Recently Telenor Pakistan convened the 11th edition of its flagship Supply Chain Safety Connect in Islamabad, bringing together company leadership, health and safety experts, and supply chain partner organizations for a high-level dialogue on “Resilience for Climate Adaptation” amid the growing impact of climate change on businesses, infrastructure, and communities across Pakistan.
At a time when extreme weather events are increasingly disrupting operations and putting frontline workforces at risk, the session underscored the urgent need for businesses to embed climate resilience into operational planning, workforce protection, and safety governance frameworks.
In a first for Pakistan’s telecom sector, the workshop was designed in alignment with ISO/PAS 45007:2026, the first-ever international standard requiring organizations to formally integrate climate change considerations into occupational health and safety management systems. By aligning the session with this global framework, Telenor Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to building future-ready operations while strengthening safety standards across its supply chain ecosystem.
Opening the session, CEO Telenor Pakistan Awais Vohra reflected on the rapidly changing climate realities being witnessed across Pakistan, citing recent urban flooding in Gujrat and the devastating 2025 floods in Buner District as reminders that climate risks are no longer distant possibilities, but operational realities that businesses must actively prepare for. “We never expected this,” he remarked. “Climate change is no longer a future conversation. It is affecting our people, infrastructure, and operations today. Organizations must move beyond awareness and adopt a proactive, risk-based approach that strengthens resilience at every level.”
The workshop featured immersive simulations, scenario-based exercises, and live gap-mapping sessions that pushed participants to critically assess climate vulnerabilities across field operations, logistics, infrastructure deployment, and workforce safety, transforming the discussion from theory into actionable preparedness.
Facilitated by Ayesha Sidiq and OSALP International, the session introduced participants to global best practices in climate adaptation, resilience planning, and occupational safety integration, while encouraging cross-industry collaboration to address emerging environmental risks.
The session concluded with participating organizations collectively identifying critical climate-driven risks and agreeing on a comprehensive set of priority actions to be implemented over the next 90 days, including strengthening heat stress management protocols for technical field teams, enhancing flood preparedness and emergency response mechanisms, introducing smog safety measures to protect frontline sales and operational staff during periods of severe air pollution, and formally integrating climate risk assessments into existing health and safety frameworks. To ensure sustained momentum and measurable impact, all commitments and action points will be monitored through Q3 2026 as part of Telenor Pakistan’s broader safety governance and operational resilience strategy.
Supply Chain Safety Connect has grown into a strategic platform that brings together leadership, experts, and partners to strengthen collaboration, accountability, and long-term resilience across Telenor Pakistan’s operational ecosystem. As climate-related challenges continue to reshape the way businesses operate, Telenor Pakistan remains committed to embedding safety, preparedness, and sustainability into every aspect of its operations and partnerships — building a culture where risks are proactively managed, resilience is continuously strengthened, and every individual returns home safe.
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