Helios Towers Plc · LSE:HTWS
Helios Towers — ESG Presentation (November 2019)
27 slides from Helios Towers's sustainability presentation, Nov 20, 2019
Slide 1: Sustainable business strategy
Sustainable business strategy Driving the growth of communications in Africa
Slide 2: Our experienced Leadership Team
Our experienced Leadership Team Speaking today Strong localised management teams Ramsey Koola Colard Nkole Fritz Dzeklo Marinus Philippe Loridon Marlene Sainesh Vallabh MD HT Tanzania MD HT Congo B MD HT Ghana Gieselbach CEO East & West Kiniffo-Zounon CEO Southern Africa • Joined 2015 • Joined 2011
Slide 3: Agenda
Agenda 1 Helios Towers at a glance Mobile and Sub-Saharan Africa 2 Case study: Driving the digital economy in DRC An integrated sustainable business strategy 3 Case study: Employment and development opportunities 4 Our KPIs and targets 5 Future opportunities and Q&A Helios Towers plc 3
Slide 4: Helios Towers at a glance
Helios Towers at a glance Helios Towers plc 4 4
Slide 5: Helios Towers at a glance
Helios Towers at a glance We promote infrastructure sharing by having multiple mobile network OUR VALUES operators (MNOs) on tower sites, delivering cost benefits as well as reduced environmental impact. WHAT WE DO Build and acquire towers MNO (anchor tenant) places its active equipment on the tower
Slide 6: 8,842 towers across markets (PF Senegal)
8,842 towers across 6 markets (PF Senegal) Tanzania 3,772 sites Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 1,871 sites Ghana 973 sites Congo Brazzaville 415 sites South Africa 191 sites Senegal* 1,620 sites = market leader *In August 2020, Helios Towers signed an agreement to acquire a portfolio of 1,220 ex
Slide 7: Mobile and Sub-Saharan Africa
Mobile and Sub-Saharan Africa 7
Slide 8: The mobile market in Sub-Saharan Africa
The mobile market in Sub-Saharan Africa MOBILE INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTION TO GDP PUBLIC FUNDING 2019 $17bn 2019 $155bn 2024 Mobile ecosystem contribution to public funding $184bn (before regulatory and spectrum fees) 9%of GDP* EMPLOYMENT 2019 650,000 Jobs formally supported by the mobile ecosystem *Compa
Slide 9: Mobile drives socio-economic development
Mobile drives socio- economic development Drives economic Empowers women growth Enables access Reduces poverty to health Enables financial Enhances education inclusion and skills Digital identity Enables access to utilities Humanitarian assistance Helps mitigate climate change GSMA 2019 Mobile Indus
Slide 10: But there's a persistent digital divide
But there’s a persistent digital divide Population of Sub-Saharan Africa: 1.04bn 272m DIGITAL DIVIDE1 Rural populations are 60% less likely to use mobile internet 26% Mobile internet than urban populations2 subscribers 512m 49% Covered but do not use the internet 25% Not covered Women are 37% less l
Slide 11: Case study: Driving the digital economy in DRC
Case study: Driving the digital economy in DRC DRC at a glance 100m+ population1 70% of the population 50% of the country has under the age of 30 mobile coverage 7th largest city in the world 1,871 Hear more from Patricia Nzolantima, HT sites Founder of Ubiz cabs by 20352 www.heliostowers.com/videos
Slide 12: An integrated sustainable business strategy
An integrated sustainable business strategy 12
Slide 13: Delivering on our purpose
Delivering on our purpose Our purpose: Drive the growth of communications in Africa We play a pivotal role in advancing African mobile telecoms services and contributing to social and economic development in our markets. 15,082 100% 107 million 7,222 (16,757 PF*) tenancies African employees in our o
Slide 14: Strategy development and materiality
Strategy development and materiality Materiality matrix Business excellence and efficiency Network access and sustainable development Empowered people and partnerships Governance Major Influence on stakeholder assessments and decisions Governance and risk Health and safety management Customer satisf
Slide 15: Sustainable business strategy
Sustainable business strategy BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AND EFFICIENCY • Innovating for our customers’ needs • Maximising delivery of a continuous network service • Minimising our environmental impact NETWORK ACCESS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • Growing our business and helping more people connect to a mo
Slide 16: Supporting global sustainable development
Supporting global sustainable development Read more about our contribution to Through our core business, we contribute to: the Goals: SDG 8 SDG 9 Decent Work Industry, and Economic Innovation and Growth Infrastructure www.heliostowers.com/sustainability We also support seven other Goals SDG 3 SDG 5
Slide 17: Case study: Employment and development opportunities
Case study: Employment and development opportunities Group: 100% ~50% African employees in our of our people trained operating companies in Lean Six Sigma Ghana: 100% Ghanaian team 56% women in management positions Personal HT career development: Project Manager (2012) Head of Projects (2014) www.he
Slide 18: Our KPIs and targets
Our KPIs and targets Helios Towers plc 18 18
Slide 19: Business excellence and efficiency
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE KPIs Tenancy ratio Adjusted EBITDA margin TARGETS Achieve an average one-minute weekly downtime per tower by the end of 20251 All new towers to have an average of two tenants per tower within five years of construction2 CLIMATE ACTION TARGET Analyse car
Slide 20: Network access and sustainable development
DELIVERING MOBILE CONNECTIVITY KPI Population coverage1 TARGETS Expand to 12,000+ towers in 8+ markets by the end of 2025 • Increase the number of sites in rural and underserved regions by 1,500 by the end of 2025 LOCAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TARGETS Develop bespoke community needs-based partnerships
Slide 21: Empowered people and partnerships
HEALTH AND SAFETY TARGET All maintenance partners to achieve ISO 45001 certification and 100% in the Helios Towers SHEQ assessment by the end of 20251 SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE SUPPLY CHAIN TARGET Assess all key suppliers against sustainability criteria by the end of 2022 EMPLOYEE ATTRACTION AND DEVELOPM
Slide 22: Governance and culture
Governance and culture “We are determined to grow responsibly; to build towers GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE considerately and to maintain them efficiently. We act with integrity, Ultimate complying with, and typically accountability for sustainable exceeding, all legal requirements.” business strategy Samue
Slide 23: Future opportunities and Q&A
Future opportunities and Q&A Helios Towers plc 2323
Slide 24: Exploring opportunities to drive our progress
Exploring opportunities to drive our progress BUSINESS EXCELLENCE NETWORK ACCESS AND AND EFFICIENCY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • Setting an emissions reduction target • Exploring community projects and • Climate risk assessment using TCFD partnerships to maximise our positive recommendations impact • C
Slide 25: Communications and reporting
Communications and reporting Strategy Summary PDF Sustainable Business Report 2020 Due to be published in Q1 2021 alongside our Annual Report and Accounts 25 25
Slide 26: Q&A
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Slide 27: Thank you
Thank you 27