ABOUT WIPRO LIMITED
Wipro Limited, an Indian multinational headquartered at Bangalore, India is an Indian Multinational Company that 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. It is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company. 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 Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National
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WIPRO’S APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY
Wipro started its journey on a sustainable path in 2001 with Wipro Cares, its community care program followed by Wipro Applying Thought in Schools (WATIS) in 2002 that addressed issues of systemic reforms in school education. Since then, it has expanded its business operations sustainably through initiatives around ecology, workplace and employee engagement, customer stewardship and suppliers with the following eight principles to sustainability :
Wipro’s Eight Sustainability Principles
WIPRO’S SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK
Wipro believes in the principle of focusing `within as well as outside the boundary when it comes to sustainability with the following two conceptual dimensions:
1. Business Responsibility
2. Social Responsibility
The following diagram depicts its sustainability framework: Sustainability Framework
GREEN BUSINESS STRATEGIES BY WIPRO
1. Wipro at the Forefront of Green IT Revolution: Introduces 100% Recyclable Toxin Free Greenware
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