoided in fleet management solutions.
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