Waste Management was the theme of the forum and discussions centered on various ways and means to manage and re-use the huge amounts of waste generated every day. The delegates took a tour of Wipro’s Eco Avenue at the Electronics City Campus and discussed various measures adopted by Wipro in waste management.

The Eco Avenue houses a bio-gas plant, paper recycling plant and a sewage treatment plant, among other eco-projects. The Biogas plant converts approximately 1.5 Tons of food waste from the cafeteria into biogas (equivalent of approximately 6 commercial cylinders of LPG daily). This biogas is re-used for cooking in the campus-kitchen. Used paper from the facility is shredded and converted into notepads in the in-house recycling plant.

The forum which is part of Wipro’s Ecoeye programme was visited by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) delegates. This is the first leg in a series of theme based events to be held in Wipro campuses across different locations in India.

Commenting on the Eco Forum, Anurag Behar, Corporate Vice President – Community and Social Initiatives, Wipro Limited said, “This is an effort to create a lively platform for exchange of ideas and innovation. We believe Ecological challenges are a challenge facing all of us together, and so we must do our best together to deal with these challenges.”

Eco-eye is a corporation wide initiative on ecological sustainability. Eco-eye is Wipro’s comprehensive program that drives increasing ecological sustainability in all its operations, as also areas of its influence. The initiative attempts to engage with increasing levels of intensity with all stakeholders – Wipro’s own employees, partners, suppliers, customers and immediate communities.

Wipro has developed a framework for Ecological Sustainability that has five themes and seven goals identified for implementation. The Five themes include being an ecological surplus organization, larger sustainability initiatives beyond Wipro, profitable investments, transparent reporting, risk planning & mitigation.

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About Wipro Limited

Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, IT enabled services, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company globally. In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. Wipro’s ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange.

For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com , www.wiprocorporate.com  , and www.wipro.in 

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