Archives: Sustainability Highlights
- In the World Benchmarking Alliance’s January 2026 assessment, MTN scored 42/100, ranking 8th out of 26 companies and outperforming the industry average.
- MTN reinforced its commitment to child online safety by joining the Africa Taskforce on Child Online Protection, uniting stakeholders across the continent to address emerging digital risks facing children.
- All suppliers are required to acknowledge our Supplier Code of Conduct.
- 48% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions against our 2021 baseline (Excluding MTN South Africa, the rest of the Group achieved a 9% reduction).
- 52% of suppliers by spend committed to setting emissions reduction targets aligned with Science-Based Targets.
- 3 436 youth‑led SMEs applied to the Africa PachiPanda Challenge, highlighting growing demand for structured climate‑entrepreneurship support across the continent.
- Women are 45% of our workforce (targeting 50% by 2030).
- Rural broadband coverage ~94.2% (targeting 96% by 2030).
- Educated 29.7m people on digital literacy.
- R150bn contributed towards society.
- Tax contributions: R61.1 billion.
- Total MTN Foundation and CSI investment: R269 million.