Telecom Equipment Procurement: Delivered Faster, Costing Less, Lasting Longer Running a network in 2024 can be stressful – maintaining the standard of your operations, the rising cost of telecom equipment, the mandatory green targets you have to hit. What you don’t...
Environmental, Social & Governance
Sustainability is Always in Style: What Telecom Can Learn from Fashion’s Green Revolution
Sustainability is Always in Style: What Telecom Can Learn from Fashion's Green Revolution The world is changing – and in some ways, not for the better. Everyone knows climate change is the biggest threat we face today, yet our planet is still getting hotter. There’s...
The Hidden Cost of Sustainability Inaction for Network Operators
Getting greener is no longer a “nice to have”, it’s a necessity. In today's rapidly evolving telecom industry, a network is no longer solely defined by its coverage, speed, or reliability. Operators are coming up against louder calls to commit to sustainable...
6 Unmissable Lessons in Profitable, Sustainable Network Management
Celebrating 45 years of Shields: here are the greatest green insights we’ve learnt along the way As Shields marks its 45th anniversary, we don’t just celebrate our rich history, but also the invaluable lessons we've learned in making telecom networks more...
From Recovery to Revolution: Shields’ 45-year journey in green telecoms support
Celebrating 45 years of innovation and environmental stewardship Networks looking for a sustainable and successful telecoms service partner to work with need search no further. Our 45-year history is a clue to the green blood running through the veins of...
Reliability reloaded: everything you need to know about testing renewed network equipment
Did you know Shields boasts an impressive <1% average return rate across all the renewed network equipment we trade? Compared with higher failure rates on the same equipment bought brand new, that’s quite a difference… But we understand that buying renewed...
How consumer demands are turning telecoms equipment purchasing greener
Organisations from all industries are facing ever louder calls to get greener. Things are indeed changing in the landscape of telecoms equipment purchasing, and it’s not just directives like the CSRD or the 20% reused rule that are behind the shift. Nor are the...
The Future of Sustainability in Telecoms: where is the industry really headed?
Is the telecoms industry really getting more sustainable or is this just a big bubble that’s set to burst? On this page, Shields CEO Daniel Jones looks at the evolution of telecoms networks and summarises where he thinks the industry is headed next. If you’re looking...
Making Strides Towards Sustainability: Our Journey with SBTi
How we’re progressing on ESG, and what we’re doing to help networks achieve their own SBTi targets At Shields in 2020, we set ourselves the target of reducing our Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 42% in a decade. It was a big ask – here’s how we’re getting on,...
What are the telecoms CSRD requirements, when are they kicking in, and what must networks do to comply?
What does the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mean for the telecoms industry? Looking for clarity about telecoms CSRD requirements for networks? You’re in the right place. The telecoms industry has come a long way in recent years, connecting...