Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2025 7
Strategic report
Governance
Financials
Other information
Financial and non-financial performance continued
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 2025 2024 2023 5G population coverage (outdoor 1Mbps) – Europe % 75 71 62 4G population coverage (outdoor 1Mbps) – Africa % 76 74 70 4G population coverage (outdoor 1Mbps) – Türkiye % 97 97 97 Customers connected to our financial inclusion services 2 million 77.1 66.2 60.7 Smartphone penetration – Africa % 62 – – Maintaining Trust 1 Our people Average number of employees and contractors Employee turnover rate (voluntary) Women on the Board Women in management and senior leadership roles
2025
2024
2023
thousand
92 38 36 8 39 23
93 42 35 9 39 18
91 12 54 33 39 13
% % % %
Women as a percentage of employees Health & safety Number of lost-time incidents – employees and contractors Total Recordable Incident Rate per 200,000 hours 5 Code of Conduct Completed ‘Doing What’s Right’ employee training
Protecting our Planet 1
#
2025
2024
2023
Energy use Total energy use
# 0.02 0.02 0.01
GWh 5,453 5,271 5,107
Mobile and fixed access network and technology centres energy use Percentage of purchased electricity from renewable sources 3
%
93
94
92
%
94
93 84
93 75
Number of ‘Speak Up’ reports Tax and economic contribution Total tax and economic contributions 6 Responsible supply chain Total spend 8 Number of direct suppliers 7,8
# 684 649 505
% 100
Greenhouse gas emissions (‘GHGWs’) Total Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions (market-based method) m tonnes CO 2 e 0.27 0.69 0.92 Total Scope 3 GHG emissions 4 m tonnes CO 2 e 6.61 7.17 8.21 Waste Total network waste (including hazardous waste) metric tonnes 6,679 6,205 7,716 Network waste reused or recycled % 100 96 95
€bn €bn
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8.0
9.3
21
19
21
thousand
9
8
9
Number of site assessments conducted collectively by JAC 9 initiative members
# 150 150
83
Notes: 1. Information on our discontinued operations in Italy is reported in our ESG Addendum and has been re-baselined for all comparative periods to exclude Spain in accordance with our re-baselining policy. 2. Includes 100% of data relating to Safaricom. 3. Correct to zero decimal places. Less than 0.2% of electricity we use is not matched with renewable sources because credible renewable electricity purchasing mechanisms are currently unavailable in the locations where this electricity is used and these locations are not grid-connected. 4. All information for comparative periods have been restated to reflect changes to our methodology for calculating Scope 3 GHG emissions. See our ESG Addendum Methodology (investors.vodafone.com/esgmethodology) for more information on our approach to calculating Scope 3 GHG emissions.
5. 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). 6. 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 FY25 figure will be finalised during FY26. For more information, refer to our Tax and Economic Contribution reports, available at: vodafone.com/tax. 7. Unique suppliers based on suppliers’ ultimate parent company. 8. Excludes Vodafone Automotive. 9. Joint Alliance for CSR.
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