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Alvarion Corporate Responsibility
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In Alvarion being a leader is more than just profitability, customer service and technological investment; it's about accountability to the protection and sustainability of the environment, to the betterment of society, and to the protection and support of our employees. Over its fifteen years of enterprise, Alvarion has made an uncompromising commitment to achieving its corporate responsibility goals. This accountability is reflected in corporate management processes, the company’s green product lines, employee involvement in community outreach, and the provision of a safe and efficient work environment.
Commitment to the Environment Alvarion complies with the strictest international environmental standards, and avoids the use of harmful substances in products and in their production processes. Alvarion also requires that manufacturing partners comply with the same standards for production and material usage.
Commitment to Sustainability Alvarion’s innovative WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions are geared towards maximizing the reuse and recycling potential of its products and packaging. As part of our effort to promote environment-friendly practices we offer facilities to help employees recycle batteries and plastics, provide guidelines for the practice of smart energy conservation on air-conditioning, light usage and paper consumption.
Commitment to Product Innovation Adopting 4G WiMAX technology helps to improve the world we live in by enabling connectivity to underserved areas and providing services that increase energy efficiency such as; telecommuting, video conferencing, e-Health and e-Education. Moreover, Alvarion’s products incorporate green technology to lower total cost of ownership and reduce environmental impact including:
- All outdoor base station design which eliminates the need for building powered air conditioned cabinets
- Advanced radio technologies with MIMO, beamforming and advanced scheduling which maximizes capacity and coverage for a reduced number of base station sites
- Advanced radio amplifier technologies which increase efficiency and reduce power consumption
Commitment to Employee Health and Safety Alvarion has made employee health and safety a top priority and provides safe and toxin-free work environments that comply with an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS) 18001 standard to ensure continuous improvement of employee safety conditions.
Commitment to Community Alvarion believes that investment in the community is an investment in the future of our society. AlvariFund was established to encourage and enable employees to actively participate in community outreach programs through volunteer work. Originally founded to support community projects for children and adolescents at risk, it has expanded into areas such as technology education and social activity, representing an investment that is not measured by financial gain – but by what Alvarion can give back to society.
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