The eco-chapters will build awareness through talks and video sessions on
a whole range of green subjects e.g. Energy, Water, Waste, Biodiversity,
Climate change. The chapters will also have outreach programs to engage with
local NGOs, community organizations and thought leaders in this area. In
addition, the chapters will work on mainstream Wipro projects where they can
contribute by way of evangelizing, contributing innovative ideas and in
implementing some of the solutions that are employee driven.
Mr. Anurag Behar, Chief Executive, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering and
Corporate Vice President for Social Initiatives, Wipro Limited said,
“Ecological sustainability is the defining issue of our times. Both
corporations’ and individuals must play a significant role in dealing with
this challenge. As an important part of Wipro's ecological sustainability
initiatives, we are launching the Eco-eye Eco-Chapters. Wipro has over 95000
employees, and the Eco-chapter's will give the employees a platform for
greater ecological awareness, appreciation and action.”
Mr. Behar said there is a tremendous response from the employees already
and as on date Eco Chapters have more than 1800 registrations in just three
chapters. Wipro also launched an intranet portal exclusively for its
employees.
Several employees are already active in initiatives such as rain water
harvesting, waste recycling, nature study and urban ecology. These will
likely become the nucleus for more chapter activity around these themes
Recently Wipro Limited launched Eco-eye 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.
The Company aims to become carbon neutral, water positive organization,
achieve defined level of biodiversity footprint, set new standards in
recycling waste and facilitate employees achieve a higher ecological
footprint in their personal lives. It also aims to achieve transparency in
sustainability reporting and incorporate the expected effects of climate
change and other areas of environmental degradation into Wipro’s risk
strategy
For Further Information, please contact:
Wipro Limited
Media: Radha Radhakrishnan +91 – 80 – 25056159
Investors: Aravind Viswanathan +91 – 80 – 25056143
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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