MTN employees urged to make sustainability personal responsibility
Employees of MTN Ghana have been urged to make sustainability a personal responsibility by adopting simple and consistent actions that support environmental protection and ethical business practices for national development.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, who announced this on Tuesday during the launch of the MTN 2026 Sustainability Month, said sustainability had become central to the company’s long-term growth strategy and was no longer simply a corporate responsibility initiative.
The 2026 MTN Sustainability Month, which was held on the theme, ‘Small Actions, Big Impact,’ is aimed at ensuring responsible business growth and environmental protection that translate sustainability commitments into measurable action.
In his address, Mr Blewett noted that this year’s campaign had been expanded from a week-long observance to a month-long programme to reflect the growing importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in the company’s operations.
The CEO said ESG had become a leadership discipline that guided how the company managed risks, attracted investment and created long-term value.
According to him, MTN’s biodegradable Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card initiative had reached more than 4.7 million customers and prevented an estimated 10,200 kilogrammes of plastic waste from entering the environment.
Mr Blewett added that through Project Zero, the company had exceeded its 2025 carbon reduction target by installing 3.02 megawatts of solar power across more than half of its offices and data centres.
Again, he said MTN continued to invest in communities through health outreach programmes, youth empowerment initiatives and support for small businesses.
According to him, the company had invested more than $1 billion in network expansion over the past five years and had supported entrepreneurs through its Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) development programmes to promote inclusive economic growth
The Former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, (ICAG), Madam Sena Dake, said sustainability was no longer about policies and compliance alone but about the everyday choices made by individuals.
She opined that the theme underscored the need for every employee to contribute towards building a resilient and sustainable business.
The former President of ICAG stated that the global sustainability conversation had shifted from developing policies to creating long-term value while ensuring businesses remained competitive.
According to her, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 ranked geoeconomic confrontations, misinformation, cybersecurity threats and the adverse effects of artificial intelligence among the world’s leading risks, making sustainability more important than ever.
Madam Dake further indicated that telecommunications companies had a unique responsibility because they managed vast amounts of customer data, financial transactions and digital infrastructure, requiring responsible and ethical leadership.
She urged employees to bridge the gap between ambition and action by making personal commitments that could collectively deliver meaningful results.
“A sustainable future will not be built by a few extraordinary people doing extraordinary things. It will be built by ordinary people choosing to do the right things consistently every single day,” she stated.
BY PRINCE ADDO FRIMPONG & DUAH JESSIE PRINCESS
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