Infosys recently launched its 10th Sustainability
Report highlighting the various responsible business practices undertaken by
the company across economic, social and environmental parameters, in accordance
with the Global Reporting initiative G4 (comprehensive) guidelines. In line
with its sustainability policy, Infosys has focused its efforts on enhancing
environmental performance by improving energy efficiency, becoming water
sustainable, minimizing waste-to-landfills, increasing the use of renewable
energy, reducing carbon footprint and contribution to biodiversity.
Some of the key initiatives that were undertaken at its
Chandigarh campus are as follows:
· Energy: Infosys has implemented
smart parking management in its Chandigarh campus to reduce the numbers of cars
congesting the streets and the emission caused.
· Renewable Energy: In order to reduce
carbon footprint, Infosys has invested in various energy efficiency measures
including lighting, UPS, building management systems, smart retrofit programs
across various campuses, including Chandigarh. The company also installed 15.2
MW solar capacity (rooftop + ground-mount) across India since 2009. Chandigarh
contributes 202 (kW) of installed capacity.
· Food waste Management: To address waste
management in an integrated manner, the company has 3.1 TPD installed capacity
of composting plants in different campuses including Chandigarh.
Moving into the new fiscal, the company
will continue to innovate and nurture new ideas that has the potential to
tackle the environmental challenges of today and the future.
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