Reducing carbon emissions

We began our climate action journey in 2008 and in 2011, long before the Paris Agreement was born, made a voluntary commitment to become carbon neutral. Since then, we have worked diligently towards this goal and built our carbon neutral program on three pillars – energy efficiency to reduce emissions, renewable energy to avoid emissions and carbon offsets to mitigate any remaining emissions. We are proud of some of the most energy efficient campuses in the world. We have reduced our per capita electricity consumption by over 55% since 2008. Infosys is the first Indian signatory to the RE100 global campaign and is transitioning to renewable energy for all its electricity needs. In fiscal 2020, 44.3% of the Company’s electricity across its India operations came from renewable energy sources. We have also invested in 60 MW of solar PV capacity.

We have successfully developed a portfolio of community-based carbon offset projects. These projects are designed focusing primarily on socio-economic development of rural communities and contribute to 11 UN SDGs. These projects are not only addressing climate change, but also benefitting 102,000+ rural families.

We are carbon neutral for fiscal 2020, across all emissions, 30 years ahead of the timeline set by the Paris Agreement. In fiscal 2020, the total carbon footprint of Infosys stood at 290,909 tCO₂e¹, after accounting for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy usage. This included 15,344 tCO₂e of Scope 1 emissions, 124,063 tCO₂e of Scope 2 emissions, and 151,502 tCO₂e of Scope 3² emissions. Infosys has used an equivalent volume of carbon offsets from its own carbon offset projects to make its fiscal 2020 emissions net zero. In accordance with accepted procedures, Infosys will retire 314,685 tCO₂e of offsets including 23,776 tCO₂e to account for de-minimus³ emissions, from its Gold Standard Registry account for carbon offsets.

Offering clean technology solutions

Infosys campuses serve as ‘living labs’ for clean tech adoption. As a key pillar of our climate change mitigation strategy, we offer clean technology to clients to help them reduce their carbon footprint and overall environmental impact. We have implemented various solutions for our clients in manufacturing, pharma, utilities and service industries. Our efforts are organized around the twin objectives of: developing products and solutions that are cleaner; and improving underlying processes through the effective use of advanced technologies like Internet-of-Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics.

On the whole, we have set new standards in the industry for operational efficiency and consistently raised the bar for all stakeholders – consultants, vendors, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), peers and government agencies – through our climate change efforts.

¹Includes Scope 1 & 2 emissions and business travel, employee commute, and transmission and distribution losses in Scope 3 emissions

²Emissions associated with capital goods, although reported in our annual sustainability report, are not included for carbon neutrality; our capital goods come mostly from large corporations and, as a retail consumer, we do not have any control or influence in reducing these emissions.

³This represents a group of sources with very low emissions that add up to 23,776 tCO₂e. These emissions are not individually reported