Environmental accounting
Environmental accounting | ||
| Indicator | Telefónica Group | |
| (Thousands of euros) | 2007 | 2008 |
| Cost of environmental impact studies for network roll-out | - | 740 |
| Cost of measuring electromagnetic fields | 1166 | 1853 |
| Investment in measures to improve/reduce visual impacts | 5075 | 3310 |
| Investment in measures to reduce noise impacts | 890 | 3099 |
| Environmental maintenance costs | - | 544 |
| Environmental repair costs | - | 31 |
| General environmental management expenses (audit, consultancy, etc.) | - | 5164 |
| Investment in measures to ensure compliance with legal environmental obligations | - | 3214 |
| In 2008 the Group made a first approximation of the expenses and income associated with the Telefónica Group's environmental management. | ||
| When compared against available data for 2007, the figures show increased investment in measures to reduce noise impacts. | ||