Our Chief Sustainability Officer, Dana Haidan, spoke at #ConnectedNorth on Monday on bridging the #DigitalDivide for Northern communities - and the onus on Virgin Media O2 as a leading UK telco to help address issues of affordability, digital skills and confidence.

There was a

If an organisation is only as good as its people, then it’s only as good as its connectivity too.

​Connectivity is the lifeblood that powers human interactions & the brilliant things they do, every day.

#PowerTheHumans

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🌍 “For many who work in #sustainability , we live and breathe the essence of #EarthDay to ensure we are driving change and action.”

Our Director of Sustainability, Dana Haidan, shares an overview of the work we're doing to minimise our impact on our planet 👇

#EarthDay 2024

With the UK on course to become the largest contributor of e-waste in the world, we’re highlighting how consumers can tackle it this #EarthDay 🌍

From our O2 Recycle scheme, to our Community Calling initiative, in partnership with Hubbub, we’re supporting the #sustainable

This year, #WorldEarthDay is calling for a 60% reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040. More recycling will help toward that goal. 🌍

♻ Register today to recycle your devices: vmo2.co/4b5NBmc

#CircularEconomy #MobileRecycling #Sustainability #EarthDay

Got the NHS app? Using this one digital tool saves the NHS days of admin time every month, but many people don't have the digital skills to use it.
We surveyed 1,000 NHS England leaders to find out how to help bridge the digital gap. Read the guide: vmo2.co/4cXpbgn

🛰️ To accelerate our roll out of the Shared Rural Network, we’re using Low Earth Orbit satellite technology from Starlink to boost mobile connectivity in some of the UK’s most remote locations.

Read all about this new tech below ⬇️

#SharedRuralNetwork

A huge congratulations to nexfibre on reaching 1 million premises!

We’re proud to be the build machine delivering on behalf of nexfibre – and we remain focused on driving scaled, sustainable competition in the UK full-fibre market.

Here’s to the next million 🙌

Our partner @TechUK is shining a spotlight on Digital Transformation in the Public Sector.

Martin McFadyen shares why digital inclusion needs to be part of the conversation and ways to tackle the issue:vmo2.co/3xB8Xt3

#DigitalInclusion #DigitalSkills
#techUKDigitalPS

Medium businesses play a crucial role in the UK economy, but they're operating in difficult economic circumstances.

When you combine any mobile plan and internet connection from us, we’ll put 10% into a fund for the latest tech for your team: vmo2.co/getmore

Public-private partnerships, also know as PPPs, are reshaping the future of legacy systems in our public sector. 🤝
Martin McFadyen explores the transformative potential of building these partnerships in his new article with @TechUK: vmo2.co/3PZvKVJ

#techUKDigitalPS

📱 1,200 free SIMs provided to digitally excluded people in Lancashire
👩‍💼 £20,000 in apprenticeship funding to train local people
🏖 Local beach clean-up with our volunteers

Here's how our social value services helped make it happen > vmo2.co/3vKFpZy

Good Things Foundation

We’ve delivered new 4G masts to the remote village of Killin, near Stirling - via helicopter 🚁 - as part of our wider commitment to the #SharedRuralNetwork .

The upgrades are designed to provide businesses, residents and visitors with faster, more reliable connectivity than ever

Yesterday we met with medical professionals & Labour leader Keir Starmer + Wes Streeting MP to show how #mobile devices support those with #diabetes .

We continue to donate devices to charity, Supporting Children with Diabetes, to ensure low-income families have access to

Our Health sector Lead Mark Burton recently joined a panel of NHS and #healthcare experts to discuss the obstacles faced sharing care records.
Here's a summary from Digital Health: vmo2.co/3xn7s1u
#IntegratedCare #HealthLeaders #NHS

The spring sales are in full force but where will you be going to grab a bargain?

70% of Brits want to actively support local businesses this year and they're willing to spend almost a fifth more to #ShopLocal .

Learn more: vmo2.co/MoversIndex

#MoversIndex #SmallBusiness

We've partnered with Office for National Statistics (ONS) to support the UK Government with mobility insights into population dynamics and travel patterns, amongst other movement trends, using anonymised and aggregated #O2Motion data 📈.

Read the release: vmo2.co/3POKOpd

#MoversIndex

When it comes to social value, we're doing things differently. Learn how partnering with us for connectivity not only keeps your organisation running, but can help your community too: vmo2.co/social-value

#TechForGood Good Things Foundation Digital Poverty Alliance 🧑🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👨🏼‍💻 @DigitalUnite Hubbub