IT major Infosys has reduced its per capita electricity consumption by 53 per cent against the baseline year of 2008.
The company, which released its 11th Annual Sustainability Report, said 43.7 per cent of the company’s electricity requirements (amounting to more than 100 million units a year) is sourced from renewable sources.
“Today, the company has an installed capacity of 46.1 MW of solar across India and has reduced demand for connected electrical load by 32 MW through retrofits across its campuses over the last eight years,” report said.
The company has 19 LEED platinum-rated buildings, 4 GRIHA 5-star rating buildings, and 2 LEED EB (existing building) campuses with the highest levels of green certification.
Its green building footprint extends to 11.7 million sq ft. Additionally, 10.8 million sq ft is undergoing certification.
Carbon emission
In line with the company’s commitment to become carbon neutral and focus on social development alongside carbon emission reduction, Infosys has implemented six community-level carbon offset projects which included one household biogas project, four high-efficiency improved biomass cook stove projects, and one rural electrification project.
As of fiscal 2018, Infosys covered over 1,600 villages in six districts across Karnataka, Rajasthan, Odisha, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir through the household biogas project, high-efficiency improved biomass cook stove projects, and the rural electrification project.
Through these projects Infosys reduced carbon emission by 153,309 tCO2e as of March 31, 2018 bringing cheer to over 1,00,000 families in rural India.
Conservation of water
The company has reduced its per capita water consumption by 57 per cent in 2017-18 (against the baseline year 2008), and its year-on-year reduction is 20 per cent.
In the current year, Infosys has recycled close to 2.5 million kl of water - this amounted to 83 per cent of the total water withdrawal.
Scientific waste disposal
Infosys has 17 biogas and composting plants that treat more than 3.6 million kgs/annum of organic waste. 1.2 million kgs/annum of STP sludge is treated at the Bengaluru and Mysuru campuses through automated solar dryers.
The company’s Pune, Thiruvanthapuram and Hyderabad campuses are also incorporating these dryers to treat a further 1.4 million kgs/annum of STP sludge.
The report highlights Infosys’ sustainable practices aimed at water consumption, renewable energy, carbon emission, wastewater management and green buildings. By setting the highest standards of environmental sustainability across its campuses, Infosys is reducing consumption, setting efficiency standards and ensuring minimal impact on the environment.