„Vodafone has a unique opportunity to transform societies by bringing innovative services to the 1.5 billion people covered by our networks worldwide – 1.1 billion of them in emerging markets. Our mobile solutions in finance, health and agriculture are already making a difference to people’s lives. In emerging markets, more than 30 million people without bank accounts are accessing financial services via our M-Pesa mobile money transfer service; our mHealth solutions are helping medical centres across Tanzania and The Gambia make sure they don’t run out of essential medicines; and our mobile information service has enabled Turkish farmers to improve their productivity by an estimated €100 million” – Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive Vodafone Group.
Vodafone Group: Sustainability 2012 Summary report