· In fiscal 2017, three of Infosys’ buildings in Pune, Mysuru and
Thiruvananthapuram were awarded the LEED India Platinum rating
· The Pune and Hyderabad STPI campuses were awarded the LEED
EB platinum certification. The Hinjewadi campus in Pune was awarded the
Platinum Certification under LEED EB O&M v.3 of the 2009 rating system of
the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), making it the largest campus in the
world to have achieved this distinction.
· Infosys now has 17 LEED platinum-rated buildings, two LEED EB
platinum-rated campuses and four buildings with GRIHA 5-star rating making it
to the total of 11.1 million sq. ft. of buildings with the highest level of
green certification
· In fiscal 2017, the per capita electricity consumption
reduced by 2.88% taking the total per capita electricity
consumption down by 51% compared to fiscal 2008. The company
achieved its goal of ‘reducing per capita electricity consumption by 50% in
fiscal 2018’ by fiscal 2017, one year ahead of the committed year
· Currently, over 20 million sq. ft. covering 91
buildings is monitored through the Central Command Center in Bengaluru and
Mysuru.
· During fiscal 2017, 118.90 million units
of electricity was from renewable sources, which is about 44.6% of overall
electricity requirements of their campuses in India
· Infosys is at the forefront when it comes to exploring the
possibilities of solar energy, 17,572 MWh of electricity was generated from
solar PV systems at Infosys’ campuses. The company has installed 15.2
MW rooftop solar plants and ground -mount installations across our
campuses in India.
· Efforts in energy efficiency and the use of RE has helped the
company reduce their carbon footprint by about 70% across
their scope 1 and 2 emissions. As a part of their carbon neutrality commitment,
Infosys is implementing carbon offset projects with the goal of offsetting our
scope 3 emissions
· During the year, the company started three new carbon
offset projects – a rural electrification project and two projects
which involved distribution of high efficiency biomass cook stoves for
households in rural areas. Together, they will generate approximately 50% of
our carbon offset requirement in 2017-18.
·Infosys is working to achieve zero waste to landfill and 100%
food waste treatment within their campuses. Currently 63% of the
waste generated is treated in biogas plants.
· The company has installed 9.25 TPD installed capacity of Biogas
plants across our Mysuru, Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Pune,
Mangaluru and Bhubaneshwar campuses. In addition to the biogas plants, Infosys
also has 3.1 TPD installed capacity of composting plants in our Mysuru,
Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru
campuses
· Infosys’ water conservation strategy
encompasses action to reduce recycle and reuse. In fiscal 2017, Infosys reduced
per capita water consumption by 8.33% over the last year. The company’s
data-driven approach and water efficient fixtures have decreased the per
capita water consumption by 46% since 2008
· Infosys’ harvest rainwater in all their
campuses and have constructed 270 deep-injection wells and 25 lakes for
recharging groundwater with the harvested rainwater. The company’s goal is to
harvest 100% roof top rainwater from all their buildings and use it for
consumption after treatment
· The innovative smart water metering program enables Infosys to
monitor all water consumption online on a continuous basis and eliminate water
wastage significantly.
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