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Conversion Factors Downstream activities Electric vehicles (‘EV’) Enablement ratio Energy Intensity
A conversion factor is a multiplier that describes the rate at which a given activity releases greenhouse gases (‘GHG’s) into the atmosphere. Downstream activities include emissions-producing activities required to consume Vodafone’s products and services. These include those relating to the use of sold products and end-of-life treatment. The ratio of GHG emissions that our solutions enabled our customers to avoid to the Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas ‘GHG’ emissions from our own operations EVs are vehicles that are either partially or fully powered on electric power.
Energy intensity is the amount of energy used to produce a given level of output or activity.
Europe Comprises the Group’s European businesses and the UK. Fibre to the cabinet (‘FTTC’) Involves running fibre optic cables from the telephone exchange or distribution point to the street cabinets which then connect to a standard phone line to provide broadband. Fibre to the home (‘FTTH’) Provides an end-to-end fibre optic connection the full distance from the exchange to the customer’s premises. Full time equivalent (‘FTE’) Full time equivalent or FTE refers to the number of employee hours considered full-time. GHG Protocol Standards GHG Protocol provides greenhouse gas accounting standards, designed to provide a framework for businesses, governments, and other entities to measure and report their greenhouse gas emissions in ways that support their missions and goals. Gigawatt hours (‘GWh’) GWh is a unit of energy representing one billion (1,000,000,000) watt hours and is equivalent to one million kilowatt hours. Global Positioning System (‘GPS’) GPS is a satellite-based radio navigation system Green Digital Solutions Products and services that can help our customers reduce their carbon emissions and optimise efficiency. Greenhouse gas ‘GHG’ emissions Greenhouse gases (‘GHG’) are gases in the earth’s atmosphere that trap heat. High Speed Packet Access (‘HSPA’) HSPA is an amalgamation of two mobile protocols—High Speed Downlink Packet Access (‘HSDPA’) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (‘HSUPA’)—that extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks. International Energy Agency (‘IEA’) The International Energy Agency is an autonomous intergovernmental organisation, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the entire global energy sector. Internet of Things (‘IoT’) The network of physical objects embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, including built-in mobile SIM cards, that enables these objects to collect data and exchange communications with one another or a database. ISO International Organisation for Standardisation. KWh A kilowatt hour (‘kWh’) is a measure of how much energy is used per hour.
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