By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
18th July:- 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 capacities (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 have the potential to tackle the environmental challenges of today
and the future.
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