Infosys Sustainability

Written by Caroline / 18 January 2009 / Read Caroline's latest blog entries.

Water Sustainability: Rainwater is harvested across the Infosys campuses, and all sewage treatment plant water is used for irrigation rather than using freshwater for landscape irrigation.

Bicycle Sharing: All Infosys campuses have cycles on campus to be used by all employees. No personal vehicles or motorbikes are allowed on campus. VIPs are transported by electric golf carts made by Maini Material Movement.

Solar Golf Carts: Infosys has created a solar powered golf cart, with BIPV solar panels embedded in glass to be visible from both top and bottom. A day of charging in the sun meets about 20 percent of the full battery's capacity, which is actually enough for the few kilometers of travel the carts make each day.

Solar Water Heating: Across Infosys campuses, Infosys is one of India's largest solar water heater installed capacity. In Bangalore, water in the hostel is heated by solar.

Car - Sharing: The day we left the Infosys Bangalore campus, they launched their car-sharing program, setting aside a key part of the parking lot away for those willing to share their cars. Individuals can stand by signs with a particular neighborhood marked, and those driving back to that neighborhood pick up fellow Infoscions. This has worked very well at the Hyderabad campus, and sharing of best practices has spread it to Bangalore!

Corporate Buses: Infosys teams have optimized the bus routes so as to carry transport full capacity buses back to different neighborhoods in Bangalore. Teams of IT professionals are designing software to put preference for employees travelling at non-peak times to minimize their time on the roads and to minimize fuel burned while idling.

Eco-Clubs: Each Infosys campus is home to an eco-club which is educating employees and increasing awareness about climate change issues. On Bangalore campus, the eco-club ran a Green Connect competition, inspiring Infoscions to create videos about climate change and climate action at Infosys and in the community. In Hyderabad, the eco-club arranged many of the Climate Solutions Road Tour events.