Carbon emission by India’s tech outsourcing industry dips 85% due to Covid: Report

The carbon emission by Indian IT outsourcing industry has dropped by about 85% to around 0.3 million tonnes due to reduced travelling, work from home and online hiring process, according to a report of market research firm UnearthInsight released on Friday. The travel expense of top five IT services companies TCS, Infosys, HCL, Wipro, Tech Mahindra) reduced by around 75% to $370 million in the financial year 2021 compared to $1.4 billion in the financial year 2020, thereby leading to dip in carbon emission, according to the report.

“The study reveals and estimates an 85% drop in carbon emissions during the year at about 0.3 million tonnes of carbon emission from a pre-pandemic level of around 2 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually.